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Lutes at the Legislature: PLU students and alumni contribute at every level of the legislative process Posted by: Zach Powers / March 4, 2016 Image: PLU students and legislative interns Savannah Turner ’16 and Kacie Masten ’17 outside the Washington State Capitol in Olympia. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) March 4, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 3, 2016)— About 25 miles south of Pacific Lutheran University, lawmakers in Olympia are in the midst of the

PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior Posted by: Zach Powers / March 20, 2017 Image: Scott Foss ’91 on the rooftop of the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 20, 2017 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsWashington, D.C. (March 20, 2017)- When Scott Foss ’91 enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University, he dreamed of becoming a paleontologist and pursuing a career outdoors

MFA alumnus — out of options to treat his cancer — works to raise $500,000 for clinical trial Posted by: Kari Plog / November 27, 2017 Image: Keven Drews ’16 with his wife, Yvette, and their 7-year-old twins. (Photo courtesy of Drews) November 27, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 27, 2017)- “You have to raise $500,000 or you’re going to die.” In so many words, that’s what Keven Drews ’16 says his doctor told him over the phone in October, when Drews

Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree William Foege ‘57 returns to PLU for annual Rachel Carson lecture Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / February 4, 2020 Image: World health icon and distinguished alumnus Dr. William Foege ‘57 will return to campus to give the annual Rachel Carson Science, Technology & Society Annual Lecture. February 4, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce that world health icon

PLU to offer (at least) half-off tuition to dependents of nurses and k-12 educators Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsIn recognition of the hard work and sacrifices nurses and educators make, Pacific Lutheran University is offering a minimum of half-off tuition to their children. PLU launched the Nurse & Educator Dependent Commitment for incoming Fall 2021 first-year students whose parent or legal guardian is a full

PLU’s Lathiena Nervo discusses her work and being named one of the “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America” Posted by: Zach Powers / February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Biology Lathiena Nervo was recently named one of Cell Mentor’s “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” A developmental biologist in her second year at PLU, Nervo is equally passionate about teaching, biological research, and

Small School, Big Impact: Marc Gombio ’23 talks about his experience in PLU’s School of Nursing Posted by: mhines / May 15, 2023 Image: Marc Gombio ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 15, 2023 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer“I moved from Guam (a U.S. territory) … I felt the need to continue that momentum of a smaller population moving to the U.S. mainland. PLU nursing not only offered my preferred class size, but also had a mission of empowering new nurses to become

December 1, 2012 Newborn memories of the “oohs” and “ahs” heard in the womb By Barbara Clements University Communications Newborns are much more attuned to the sounds of their native language than first thought. In fact, these linguistic whizzes can up pick on distinctive sounds of their mother tongue while in utero, a new study has concluded. Research led by Christine Moon, a professor of psychology at Pacific Lutheran University, shows that infants, only hours old, showed marked interest for