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Take a peak inside Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Posted by: mhines / April 22, 2024 April 22, 2024 Follow Professor Egge’s biology class as they reconstruct a massive gray whale skeleton in a new Rieke Science Center classroom as part of BIOL 352: Comparative Anatomy.In BIOL 352, you take an evolutionary approach to understanding the complexities of vertebrate morphology. Through hands-on examination and dissection of preserved animal organs and cadavers (yes, including humans), we uncover the

Hello from England! Posted by: mhines / January 30, 2024 January 30, 2024 January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semesters, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term study away class options range from Marine Biology in the Bahamas to a Political Science course on the Presidency in Washington D.C. Check out

Chemistry Students Win Poster Awards Posted by: Dean Waldow / November 20, 2015 November 20, 2015 Chance Brock (middle top row) and Colin Peterson (bottom left row). Nice ties BTW. Recent PLU students from the Natural Sciences Division presented posters and talks at the Murdock College Research Program Conference in Vancouver, Washington. Two of the chemists won poster awards! Chance Brock (faculty mentor: Dr. Saxowsky) and Colin Peterson (faculty mentor: Dr. Waldow) both won poster awards

Green Chemistry at NDSU Posted by: nicolacs / March 22, 2021 March 22, 2021 The Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Coatings and Polymeric Materials at North Dakota State University will host 10 undergraduate students in an interdisciplinary summer research program focused on Green Chemistry. Each REU student will work with individual Research Mentor over the course of 10 weeks, maximizing one-on-one mentoring experience. In addition to the research activities, students are expected

US Dept. of Energy Summer 2022 Virtual Internship Fair Posted by: nicolacs / October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021 The Summer 2022 Virtual Internship Fair – sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists – is now open for registration. This exciting event features internship opportunities for undergraduates, recent college graduates, and university faculty interested in authentic research opportunities at DOE national

Dynamic Compression Summer School 2022 Posted by: alemanem / February 1, 2022 February 1, 2022 Dynamic Compression Summer School (DCSS) July 31 – August 5, 2022 Understanding Materials at Extreme Conditions The Dynamic Compression Summer School has been established to provide an overview of dynamic compression science appropriate for upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students. The four and a half days of activities will introduce students to the scientific fundamentals

Virtual Graduate Preview Day at University of North Texas Posted by: nicolacs / November 16, 2022 November 16, 2022 The University of North Texas’ Chemistry Department Graduate Program Preview Day is December 17th , 2022 from 10am-12pm. This is a free virtual session meant to inform prospective students of the opportunities available at UNT for those wanting to pursue a graduate degree in Chemistry! UNT is a strong advocate for innovation and discovery. The high quality and impact of UNT

MACR Graduate Program at Virginia Tech Posted by: alemanem / November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022 The MACR program is an interdisciplinary graduate program focused on polymer science and engineering with both Masters and Doctorate tracks available. They offer a small-department feel with about 40 current students, a diverse array of science, engineering, and professional development courses, a customizable plan of study to suit your interests, research groups from 13 departments and 70+ faculty

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) Posted by: nicolacs / July 13, 2023 July 13, 2023 Applications are currently being accepted for the Spring 2024 term of the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC). The application deadline is Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Two informational workshops will be held for SULI to provide an overview of the program’s unique application process and

April 23, 2012 PLU named leader in recycling By Katie Scaff ’13 PLU is a leader in recycling among colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada that participated in the international RecycleMania competition. PLU ranked second in Washington and 15th out of the 605 colleges for recycling efforts in the 2012 competition with a recycling rate of 58.7 percent. RecycleMania coordinator and sustainability technician Princess Reese credits this year’s success in part to their efforts to educate