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  • First year students reflect on ‘big questions’ When senior Kerri Greenaway talked about love being the one thing that can always be taken to the extreme, it struck a cord with first year Danyelle Thomas.“It made me think about why I do what I do,”…

    listening to Eva,” he said. “She knew exactly what we were thinking.” In the small group discussions, students talked about their experiences and began thinking about their identity and future. The group facilitators – faculty, staff and student leaders – represented the diversity of campus, with faculty from across the disciplines and staff members from various campus organizations. “It was really overwhelming at first,” Thomas said. “I’m usually a really loud person, but I spent a lot of time

  • Documentary follows drug, weapons trade When assistant communication professor Rob Wells and his colleagues in the School of Arts and Communication launched MediaLab in 2006, they figured larger projects like feature-length video documentaries would happen sometime in the future. “It would be nice,” he recalled…

    September 29, 2008 Documentary follows drug, weapons trade When assistant communication professor Rob Wells and his colleagues in the School of Arts and Communication launched MediaLab in 2006, they figured larger projects like feature-length video documentaries would happen sometime in the future. “It would be nice,” he recalled thinking. “Someday.”Thanks to some tireless – and inquisitive – student journalists, that “someday” happened much sooner than anyone might have expected. At 2 p.m

  • By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of ten more Innovation Studies minors. On May 27, 2023, our students joined the Class of 2023 at the Tacoma Dome for the University’s annual commencement activities. This…

    10 Innovation Studies Students Graduate A new class of Innovation Studies minors celebrate at the Tacoma Dome Posted by: halvormj / June 10, 2023 Image: Innovation Studies minor Ian Yates discusses design thinking with a student team at the University’s first PLUreka event, one of the many accomplishments of this year’s graduating class. (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki) June 10, 2023 By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the

  • The Army Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU-MI) Student Program for Army Research and Knowledge (SPARK) is an undergraduate/graduate internship program for full-time HBCU and MI students in STEM fields. Under the guidance of government scientists and engineers, students will engage in…

    systems modeling at an Army facility, during the summer of 2025. This internship program focuses on students pursuing disciplines critical to the Army initiatives. For students attending a college or university on the semester system, the internship is from June 2, 2025, to August 8, 2025. Applications are due by January 12, 2025.  Find all the details here: https://armyspark.com/about/ Read Previous IMOD Summer Research Opportunity for Undergrads Read Next Allen Institute Summer Internship Program

  • The Army Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU-MI) Student Program for Army Research and Knowledge (SPARK) is an undergraduate/graduate internship program for full-time HBCU and MI students in STEM fields. Under the guidance of government scientists and engineers, students will engage in…

    systems modeling at an Army facility, during the summer of 2025. This internship program focuses on students pursuing disciplines critical to the Army initiatives. For students attending a college or university on the semester system, the internship is from June 2, 2025, to August 8, 2025. Applications are due by January 12, 2025.  Find all the details here: https://armyspark.com/about/ Read Previous Paid REU at the University of Minnesota Read Next Mathematics of Finance at Columbia University LATEST

  • The Army Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU-MI) Student Program for Army Research and Knowledge (SPARK) is an undergraduate/graduate internship program for full-time HBCU and MI students in STEM fields. Under the guidance of government scientists and engineers, students will engage in…

    systems modeling at an Army facility, during the summer of 2025. This internship program focuses on students pursuing disciplines critical to the Army initiatives. For students attending a college or university on the semester system, the internship is from June 2, 2025, to August 8, 2025. Applications are due by January 12, 2025.  Find all the details here: https://armyspark.com/about/ Read Previous IMOD Summer Research Opportunity for Undergrads Read Next Allen Institute Summer Internship Program

  • “There is nothing comfortable about studying genocide,” Beth Griech-Polelle, a Pacific Lutheran University history professor and the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, says. “It’s filthy, violent, degrading, and the worst of humanity.” Yet Griech-Polelle says the study and discussion of these atrocities are crucial…

    pandemic), they’ll recognize the danger and reject that way of thinking,” Marcus says. That’s what keeps Marcus and Griech-Polelle going amidst the sadness and ugliness of the topics they teach. “It’s about connecting it to behavior here and now,” Griech-Polelle says. “There are much broader lessons that students can take from this: ‘How do you conduct yourself? How do you treat people? Are you respectful?’ That is what inspires me, because otherwise it would just be too sad and depressing.” Marcus

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2017)- Washington communities facing health care shortages are about to get a much-needed boost, thanks to Pacific Lutheran University. The Tacoma institution’s School of Nursing recently received a $1.4 million grant from the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) , a program…

    the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant is targeted at expanding curriculum, doubling nurse practitioner student numbers and sending those students into medically underserved areas around the state. “PLU is a leading center of higher education in the Pacific Northwest, and I commend its commitment to increasing the capacity of the mental health workforce and expanding access to these critical services in the region,” U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said in her letter of

  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier. Understanding the function of the human brain is a truly enlightening experience, especially when you tie brain research into the newest developments in computer technology, creativity, and innovation studies. Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down at Pacific Lutheran University with…

    because of that there is a constant evolution of ideas and theories. “Innovative technology and innovative thinking have essentially created the subfield of Neuropsychology,” said McLaughlin. “We can actually go in and see neurons firing in a live human, which is incredible.” Why Innovation Studies is a Good Minor for Psychology Students Psychology as a major is fairly straightforward in a university setting. At PLU, for example, you study psychological theories and research methods while building

  • Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their respective academic departments,…

    PhD research in the Institute for Shock Physics (ISP), which provides tremendous learning and research opportunities through: Participation in innovative and multidisciplinary research Professional growth through independent thinking and hands-on work State-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities, including the Dynamic Compression Sector located at the Advanced Photon Source (Argonne, IL) Partnerships with exceptional faculty at other academic institutions (Caltech and Princeton