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University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering 2021 REU Posted by: nicolacs / February 18, 2021 February 18, 2021 The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering is now accepting applications for its 2021 summer REU program. They offer 10 weeks of valuable hands-on research experience in one of the nation’s top polymer science programs. Research Areas: Design for Recyclability and Degradability Materials for Sustainable Energy

Innovation and Resilience Posted by: halvormj / May 7, 2018 May 7, 2018 By Damian Alessandro, ’19 At Pacific Lutheran University, we’re pretty excited about innovation. Over the past few months, my colleague Sarah Cornell-Maier and I have been writing about several types of innovation that we see in the workplace and in our curriculum. This week, I took a deep dive on disruptive innovation with some faculty in the PLU School of Business, who are also mentors in our Innovation Studies program

Inspired by Women: Cora Beeson’s research in Indonesia began with her Taiwanese Grandmother’s caretaker Posted by: Zach Powers / April 15, 2024 Image: Cora Beeson ’24 is a global studies major who recently presented research at the 2024 Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 15, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Global studies major Cora Beeson ’24 spent four months in Indonesia last spring for a study abroad

that evening. “I was really moved,” Hughes said. “It was special to me to lifted up by the students.” Excerpt from each woman’s citation follow: Hughes was recognized for creating a haven on campus where students can find comfort, safety, acceptance and a place to explore their passions. She was also noted for having ability to foster and nurture the growth of others, and creating a cycle where those she inspires turn around and empower the women in their lives. In her role as a professor, Suarez

Economics and Careers Posted by: halvormj / April 20, 2018 Image: Cameron Emerson April 20, 2018 Interested in a future job at a major tech company? Come and meet a Pacific Lutheran University graduate who successfully followed that career path. Cameron Emerson ’08 graduated from PLU with a degree in Economics. These days the Oregon native works out of Chicago as the Midwest manager of Google’s Cloud — and he’s returning to campus to talk about his career, share his experiences at one of the

Hispanic Heritage Month at PLU: A New Student Group and Annual Lecture, and More Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 15, 2015 Image: Amigos Unidos student president Ashley Carrasco ’17 welcomes Spanish-speaking families to PLU during Orientation. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) September 15, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 15, 2015)—As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off across the country on Sept. 15, this year’s observation at Pacific Lutheran

REU Program with the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering Posted by: nicolacs / December 20, 2019 December 20, 2019 The REU Site: Polymer Innovation for a Sustainable Future at The University of Southern Mississippi School of Polymers Science and Engineering was launched in the summer of 2017 under National Science Foundation award DMR-1659340. The grand challenges of the 21st century will require new and sustainable approaches to polymer materials

World War II. Neither a straight documentary nor a standard work of fiction, the film achieves an essayistic density by moving between several narrative strands: there is Sokurov himself, talking via Skype with a cargo ship captain carrying part of the Louvre’s holdings through a deadly storm; France’s national symbol Marianne roaming the museum’s collections with Napoleon Bonaparte; and the true story of the friendship between the Louvre’s wartime French curator and the Nazis’ head of artistic

the feeling of being from a place, but not necessarily of that place. She shares how her experiences interacted with her navigation of her own identity both personally and globally. Giovanna Urdangarain’s research looks at the ways in which countries in the Southern Cone of Latin America experience dictatorships, and the narratives of women that arise out of those circumstances. She speaks to her experience of returning to her home country of Uruguay first to teach through the Peace Corps, then

courtesy of Kevin Ebi, LivingWilderness.com) Ebi’s job is to capture nature and build a catalog of his adventures. His photographs have been published in magazines, travel guides and lots of textbooks. He’s even been featured in books published by National Geographic. The former radio anchor studied journalism and economics at PLU. He spent time working in newspapers and financial reporting, and had a schedule that was conducive for outdoor play. “You worked when the markets were open,” Ebi said. “Here