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have transformed the modern world, including electrical power systems, battery storage, motion-picture cinema, and sound recording–just to name a few. Every year, the Edison Awards committee receives hundreds of nominations, and after a lengthy process they determine gold, silver, and bronze winners within different categories of science and industry. (For the 2018 awards, they received and reviewed over 3,000 entries.) Checking out the list of nominations and winners is a great way to quickly
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exclusively on this work that I am so passionate about is a dream come true and further solidified my career goal of becoming a full-time scientist. It has also made lab courses look far more digestible than I had previously found them to be. Whether it be in my academic studies or my future career plans, I hope to carry with me the organization, work ethic, and joy for science that I found working at Fred Hutch. Murdoch and their lab mates pose for a polaroid photo. Could you reflect on any networking
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December 1, 2009 Perspective – The view through safety goggles Folks around Rieke Science Center – and sometimes in other parts of campus when I’m running late for a meeting – often see me donning a certain accessory that is quintessential to chemists worldwide: safety goggles. We all wear them. Our laboratory students often complain that the goggles are uncomfortable or fog up during a frustrating lab day. But as a regular user through my years in research, I’m indebted to them for reasons
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Astel. “As a result, it’s been a defining characteristic of what concerns me when I vote. Healthcare is something I believe every person should have access to regardless of their income bracket.” The privatization of healthcare is what’s particularly concerning to Astel. “You wouldn’t make firefighting or police work for profit,” said Astel, so he questions why healthcare, a similarly vital institution, would be privatized. Ian Metz ’13 Political science major Ian Metz ’13 has been involved in
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conversations concerning sex, gender and sexuality. (Listen to the full lecture below.) PLU Assistant Professor of Political Science Kaitlyn Sill led students in a robust examination of California’s recently passed affirmative consent law. The new policy will fundamentally shift the protocol and standards used by the state’s college campuses to prevent and investigate sexual assault. It also stands to challenge long-held national paradigms concerning domestic violence. Commonly referred to as “yes means yes
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trusted colleagues. This is an experience that most undergraduates at other universities are not afforded, and it gives our students unique skills and advantages heading into graduate school or on to the job market.” To learn more about how you can support PLU students visit plu.edu/advancement.PLU Department of PsychologyThe psychology major at PLU is unique in that it offers both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree. For both degrees, students develop skills in critical thinking
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degree in nursing program. That was until a friend told her about PLU and the chance its nursing program provided her to earn a bachelor of science in nursing. “A bachelor’s degree had been something I regretted not finishing,” she recalls. Millett and Lopez began classes during the spring semester of 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first day of classes in early February, neither of the women knew what was coming in just one month — lockdowns, social distancing, the
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from Florida to South America to New Zealand. Generations have built their lives around mangroves and consider these swamps sacred. ” Edward J. Larson, An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shakleton and the Heroic Age of Antarctica Science (Yale, 2011) “Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it’s the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian
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those who are not. As universities seek to provide students with every edge possible in procuring employment following graduation this distinct advantage must not be ignored. If we are to have journalists who are capable of accurately reporting on modern environmental issues, it should go without saying that our journalism students might benefit from taking advantage of natural science courses and ought to graduate with experience engaging the sorts of communities that are most often affected by
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, garnering recognition until her retirement from the sport in 2015. When Deines made a pivot from professional sports to the finance master’s program at Pacific Lutheran University, it was a bit of an adjustment. “Soccer came easy. I’ve always known it’s something I’m good at. But with finance I’ve had to work really hard to prove myself,” said Deines, who graduated last month with a Master of Science in Finance. “It was scary to go from soccer and my identity as a soccer player and go into the
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