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  • David Yun ’22 has been busy throughout his four years at Pacific Lutheran University. The pre-med student and chemistry major has been an academic standout, serving as a chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held…

    chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held down a variety of jobs, including working as a medical scribe, tutor, and scholar lead/mentor for Washington state opportunity scholars. He’s also been a campus leader, serving as the Vice President of the PLU Habitat for Humanity chapter, At-large senator of ASPLU, and founding the university’s Global Medical Brigades/Pre-med Club.Global Medical Brigades is an international

  • The French-American Foundation has announced that PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin is one of the winners of the 2024 Translation Prize. Wilkin and her co-editor and translator Angela Hunter, an English professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the nonfiction prize…

    PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / June 7, 2024 Image: PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin teaching a course titled “French / Francophone Feminisms.” (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) June 7, 2024 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & Communications The French-American Foundation has announced that PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin is one of the winners of the 2024 Translation Prize. Wilkin and her co-editor and translator Angela Hunter, an

  • INMED – Reimagine IndianS into MedicinE (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 28 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Focus of the RISE Summer Academy: MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to…

    INMED – Reimagine Indians Into Medicine (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 Posted by: nicolacs / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 INMED – Reimagine IndianS into MedicinE (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 28 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Focus of the RISE Summer Academy: MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to be taken in the summer program and continuing following the program. Supplemental Basic Science

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0eHyaJ26Ks Patience and a good ear essential in studying elusive crossbills, which live, breed and sing in the canopy By Barbara Clements Having a conversation with Julie Smith is a stop and go affair. In mid-conversation, she’ll stop, and listen. And then pick up the…

    ., a small town which clings a point of land on the Olympic Peninsula. Each is carrying a sensitive directional microphone aimed at the canopy of a Sitka Spruce stand. About 100 feet above the trail, a chit-chit-chit sound drifts down. It’s the call of a particular type of North American Crossbill-unglamorously named “call type 10.” Predictably, the types range from one through ten, with type 10, the elusive bird over our head, having been described in scientific literature only 18 months ago

  • Immigrant described as ‘crawling’ causes professor to take a closer look By Chris Albert, University Communications Adela Ramos will never forget the day when, as a graduate student at Columbia University in New York City, she was reading a “New York Times” article about a…

    and how it is used in literature since her time as an undergraduate student at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. It began with a teacher who brought to life 18th century British novels – and in particular, the role women played in the development of such novels. Her interest in understanding how women are portrayed, led Ramos to become interested in how language is used to describe other things. “When I was in grad school, I started to focus my work on animals and how they are portrayed in

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April. 12, 2016)— On April 15 Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty members and staff will come together for Relay For Life, an annual fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society. Now known as the world’s largest, most impactful cancer-fighting fundraising event, Relay For Life was started…

    PLU community members raise funds and awareness at Relay For Life Posted by: Zach Powers / April 12, 2016 Image: PLU Relay for Life on Friday, April 24, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 12, 2016 TACOMA, Wash. (April. 12, 2016)— On April 15 Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty members and staff will come together for Relay For Life, an annual fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society. Now known as the world’s largest, most impactful cancer-fighting fundraising event

  • Stephanie was one of six recipients across the nation to receive an American Association of Nurse Practitioners Scholarship for the 2018-2019 school year. She received her RN/MSN through the PLU School of Nursing in 2016 and is currently in the DNP-FNP program and will graduate…

    Congratulations to Stephanie Dent! Posted by: Julie Winters / April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 Stephanie was one of six recipients across the nation to receive an American Association of Nurse Practitioners Scholarship for the 2018-2019 school year. She received her RN/MSN through the PLU School of Nursing in 2016 and is currently in the DNP-FNP program and will graduate in May 2019. Stephanie believes that “it is largely thanks to the training and preparation that I’ve received throughout my

  • For the first time ever, the American Physical Society (APS), the premier national society of physicists, is hosting a standalone  Virtual Career Fair on September 13-15: Virtual Career Fair 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. This event will include both a Job Fair and a Graduate School…

    APS Virtual Career Fair Posted by: nicolacs / August 23, 2021 August 23, 2021 For the first time ever, the American Physical Society (APS), the premier national society of physicists, is hosting a standalone Virtual Career Fair on September 13-15: Virtual Career Fair 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. This event will include both a Job Fair and a Graduate School Fair and it will be held over a three-day period. If you are a student or early career scientist exploring career options or looking for jobs

  • Join Luke Van Tassel ’24 as he heads to Seattle (only 45 minutes from campus!) — to see a Billie Eilish concert. Follow the PLU Tik Tok to see more adventures from our students!

    Around the PNW: Students head to Seattle for a concert Posted by: vcraker / May 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 Join Luke Van Tassel ’24 as he heads to Seattle (only 45 minutes from campus!) — to see a Billie Eilish concert. Follow the PLU Tik Tok to see more adventures from our students! Read Previous History and literature senior aspires to be a lifelong learner Read Next Around the PNW: Students hike to Cherry Creek Falls LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean

  • The American Chemical Society is now accepting applications for  2021-2022 ACS Bridge Fellows. The ACS Bridge Program (ACS-BP) was developed to increase the number of students from underrepresented (UR) racial and ethnic groups obtaining a Ph.D. in the chemical sciences. ACS-BP assists UR students with getting into…

    ACS Bridge Program (ACS-BP) Posted by: nicolacs / January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 The American Chemical Society is now accepting applications for 2021-2022 ACS Bridge Fellows. The ACS Bridge Program (ACS-BP) was developed to increase the number of students from underrepresented (UR) racial and ethnic groups obtaining a Ph.D. in the chemical sciences. ACS-BP assists UR students with getting into and succeeding in graduate school. As an ACS Bridge Fellow, students enroll in a one- to two-year