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March 30, 2011 Busy dad envisions healthy ‘Plan B’ for parents Just like so many other families, Peter Gradwohl ’90 and his wife, Andrea, once struggled to balance busy work schedules with the stress of providing healthy food for their three kids. So, three years ago, with people like themselves in mind, the Gradwohls launched Fantazimo, a Seattle-based company that packs well-balanced lunches for local school kids. “I kind of had an ah-ha moment,” Peter Gradwohl said, “when I was making three
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knowledge, and codes of behavior, which help them survive and cope with the adverse conditions under which they live. Nevertheless, most members of mainstream society who encounter homeless men and women neither understand nor appreciate the root causes of homelessness, the intelligence and resourcefulness of the homeless community, and the daily struggles for survival on the street.” — From Deutsch, J. I. (2013). Homelessness. In C. G. Bates, & J. Ciment (Eds.), Global social issues: An encyclopedia
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of Fulbright hopefuls. During her time in Baku, she was immersed in the community and worked closely with the US Embassy; when the State Department asked for recommendations for reviewers, the Embassy in Baku submitted her name. When she was offered the appointment, she said “yes”. Hundreds of faculty from around the country peer review applications for the Fulbright Program. Lisosky is assigned to Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Along with two colleagues from other universities, they review
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November 29, 2011 Ted Charles’ cool internship: Mt. Rainier National Park By Steve Hansen When the director of cultural anthropological services at Mt. Rainier National Park came to PLU to speak to his anthropology class last fall, Ted Charles ’12 had an idea: He loves anthropology and he loves the outdoors. Maybe he could combine the two? After class, he asked the speaker if there were any summer internships available. There were. So Charles kept in contact. So did his professor, Bradford
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Real-world experience, distilled: PLU marketing analytics grad students partner with Heritage Distilling Company Posted by: Zach Powers / October 31, 2019 Image: PLU Master of Science in Marketing Analytics recent graduates Matthew Dixon ‘19 and Ingeborg Jore ‘19. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) October 31, 2019 By James CarpenterGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 31, 2019) — When most people hear the words “Master of Science in Marketing Analytics,” they don’t
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path.Zambrano found her calling in working with college students as an intern in PLU’s Dean of Students Office. There, she learned the importance of allowing college students to take unique life pathways that might stray from conventional norms for the sake of their mental health, a topic she has advanced with her capstone research. Zambrano acknowledges her own challenges of transitioning to college and hopes to help other students who may be dealing with similar struggles. She expanded more on her passion
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From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Posted by: nicolacs / May 23, 2023 Image: Jackie Lindstrom ’23 is a chemistry and math major and minor in Hispanic Studies. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 23, 2023 By By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterRecently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and
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Chemistry Graduate Programs Colorado School of Mines Posted by: alemanem / November 10, 2020 November 10, 2020 The Colorado School of Mines Graduate Programs department offers MS (thesis and non-thesis options) and PhD degrees in Chemistry and Applied Chemistry. In addition, MS and PhD degrees are also offered in Geochemistry, Hydrological Sciences and Engineering, Materials Science, Nuclear Engineering, and Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering through interdisciplinary graduate programs
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rather a historic event that brought visitors in that day. It was the first of many COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled to take place at PLU.The event was co-hosted by PLU, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, MultiCare Health System, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and volunteers included PLU nursing students, faculty and staff. The goal was to vaccinate as many people as possible from communities facing access and equity barriers to healthcare. “This is one of the few opportunities
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a public health educator. She was more than a year into her service when rumblings began that there was a deadly virus, COVID-19, making its way around the globe. But in Guinea, Chell had only heard of one confirmed case. One morning, she woke up to a flurry of messages informing her that the pandemic would be changing her life in an instant. “It was probably five in the morning. I looked at my phone and I had 130 text messages. I’m not exaggerating there were a bunch,” Chell says. She was part
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