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Applied-Physics REU at the University of South Florida Posted by: alemanem / January 20, 2022 January 20, 2022 The NSF-funded REU in Applied Physics at the University of South Florida in Tampa is about to enter its twelfth summer! The program runs May 20th through July 29th and includes projects with faculty in experimental, theoretical, and computational physics.  They cover travel expenses to and from Tampa as well as a $5,000 stipend for the ten-week program.  Review of applications will

July 1, 2011 PLU Associate Professor Vidya Thirumurthy draws a kolam, an artful design that Hindu households use to communicate with their community. (Photo by John Froschauer) Connecting the dots: Letting neighbors know “all is well” with the world By Steve Hansen, Scene Editor Each morning, on the doorstop of every home in Vidya Thirumurthy’s hometown of Chennai – indeed, in much of Southern India – women and girls create what’s known as a kolam out of rice flour. An intricate geometric

. Pandemic instruction was a learning process for everyone in San Antonio, Zwang, who majored in elementary education and Spanish at PLU, said. “April was a disaster, but by May, we started getting back on track,” she says. Her STEM-centered school already had laptops for each child. The district bought hotspots for some families and hotspot-equipped school buses parked in large sports arenas for others. She loosened expectations for her kindergarteners, many of whom had parents working essential jobs as

Naval Post Graduate School and research associate at Oxford University’s Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. Strawser has taken the, some may call, controversial position on the use of predator drones: “Strawser has plunged into the churning, anguished debate by arguing the US is not only entitled but morally obliged to use drones.  ‘It’s all upside. There’s no downside. Both ethically and normatively, there’s a tremendous value,’ he says. ‘You’re not risking the pilot. The pilot is safe

Summer Undergraduate Research at the University of Pittsburgh Posted by: nicolacs / February 9, 2017 February 9, 2017 The Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (SURF Pitt 2017). Summer research opportunities are available for up to five female or minority undergraduate students majoring in chemistry who are expected to graduate in 2018. Students selected for the program will receive a stipend of

Summer Research Opportunities at the University of Nebraska Posted by: alemanem / November 29, 2017 November 29, 2017 The University of Nebraska is now accepting applications for the 2018 Summer Research Program.  The 10-week residential summer research experience provides mentoring and research participation while allowing scholars to preview graduate school life at a research university. Participants all receive competitive stipends, room and board, travel/transport, graduate school

Interested in the Field of Environmental Public Health? Posted by: alemanem / February 22, 2018 February 22, 2018 If you would like to investigate this field which protects the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink and other environmental factors that may impact human health and well-being the  2018 WSEHA Student Scholarship application is now open.  See the 2018 WSEHA Scholarship Flyer or visit https://www.wseha.org/student-scholarships for more information and to apply.   March

2021 REU Internship at The University of Akron School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Posted by: alemanem / February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 We are happy to announce that the polymer summer research experience (REU) program in the School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron is open to apply. This competitive REU program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the University of Akron. Students will participate in an 9-week internship to

April 26, 2010 REALLY?! Six PLU professors tackle common assumptions, age-old wisdom, folklore and controversies of the day. With a nod to the “Really?” column that frequently appears in the New York Times, we asked six faculty members from disparate disciplines to prove – or debunk – some common ideas of the day. You’ll be surprised what you think you know. A carbon tax will reduce pollution You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover The unexamined life is not worth living Nuclear weapons always

Expert panel to discuss the meaning of ‘sanctuary’ Posted by: Zach Powers / February 13, 2017 Image: [Wikipedia Image] February 13, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 13, 2017)- On Monday, Feb. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in Chris Knutzen Hall PLU will host a panel discussion on the development, politics and practices of sanctuary movements.“In light of President Krise’s letters in support of immigrant students and ongoing conversations on campus about how best to support undocumented students and their families