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discovered that at the center of galaxies, black holes exist and by focusing on a single part of space more than 2,000 galaxies jumped into view. Within the Orion Nebula, new stars can be seen being formed. While focusing on Jupiter, a comet was discovered that was on a collision course with the planet. It gave the scientific community a chance to see what happens when it collided – and a glimpse into the scenario that killed off Earth’s dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Jupiter is made of gases, so the

can do,” he said. Read Previous Veterans find a chance at second chances, new careers at PLU Read Next Examination of a conscience COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it

global strategic environment. The lecture is at 2 p.m. Friday, March 2 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the UC. The lecture is entitled, “A Voyage Around the North Pole: Modern Exploration and Climate Change.” Changes to the environment and climate of the Arctic are offering new opportunities for competition and collaboration among states in its periphery. Dynamism will only increase in the coming decades, as water levels rise, gas and oil reserves are explored, and territorial claims are

to the Pacific Northwest. Thompsen had been finishing a two-year program at a business college in Norway and was ready to go on to a university. First, he made his way to a university in New Orleans. A semester later, he was ready to move on. Classes where hundreds of students packed a lecture hall to be taught by teaching assistants, not professors, was disappointing to say the least, Thompsen recalled. By chance, he had a friend attending PLU. It became apparent to him early on  that it might

share their research findings. The Adlers’ lecture will be based on their most recent book, The Tender Cut: Inside the Hidden World of Self-Injury (New York University Press, 2011). The book is based on a decade of interview-based sociological research with hundreds of self-injurers – people who engage in the deliberate, non-suicidal destruction of their own body tissue, such as cutting, burning, branding, and bone-breaking. Their work uncovers how self-injury is a coping mechanism, a form of

June 13, 2012 Career Connections Opportunity Board brings employers and job-seekers together By Steve Hansen Career Connections, the key facilitator among many of the essential career planning services already available to PLU students and alumni, celebrated its first anniversary this summer. As if to celebrate, the office is launching an essential online tool – the Career Connections Opportunity Board. According to Executive Director of Career Connections Bobbi Hughes, the new Career

August 1, 2012 I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU, she knew she wanted to study away. The Phoenix, Ariz., native traveled to Europe for two weeks with her family in high school and took a 10-day trip to Mexico after graduation, but those trips pale in comparison to the experiences she’s had since she’s been at PLU. Since coming to PLU

. “That’s what I’d encourage for students. Really follow your bliss.” Foster is now the co-owner of a community supported agriculture program, Zestful Gardens. Joining Foster were Stephen Alexander , who majored in anthropology and manages an offshore team in New Delhi, India for Russell Investments; Andrea Sander ’05, who majored in political science and English and is currently an attorney for Microsoft; and Kevin Anderson ’80, who majored in religion and is the president and CEO of Wesley Homes, a

for new college and university presidents at Harvard University this summer, the presidents asked for and received a session on environmental sustainability. Anderson was one of the 12 founding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9RlIo7PyNM signatories of the agreement. Since then, 661 universities have signed, while PLU’s reputation in this area as grown. “Many of them knew of PLU’s commitment to sustainability; our reputation precedes us,” Krise said. Sustainability, and a commitment to the

, Manso has noticed that, among the new employees that join his lab, it is the PLU students who seem to be significantly more self-reliant than graduates from other schools. “Lutes always seem to be a few steps ahead of others,” he said. He chalks that up to the preparation he and his colleagues received at PLU. “The professors always prepared us for how things would be in the ‘real world,’” Manso said. “They kept saying, ‘You’ll use [these skills] for the next 50 years of your life.’ “And so far,” he