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  • The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in biophysics is funded by the National Science Foundation to support ten highly qualified students to undertake interdisciplinary, supervised research projects at Clemson University, for a period of 10 weeks each summer. The projects are designed to give…

    biological problems, and the contributions that biologists can make on physical problems. The focus is on cross-disciplinary training. The program includes a week-long biophysics boot-camp, a biophysics seminar series, a research tools workshop, a professional development workshop, a journal club, off-campus field trips, and social activities. Program participants regularly present their research to, and hear about the research conducted by, their peers. By the end of the program, participants present

  • The active research groups of the Montana State University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department will offer approximately 10 REU positions for Summer 2021. The REU program will run from June 1–August 6, 2021. Participants must be full-time undergraduates, typically finishing their freshman, sophomore or junior years.…

    stipend. Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, modifications to the program (including possible cancellation) may be necessary. Updated plans and information will be communicated as it becomes available. To apply, please use the NSF Education and Training Application portal (https://www.nsfetap.org). The program is listed as “Montana State ECE REU.” Application deadline is February 12, 2021. Questions? Please visit:  https://ece.montana.edu/research/ece_reu/index.html or contact Prof. Kevin

  • With seemingly unending conflict in the Middle East, and now horrible atrocities in the Ukraine with the downing of the Malaysian jet, it’s easy to throw up one’s hands and wonder if anything, really, anything is going to make a difference in this world. But…

    . Peace building can sometimes be as simple as sharing coffee, or an ice cream cone at a corner café, notes Andrew Larsen ’15 in this blog post from Norway. Larsen is one of two Peace Scholars representing PLU at the Peace Scholars program in Oslo, Norway this summer. In the spring, Larsen, along with Amy Delo ’15, attended the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minnesota. This forum is the only affiliation of the Nobel Institute in Oslo with colleges and universities in the U.S. After attending the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26 , 2020 ) — Pacific Lutheran University President Allan Belton recently submitted a Nobel Peace Prize nomination of Dr. Donald Mott to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Dr. Mott is the founder and leader of the China Network Partners (CPN), a group…

    would not have been available.” In partnership with the China Ministry of Health and the China Association of Rehabilitation Medicine (CARM), CPN has conducted training courses in seven Chinese cities, training more than 800 healthcare practitioners and parents of children with cerebral palsy from 23 different provinces and autonomous regions. In 2017, it was reported that CPN and CARM have trained 13,000 therapists. PLU’s nomination of Dr. Mott included remarks from CARM Vice Chairman Dr. Jianan Li

  • If you are looking to kickstart a career in healthcare while also having an impact in your community, you should consider joining Providence St Joseph Health (Providence) and our Providence Ready Internship Program (PRIP). Providence is a $25 billion health care company with 51 hospitals and over 1000…

    training on the health care industry, an introduction to Shared Services at Providence, and exposure to our systems and processes. Once complete, you will start the internship. There are full-time and part-time opportunities available. Expectations of the PRIP participants are simple. We expect you to embrace the program, learn and develop with passion, and perform with excellence! Requirements  Enrolled in an bachelor’s degree program. Expected graduation date by June 2022. See list of preferred

  • If you are looking to kickstart a career in healthcare while also having an impact in your community, you should consider joining Providence St Joseph Health (Providence) and our Providence Ready Internship Program (PRIP). Providence is a $25 billion health care company with 51 hospitals and over 1000…

    receive focused training on the health care industry, an introduction to Shared Services at Providence, and exposure to our systems and processes. Once complete, you will start the internship. There are full-time and part-time opportunities available. Expectations of the PRIP participants are simple. We expect you to embrace the program, learn and develop with passion, and perform with excellence! Requirements  Enrolled in an bachelor’s degree program. Expected graduation date by June 2022. See list

  • The local ACS section is again sponsoring a career event and this year our own Dr. Fryhle is one of the panelists. The following is an excerpt from the announcement. Please see the web link for more details. The Puget Sound Section of the ACS…

    training. This will be a great opportunity for your students to learn what it is like to work in science fields after they graduate. The event includes lab tours and a career panel. The panelists include: Cheryl Bick (Boeing -air quality), Craig Fryhle (PLU chemistry professor and author), Karen Goodwin (Centralia College chemistry professor), Robert Synovec (Professor and Associate Chair of the Graduate Program at UW), and two scientists from the Department of Health Labs. For more information

  • NIST is one of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences and, as the lead Federal agency for technology transfer, it provides a strong interface between government, industry and academia. NIST embodies a science culture, developed from a large and well-equipped…

    longer-term research that anticipates future needs. This occurs in few other places and enables the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL), Engineering Laboratory (EL), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), and Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), to offer unique research and training opportunities for undergraduates, providing them with a research-rich environment and exposure to state-of-the-art equipment. The

  • This week we sat down with Dr. Rønning to talk about everything from Rick Steves to Rachmaninoff. Read on! How did you first get started playing the violin? What drew you to the instrument? My mother tells me that she noticed that I loved to…

    Backstage with Violinist Svend Rønning Posted by: Kate Williams / February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 By Tacoma Youth Chorus, December 2017 This week we sat down with Dr. Rønning to talk about everything from Rick Steves to Rachmaninoff. Read on! How did you first get started playing the violin? What drew you to the instrument? My mother tells me that she noticed that I loved to sing from a very early age. So, when I was five years old, she enrolled me at the Suzuki Institute in Seattle. I

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 15, 2016)- Kate Deines ’16 is a natural on the soccer field and has a long résumé to prove it. She played at the local, college, national and international level, garnering recognition until her retirement from the sport in 2015. When Deines…

    . Additionally, she worked with Criterion Institute where her work – focusing on mentoring wise investments to empower women – became part of her capstone. “Helping make those sort of investments in women is really important to me,” Deines said. “In just my short time as a student and at conventions I have really noticed women as a minority in business.” She was also a Issaquah-based commuter student and continues to coach soccer once a week. “This has been a complete 180,” Deines said of her new journey