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Demo Theater When: 7 p.m. Sept. 26. Where: Leraas Lecture Hall, Rieke Science Center. Admission: Free and open to public. The show will include 20 physics demonstrations that explore topics in mechanics, electricity, waves, thermodynamics and magnetism. To break the stereotypical perceptions about physics as an inaccessible subject, the department is making an effort to present a different image of science to the public through this show, said Katrina Hay, Associate Professor of Physics. Designed

PLU announces plans for a full return to campus this fall Posted by: Zach Powers / March 2, 2021 March 2, 2021 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has announced the intention to return to in-person learning for Fall 2021. The news was shared with campus last Friday in an email from President Allan Belton.“Like every action we’ve undertaken as a community during the pandemic, this decision is being made in full consideration of public-health guidelines and

titled “The Beautiful Mind: A Journey from Thought to Page.” A book signing will follow her lecture. Charles is the author of the children’s book “All Because You Matter.” Described by her publisher as “a lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and brown children everywhere,” the book received wide acclaim, including being named one of Chicago Public Library, New York Public Library, and NPR’s Best Books of 2020.Charles has authored multiple other children’s, middle-grade, and young adult books

Presidency in Washington D.C. In January, students explored Oaxaca, Mexico, delving into its history and culture through activities at archaeological sites, interactions with traditional healers, and collaboration with local artisans. Gaining insights into community health care access, they provided basic health screenings and education in schools, health care facilities, and orphanages. The program emphasizes a public health perspective, collecting valuable information on social determinants of health

, nutritional, newborn, selected chronic and selected infectious diseases. DLS also works to improve the rapid and accurate detection of chemical threat agents, radiologic threat agents, and selected toxins.  Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, the selected participant will use state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to address topics relevant to public health.  This will allow the participant to gain hands-on experience in applied analytical chemistry and enhance their knowledge of its applications

eligible to receive a limited number of student scholarships for the CFA Program each year. “Students in these programs study the Candidate Body of Knowledge, which include knowledge, skills, and abilities that investment experts worldwide have identified as essential best practice,” said Stephen Horan, Ph.D., CFA, CIPM, Head, University Relations & Private Wealth. “By mastering the fundamentals of the CFA Program as well as the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, these future investment

hierarchy in a country that only legally abolished slavery in 1981. Having two different experiences in Mauritania to draw from, Wiley reflects on her deepened awareness of her positionality, identity, and capacity for learning.Dr. Ami Shah’s research in Nigeria and India consists of examining the effects of neoliberal urban development policies on livelihoods, identities and state-society relations for the urban poor. As a South Asian woman researching in India, she speaks to her experience of “double

to watch them debate it collegially. Following the one-hour Friday seminar, we (the graduate students) would go to the dive bar across the street, the Hole in the Wall, and have what we called “After Words” which was basically a casual continuation of the seminar discussion. What do you hope this podcast will accomplish? To become famous and have John Oliver ask me to come on his show, of course. Given that is highly unlikely, what I hope to accomplish is a sort of public model of intellectual

, activists, officials from the United Nations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and representatives of many other public and private organizations. Scroger, along with documentary teammates: senior communication major Katherine Baumann ‘14, senior business major Haley Huntington ‘14, and junior Valery Jorgensen ‘15, a communication major, studied water-related topics for more than a year. After the April 10 showing, a panel consisting of documentary team members

PLU alumni who are serving in key leadership roles at the Port of Tacoma and the Northwest Seaport Alliance. Eric Johnson ’83, Port of Tacoma Executive Director When Eric Johnson ’83 majored in political science and minored in biology, he wasn’t sure how the two would fit together in a career. After he graduated from PLU, he earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington and began his career working at the state legislature. He then spent 35 years working at Washington