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  • and economic hardship for growers is gene editing to improve crop resilience. In my project, I specifically focused on genes that could be edited into crops — such as wheat or barley that would make them more tolerant to flooding or extended drought. This could be done through varying mechanisms such as increasing anaerobic respiration for flood tolerance and osmotic control in plant vacuoles with proton pumps for drought tolerance. What did you enjoy most about your PLU experience? I had the

  • trip to China and Taiwan this year, and plans to take students to Beijing’s Zhongguancun Science Park and a semiconductor plant in Taiwan. “Students will better understand why China is a giant in the world economic market, as well as how the culture in Taiwan and China influence global business practices,” he said. Sven Tuzovic and some of his MBA students outside the Swiss Rail offices. Assistant Professor of Marketing Mark Mulder, just returned from a 10-day MBA international experience program

  • Pacific Lutheran University Core Themes and Objectives The University’s Core Themes and Objectives are designed to capture our most enduring values and commitments. The three themes are a direct reflection of the elements in our mission and the objectives express the ways in which the mission is embodied in the work that we engage in together.   Theme One: A Challenging Academic Experience Objective 1.1: Students demonstrate the knowledge, skills and values identified in the learning objectives

  • Financial Support and Expectations for International Students Many international students at PLU qualify for a merit-based scholarship. However, in general, students should expect to pay at least a half or more of the annual tuition fee as well as the entire living cost and other miscellaneous expenses on their own through individual, family and/or government sources. A small number of endowed scholarships may become available in some years for an amount not exceeding $3,000 for students who

  • Respect the Makah Culture and the whalesIn the op-ed piece “it’s time to give up whaling” (TNT – 9/16), is Bergman writing to support the special nature of whales, or is he writing to attack Makah Culture?  We’d like to make it clear from the outset that we are not writing to attack those who believe that whales are special, but we do feel that it is urgent to express support and respect for Makah Culture. All humans view things through the lens of culture, and no one has a monopoly on the

  • Bloom's Taxonomy (Cognitive Domain) and Action Verbs(Adapted from Clemson University’s assessment reference materials)Printable pdf Order of ThinkingRememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalyzingEvaluatingCreating Bloom's DefinitionFinding or remember previously learned informationUnderstanding and making sense out of information. Demonstrating and understanding of the factsApplying knowledge to actual situations. Using the information in a new (but similar) situation.Taking information apart and

  • Lutheran Studies Conference Schedule ``Black Bodies and the Justice of God``1 p.m. - 5 p.m. with keynote lecture at 7 p.m.Free and open to the publicThursday, Sept. 27, 2018 Noon – 1 p.m. | Registration in the University Center Upper LobbyAfternoon lectures (1-5pm) will take place in the Scandinavian Center; The evening keynote (7-8:30) will take place in the Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center.1 - 1:15 p.m. | Welcome & Opening remarks: Black Bodies, the Justice of God and the

  • PLU HS Programming Tips and Sample ProblemsProblem FormatEach problem has a number, name, description of the problem, description of input, description of output, sample input, and sample output. Problems will have either no input or read input from a specified file. The solution for a problem should be written to standard output (i.e., the monitor).Tips Bring a hard copy of code (e.g., code to declare variables, use an if statement, write a for/while loop, read data from standard input (i.e

  • 2021 Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Capstones Monday, May 24, 1:30-3:30 Emily Dean “Saving Lives: Making Alternative Birthing Methods Mainstream to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes” Mackenzie Kinsella “Untangling whiteness: The Impact of whiteness on Black Womxn in Academic Spaces” Abstract: This paper seeks to answer the questions: What is the role of a white researcher in the process of doing anti-racist work? How can one begin to divest themselves from whiteness in academic spaces

  • Policies All Computer and Network Use Policies – A statement on violations & consequences and the individual policies listed below are gathered at this location. General Use Policy – This is the overarching policy that applies to the use of computer-related resources at Pacific Lutheran University. Network Use Policy – This policy applies to all computers connected to the PLU network. Anti-Virus Software Policy – Applies to all individuals who connect a personally owned computer to the PLU