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green millet, the grain is a high-protein food staple and more nutritionally dense than rice. The National Science Foundation and other funding sources support the project. “Although millet is a culturally and nutritionally important food in Asia and Africa, it’s not commonly grown in western agriculture, so there’s not a lot of research,” Laurie-Berry says. A similar process of genetic experimentation refined rice production around 50 years ago. “After we figure out which genes control yield, the
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. That’s exactly what PLU students enrolled in the Chengdu Gateway do when they arrive on Wang’s side of the globe — explore the surroundings of their temporary home. The program includes intensive study tours, during which students visit Buddhist temples, monuments, rural farms and other culturally significant sites. “The study tour at the beginning exposes you to what China is before you actually have to sit down and start studying,” said Devon Johnson ’17, a mathematics major who studied in Chengdu
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resources, opportunities, and peer support to students interested in the health sciences. To work in conjunction with the Pre-Health Science Advisors to best support student interests. To be responsive to the needs and desires of all club members. To build a strong and supportive community of pre-health science students at PLU. Type of Club or Organization: Academic Clubs and Honor Societies Meeting Times & Places (Subject to Change): When: Thursdays from 6pm-7pm Where: Morken Club Email: medent
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assistance to them as they navigate questions related to immigration status and implications. PLU is investing in additional training to ensure we have capacity to provide responsive mental health and health resources to our students who may be dealing with anxiety and uncertainty. PLU will not cooperate with any federal effort to create a registry of individuals based on any protected characteristics such as religion, national origin, race or sexual orientation. PLU does not tolerate acts of
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of theoretical foundations courses, a core set of applied pedagogy courses and one semester of full time student teaching or an internship. Students seeking K-12 teacher certification earn their initial teaching certificate in both physical education and health education, along with their Bachelor’s degree. Students with a passion for working in youth programming outside of the regular school system can complete this option without pursuing formal certification. Health and Fitness Promotion: A
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. “His rehearsal style is a perfect balance of cutting edge pedagogy and inventive setup, sequencing, and scheduling,” Galante says. “His compositions are tailor-made for the Jazz Ensemble and he, seemingly effortlessly, showcases the strengths of the group.” And while Vianna enjoys the accolades his work has earned him, and the challenges it presents, his true passion is to help others. His mother, who learned to play the organ to fill a need for a musician at her church, told him music can do just
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the next level in science and health science education at PLU so that we can best fulfill our mission.” If you would like to learn more about these projects and how you can support the success of the health sciences at PLU in service of others, please contact advancement@plu.edu. Read Previous PLU’s culturally sustaining STEM program helped prepare Becca Anderson to be a dynamic teacher Read Next Beautiful mutants: a PLU biology class harvests for the future LATEST POSTS Three students share how
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who we are, they know every time of year when we’re coming, they expect us — it is a truly a reciprocal relationship that you can build with folks here, if you choose to.” Those relationships form the core of a potent history between the university and this visually stunning, culturally rich republic located deep in the heart of the Caribbean. Dr. Barbara Temple-Thurston, a retired English professor at PLU and the founder of the Trinidad Gateway program, took her first J-term class to the twin
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faculty leader. “People know us, they know who we are, they know every time of year when we’re coming, they expect us — it is a truly a reciprocal relationship that you can build with folks here, if you choose to.” Those relationships form the core of a potent history between the university and this visually stunning, culturally rich republic located deep in the heart of the Caribbean. Dr. Barbara Temple-Thurston, a retired English professor at PLU and the founder of the Trinidad Gateway program, took
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and just communities built in the future? Dr. Alison Mandaville Dr. Alison Mandavile Dr. Mandaville is an Associate Professor of English at California State University, Fresno. She has been teaching and writing about comics and graphic novels for nearly 20 years. After earning her B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from UC Berkeley and her MFA in Creative Writing and PhD in Literature from the University of Washington. Before her work at Fresno State, she taught writing, literature and pedagogy
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