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projects during the summer at Seattle Children’s Research Institute under the mentorship of experienced researchers and principal investigators. Students will learn to use lab equipment (as applicable), meet with mentors and gain valuable research experience. Students will also attend career and professional training sessions on topics such as writing abstracts, résumé writing, cultivating interview skills, crafting an effective LinkedIn profile and more. The program will culminate with each intern

. “I say ‘yes’ to different possibilities,” she says. “I like trying new things.” That kind of thinking helped her segue from jobs in art education and publishing to public education communications.As senior director for communications, government relations and public engagement for Educational Service District 113, her team provides services such as writing, video production and graphic design for school districts in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston Counties. They also foster

negative reactions she received, Dr. Shanks Kaurin is still willing to engage with a broader audience online. In widening her audience to Newsweek readers, Dr. Shanks Kaurin considers the accessibility of philosophical writing. “I think academic philosophy is filled with bad writing,” Dr. Shanks Kaurin says, “[Philosophers] are writing to just a few other people and there’s a lot of jargon.” But Dr. Shanks Kaurin is careful to not fall into that trap. She says, “I try to aim for a well-educated, lay

Montejano & Shepard Fairey Sun Mad, by artist Ester Hernandez List of books on display: From bomba to hip-hop : Puerto Rican culture and Latino identity The other Latin : writing against a singular identity Dreaming in Cuban : a novel Imagining LatinX intimacies : connecting queer stories, spaces, and sexualities AfroLatinas and LatiNegras : culture, identity, and struggle from an intersectional perspective We came all the way from Cuba so you could dress like this? : stories The new Americans

corporate social responsibility, truth in advertising, meaningful work, and environmental protection. Multicultural Perspectives in the Classroom – Dr. Vidya Thirumurthy – EDUC 205 (A – 4 credits) Issues such as ethnicity, gender, disability, racism, and poverty examined through field experiences in Tacoma public schools. Writing Tacoma – Dr. Jason Skipper – ENG 385 (WR – 4 credits) Creative nonfiction writing course featuring place-based writing methods. “We anticipate students falling in love with

part-time reporter and photographer.  Comparing this year to his previous work with the paper, LaBrie said, “It’s interesting to see what it’s like in journalism right now because we’re trying to make sense of this new way of life just like everyone else. But at the same time, we’re the ones in charge of documenting it.”  LaBrie is building valuable skills, learning to find stories in unique places, writing, and practicing his photography skills.“I’ve had two of my photographs on the front page

University takes great pride in its dynamic and challenging Theatre program. We train students in all aspects of theatre – from acting and directing to stage management, producing, playwriting, technical theatre and design.Set in the 1950s, the play centers on an African-American father and his relationship with his son. Troy, a Negro League baseball player who never got a legitimate shot at the segregated major leagues and instead became a sanitation worker, tries to quash the football dreams of his son

nuclear spins are oriented by a magnetic field and then radio frequency waves are emitted that can tell how atoms within a molecule are connected, as well many as other types of information,” said Waldow. On a less technical level, this means that scientists and undergraduate students who will use the machine, will be able to learn about the polymer used to make a wing on a Boeing 787, Waldow added. Pharmaceutical companies use these devices. So can biologists trying to discern what chemicals are in

and crew of my show,” Hoagland said. Meanwhile, Vpstart Crow is new this year. Wolfson and Morris founded the club this fall using the proceeds from their fall production, “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.” The two funded that show from their own pocket. “Our hope is that Vpstart Crow productions will supplement the traditional theater season with smaller, avant-garde productions,” Wolfson said. The club provides financial support, technical aid and peer assistance in

one person has on their community is multiplied exponentially when repeated by those we encounter daily.” The idea is that each individual commits to positively impacting five people each day, by actions as simple as saying hello or striking up a conversation. In turn, those five people will reach out to five others, creating a domino effect, explained Tamara Power-Drutis, ASPLU vice president. The premise of the campaign coalesced following the February 2008 shootings at Louisiana Technical