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October 6, 2008 PLU music major decides to jazz up his life For Bryan McEntire, choosing to be a jazz player wasn’t much of a choice. In fact, the Pacific Lutheran University junior feels the craft chose him. He remembers his grandfather had an old saxophone in his Marysville, Washington home. So at 9 years old, he picked it up and started to play it. “I think my grandfather played it in high school, and then my uncle, and then they both stopped, so I picked up where they left off,” McEntire

September 11, 2009 Students work to restore habitat of struggling salmon stream Last week, Scott Hansen, ecologist and vice president of the Puget Creek board, was just ticking off the list of creatures that call this canopied gulch, sandwiched between suburbia and a main Tacoma arterial their home. Bats, coyotes, eagles, hawks, snakes, toads…and salamanders. “Hey I think we just found one,” said a PLU student working with Hansen, and 12 other volunteers on a rainy Saturday in September, as she

November 8, 2010 Perseverance, love of music brings transfer student to PLU By Barbara Clements When Andrew Pogue ’14 strolled into Lagerquist Hall, he stopped, looked around and listened. The 30-year-old transfer student from Highline Community College knew that Pacific Lutheran University was the place for him. Andrew Pogue ’14 transferred from Highline Community College, knowing PLU was the perfect place for him. (Photo by John Froschauer) “I just walked into that hall and I knew it,” said

this recognition.  Published by Oxford University Press, Wilkin and Hunter’s work is the first-ever edition of selected translations of Dupin’s massive project, developed from manuscript drafts. What’s the origin story of this book? At first, I had no intention of editing – much less translating – Dupin’s work. At first, I just wanted to write an article about Dupin with PLU French and Global Studies major Sonja Ruud ‘12, who had held a Kelmer-Roe Student-Faculty Research Fellowship with me. The

March 29, 2012 Photo by Ed Lowe, courtesy of Highline Medical Center Dr. Jennifer Aviles ’97 An opportunity to care about people different from ourselves By Chris Albert In an emergency department in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Jennifer (Tolzmann ’97) Aviles, was caring for a heroin addict when a sense that she describes as a calling for compassion washed over her. “I was caring for him and God changed my heart for this man,” she said. “He took away my fears.” This was a man that in most circumstances

middle school math and science teacher. No roads lead to Naknek, which survives predominantly on the summer salmon fishing industry. The only way to get to Naknek is by boat or plane into nearby King Salmon, Alaska, which at one time served as a U.S. Air Force base. The area’s one paved road is the 15-mile stretch of blacktop constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between King Salmon and Naknek. During the fishing season, the airport serves thousands of fishermen and cannery workers who come

. Work with trained faculty and graduate student mentors to develop your research skills and prepare to apply to graduate school, Participate in an engaging research community and experience what it is like to be a professional chemist, Participate in collaboration with Prof. Kevin Binning at the Department of Psychology at Pitt, and Enjoy exploring the fun city of Pittsburgh, PA! We hope you will join us in Summer 2024! We expect to fund more than 10 positions in 2024. Program date: May 28 to Aug 2

TECBIO REU – University of Pittsburgh Posted by: nicolacs / December 12, 2023 December 12, 2023 Our Training and Experimentation in Computational Biology (TECBio): “Simulation and Visualization of Biological Systems at Multiple Scales” REU program is a 10-week summer program that will provide a challenging and fulfilling graduate-level research experience to undergraduate students. A wide variety of theoretical and experimental research projects are available to our participating students

research and public health issues for the P-I. He has reported on global health matters in Africa, Asia, India and Latin America. Read Previous New York artist’s exhibit inspires reflection Read Next MFA students earn top honors COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how

historically been silenced.” BSU President Marae Tidwell ‘21 speaking at the ceremony.× “Being part of the inaugural flag raising is a reminder that our institution of higher learning is taking actions to be anti-racist one step at a time. Undoubtedly, there will be bumps in the road, but we continue to be resilient.” Other speakers at the flag-raising included Pamela Rice from PLU’s student life office; Associate Vice President for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Angie Hambrick; Center for Gender