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Pacific Lutheran University Psychology Professor Meets with Members of Congress https://www.plu.edu/psychology/news/pacific-lutheran-university-psychology-professor-meets-with-members-of-congress/

Senator Patty Murray and other members of Congress on Capitol Hill during a Social Science Advocacy Day on May 1, 2019, as a representative of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Government Relations Committee. The event was sponsored by the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), whose mission statement in part is to “monitor the full range of federal issues impacting the social and behavioral science community as a whole, from funding to new research policies and

Around the PNW: Students hike to Cherry Creek Falls https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/around-the-pnw-students-hike-to-cherry-creek-falls/

Around the PNW: Students hike to Cherry Creek Falls Posted by: vcraker / May 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 Join Luke Van Tassel ’24 and friends as they head to Cherry Creek Falls. Follow the PLU Tik Tok to see more adventures from our students! Read Previous Around the PNW: Students head to Seattle for a concert Read Next What’s in our room? With Leanne Emmi ’25 LATEST POSTS 5 Tips for Writing a College Essay August 21, 2024 From an Expert: 10 Tips on How to Stand Out on Your Common App August 21, 2024

PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2017/04/05/pink-victims/

PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture Posted by: Kari Plog / April 5, 2017 Image: Robert Oelbermann died in Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp pictured above, in 1941. Oelbermann, who faced persecution because of his identity as a gay man, is the subject of Samuel Torvend’s farewell lecture as chair of Lutheran Studies. April 5, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies

Babies learning in the womb ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2015 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2015/babies-learning-in-the-womb/

their mother during the last 10 weeks of pregnancy. “We have known for over 30 years that we begin learning prenatally by listening to the sound of our mother talking,” Moon said in 2012. “This is the first study that shows we learn about the particular speech sounds of our mother’s language before we are born.” That insight earned international attention—and a very prestigious ranking: Science News picked Moon’s research on language learning in infants before birth as the No. 8 science story of

Biochemical Markers Summer Fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2018/12/11/biochemical-markers-summer-fellowship-at-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-cdc/

-related, nutritional, newborn, selected chronic and selected infectious diseases. DLS also works to improve the rapid and accurate detection of chemical threat agents, radiologic threat agents, and selected toxins. Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, the selected participant will use state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to address topics relevant to public health. This will allow the participant to gain hands-on experience in applied analytical chemistry and enhance their knowledge of its

Music of Carnival: J-Term 2020 Study Away in Trinidad https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2020/01/03/music-of-carnival-j-term-2020-study-away-in-trinidad/

or indentured sugar cane plantation workers, labor organizers, and displaced and impoverished urban communities. Calypso songs and steel band music developed in this context. Overall, music played a very important part in the construction of a post-colonial identity for Trinidadians. Today Trinidad is a modern twin-island nation, an oil-producing member of OPEC, a major Caribbean tourist destination and the site of one of the world’s most influential “Carnivals.” Known as Mardi Gras in the US

PLU named 3rd best college for value in the West https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/plu-places-in-the-top-3-best-colleges-for-value-in-the-west/

list of best regional universities in the West. PLU was one of only three Pacific Northwest universities ranked in the top 15 of the highly competitive category that includes universities from as far away as Texas. “PLU is dedicated to providing a transformative, purposeful and interdisciplinary education that creates a strong foundation from which our graduates are prepared to be lifelong learners and can build successful and meaningful careers,” said President Allan Belton. “We are proud of our

Tacoma Rescue Mission Executive Director and PLU alumnus Duke Paulson on adapting through the pandem https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/07/13/duke-paulson/

I knew and posted on Facebook, looking for a large facility space that we could use as a shelter. I got about 25 leads, but it was an old PLU friend who actually gave me the phone number of Bellarmine’s president. Bellarmine (a well-known Catholic high school in Tacoma) was interested. They talked to their board, and got back to me within 48 hours. The board took four days to get an MOU together, starting on Thursday. By Monday, we had things set up and going. So they were responsive and a

Professor of Music Gina Gillie uses sabbatical to explore new teaching methods – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/09/30/professor-of-music-gina-gillie-uses-sabbatical-to-explore-new-teaching-methods/

exposed me to new materials to use in lessons, new repertoire to offer students (and play myself), and unique approaches to working with a variety of students,” Gillie said. She visited five universities, balancing these visits with her own performance schedule. She is an active performer in the Northwest and her sabbatical allowed her more time to participate and perform for Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and the Vashon Opera. In the fall, she held the first PLU High School Brass Workshop for local high

MediaLab Premieres New Documentary Eyes Above: Militarization of Sacred Land https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2021/03/16/medialab-documentary-eyes-above/

MediaLab Premieres New Documentary Eyes Above: Militarization of Sacred Land Posted by: Reesa Nelson / March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021 MediaLab students at will premiere their latest documentary virtually on Thursday, April 1. Eyes Above: Militarization of Sacred Land explores how the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona grapples with the encroaching surveillance technologies implemented on their land as the United States further militarizes its border with Mexico. Members of the O’odham