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. Then a shriek made him freeze and snap his attention to the corner of the room. “I turned around and a young mother was wailing inconsolably,” Lewis told a packed ballroom during his talk at the Wang Center’s 2008 symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations.” “A nurse came up and wrapped the child in a sheet and took the body away,” he said. “This happened every 10 minutes in this ward.” Given that the transmission of AIDS from mother to infant is entirely preventable

Amy Spieker ’09 on community health advocacy, service and building relationships Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 25, 2020 February 25, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing & Communications Guest Writer TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 18, 2020) — If you’ve ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09. Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair share of times, and in doing so was

to a wide range of careers in social service and mental health agencies, as well as on preparing graduates to become certified as school counselors. The public health program prepares graduates to respond to contemporary challenges in public health at the local, regional, national, and global levels. PLU’s AACSB-accredited MBA program focuses on strategy and innovation, and offers optional concentrations in healthcare management, technology and innovation management, entrepreneurship and closely

TECBio REU at University of Pittsburgh Posted by: alemanem / December 5, 2018 December 5, 2018 University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 10th summer for our REU program in computational biology and would hope that you would also be willing to recommend another student(s) for our program this year.  More information and our 2019 program flyer can be found at tecbioreu.pitt.edu, which also hosts the program application page.  Application Deadline:  February 11, 2019 Program Dates:  May

better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ‘24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County May 22, 2024

research interests include modern Jewish identity formation and political self-representations, 1881-1948; art, politics, and culture; the politics of religion in Mandate Palestine; perceptions of social deviance among Jewry from early modern times to the present; Jews and German culture; ties between charity and nationalism; and modes of understanding and misunderstanding the Holocaust. Holocaust Studies Program at PLU This past Spring, at the annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference it was

TECBio REU at University of Pittsburgh Posted by: nicolacs / December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019 Summer Research in Computational Biology at the University of Pittsburgh Students will receive classroom training in topics pertinent to the emerging field of computational biology, such as computational structural biology, cell and systems modeling, computational genomics, and bioimage informatics, in addition to a wide variety of theoretical and experimental research projects. Students will

national averages — is a direct result of Hewins’ stable leadership. He praised the superintendent’s focus on purposeful recruiting, thoughtful and rigorous professional development, social justice and equity, and more. “While a team effort certainly created the growth, Frank’s leadership set the vision and expectation for success,” Keim said. “That type of leadership is what the Superintendent of the Year award is designed to recognize.”    Hewins has worked in Franklin Pierce Schools for three

2021, this project gives business students an opportunity to understand, identify and reflect on areas of structural inequities in business and society, and learn to advocate for positive change. 100 Voices Project: This project focuses on gaining valuable insights from prospective employers and industry’s expectations of 21st century skills. At the same time, it gives faculty an opportunity to examine and reflect on the appropriateness and relevance of social issues embedded in the business

PLU Establishes Parkland Promise Scholarships Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 12, 2015 Image: (Photo: Zach Powers/PLU) March 12, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University has established new Parkland Promise Scholarships, allowing PLU to provide even stronger support for outstanding students from our community.PLU will award scholarships of $5,000 each to selected students from Franklin Pierce and Washington high schools, both in the