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PLU awarded total of nearly $590,000 in state grant money for intensive, alternative route for teacher certification Posted by: Kari Plog / February 25, 2016 Image: Garrett Wade works in a classroom at Sylvester Middle School in Burien on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. (Photo: Kari Plog/PLU) February 25, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students

Elite rower, PLU alumna continues showing up, competing on world stage with goal of achieving Paralympics gold Posted by: Kari Plog / March 24, 2016 Image: Natalie McCarthy ’09, a former student athlete and varsity crew team member who now trains as an elite rower, was a bronze medalist in the 2013 World Championship in Chungju, South Korea. (Photo by Robert Carrasco) March 24, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 24, 2016)- Natalie McCarthy ’09 lost her

many different forms and can also be conducted on the major channels. For their market research on dairy substitutes in coffee beverages, Starbucks employed at least these three market research approaches: Cultural trends (the dairy “problem,” health conscious consumers, nut allergies) Environmental factors in supply chain management (the almond crop “problem”) Social media monitoring (word-of-mouth, brand ambassadors) Customer preferences tracking (website customer comments) In-store product

.” Michael is working towards a History degree at PLU and is scheduled to graduate in May, 2018. Teresa Hackler’s project is entitled “Exclusion laws in Oregon and the context of African American health outcomes.” Teresa is a History major on the way to nursing school, scheduled to graduate from PLU after J-term 2018. Alex Lund’s project is entitled “Trains, Grains, and Elevators: Economic and Cultural Shifts of Agricultural Communities in Northeastern Montana, 1910-2003.” Alex is a double major (Biology

important work we do. This is an opportunity for our research to have broader impact outside of the confines of academia.” Senator Murray supports social and behavioral science research as a Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). Advocacy efforts become particularly important when drastic cuts in federal spending are proposed. In March, for example, President Trump recommended that spending be reduced at the National Science Foundation (NSF) by about $1

A Slice of Paradise Posted by: Kate Williams / March 28, 2018 March 28, 2018 A Slice of ParadiseThe Malick Folk Performing Company from Trinidad and Tobago will perform from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 22 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts.Malick is the premier folk performing company of Trinidad and Tobago. The award-winning group travels internationally to represent its country, contributing to the preservation and promotion of the indigenous culture of the twin-island nation

science and French while working with the nonprofit World Vision on its malaria program. When I graduated, I was deep into the world of public health and applying to graduate schools. But then the unthinkable happened; I was diagnosed with cancer and my whole life seemed to spin off the rails. It took two years of surgeries and treatments to come out on the other side, and by that time my life was unrecognizable. I could no longer physically work a normal 9-to-5 job and grad school seemed out of the

reoccurring theme throughout the lecture was the best foods are rotten. This includes cheese, yogurt, wine, and best of all, chocolate. “Chocolate is like wine, something many [students] don’t know (anything) about,” Lytle said. The flavor or chocolate depends on where the cacao plant is grown and how it is processed. There may be health benefits from this delicacy. Dark chocolate has more antioxidants than apples. But, when the calories of chocolate are taken into consideration, apples are probably the

USM School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU Posted by: nicolacs / January 23, 2024 January 23, 2024 Are you a rising sophomore, junior or senior looking to complete an REU this summer? Applications for USM’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU program close on February 1st, 2024!  What to expect Hands on research Workshops, team building, field trips State conference attendance Outreach Social Activities Research Areas Functional Polymeric Materials Energy & Sustainability

workshops are: CCI program (register here for both workshops) October 31, 2022 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST November 7, 2022 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST SULI program (register here for both workshops) November 2, 2022 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST December 5, 2022 from 3:00 – 4:00pm EST SULI and CCI are managed by WDTS in the DOE Office of Science. More information can be found at https://science.osti.gov/wdts. Read Previous Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS) at the Oregon Health and Science University