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Improving Healthcare Resources for Gender-Variant Populations PLU’s first doctoral program trains nurse practitioners for lives of leadership. We had the opportunity to speak with Allie Hamann from the first graduating class of the DNP program. Allie Hamann’s research goal was simple: “Help folks who really needed to be helped.” Upon partnering… October 19, 2022

Summer Job Spotlight: Nursing Parker Simpson ’24 is spending his summer working at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He comes from a family of healthcare professionals and has always wanted to help people. We sat down with him to discuss his experience taking classes… August 23, 2022 AcademicsBiologyChemistryCurrent StudentsInternshipsInvolvementLutheran Higher EducationNursingParentsProfessorsResearchSciencesServiceStudent LifeStudent/Faculty Research

Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior to her arrival at PLU. A history major with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies , Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education… May 5, 2023 HistoryResearchServiceStudent/Faculty ResearchTransfer

Broadly construed, digital humanities is the use of digital media and technology to advance the full range of thought and practice in the humanities, from the creation of scholarly resources, to research on those resources, to the communication of results to colleagues and students. Dan Cohen The DH Lab at PLU promotes a distinctly “PLU” version of DH: small, accessible, cost-effective, globally focused and community driven, and carefully suited to the interests of students and faculty at a

environment, and become a more independent, capable, effective problem solver. It can be a good learning opportunity for your student to figure out how to go through the study away process independently. As they determine which program is the right fit for them, develop their own study away budget, research scholarships, apply, complete paperwork and prepare to depart, they are likely building skills that will be useful to them in the future. Spending time in a different cultural setting is undoubtedly

are manageable for one person and simple and strong enough to be compelling as a product. 1:15pm – Poker AI Kioni Kamau (BS), Logan Margo (BA), Natalie Sayre (BS) Solving poker games using artificial intelligence (AI) has been an active area of research for many years. However, the imperfect information nature of the game, combined with the large state space and the presence of multiple players, makes it a challenging problem for AI to solve. Two player Texas Hold’em has been solved, but extending

research on Nazi Germany has focused on sites of terror- especially concentration camps and extermination camps. Despite a multitude of works exploring these places of terror, comparatively little work has been done exploring the role of medical scientists and nurses in perpetrating ethical violations of their mandate to “first, do no harm.” Perhaps even fewer works have attempted to explore the role of Jewish medical personnel and their attempts to fight against the Nazi regime in whatever limited

holding onto one’s identity and fighting to maintain that identity was a moral victory over the brutality of the Nazi regime.Learn more about the “Jewish Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust” conference 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, in its 11th year at Pacific Lutheran University, was dedicated to exploring the role of medical science and the Holocaust. In the last decades, historical research on Nazi Germany has

. Presenter: Attorneys Julie Dickens and Lisa Kremer, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Room: AUC Regency Room11:00AM-12:00PM | The Unselfish Act of Self-CareThe Unselfish Act of Self-CareJoin us as we explore how to take care of our selves and our communities. Presenter: Tolu Taiwo and Dawn Cuthbertson, Center for Gender Equity Room: AUC 1331:30-2:30PM | The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessLearn how to bring more happiness to your personal and professional life. Research supports that happy people feel