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  • PLU recently had the honor of hosting Dr. Carolyn Finney, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California-Berkeley and author of Black Faces, White Spaces , at our annual University Conference to kick off the new academic year.  She reminded…

    to each other and the Earth, we do to ourselves.  It was a powerful message for the PLU community as we seek to fully embody the inclusive community that we aspire to be.  Read on to learn more about Dr. Finney, her research, her ability to ask tough questions and her remarkable storytelling. The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Response to NYT article: ‘Is a Degree Still Worth It? Yes, Researchers Say, and the Payoff Is Getting

  • Mortvedt Library’s much-used and well-loved Interlibrary Loan service is getting an upgrade! We’re moving from the ILLIAD platform to a new service called Tipasa . This new service is more fully integrated with our other services: among other things, you log in to it using…

    will be routed through it. The old system can no longer take new requests. Existing requests are being processed and you can temporarily access your request history on the old site. Requests made under ILLIAD won’t be migrated to Tipasa. Please visit our ILL FAQ for more information. If you have any further questions or are experiencing problems, please e-mail ill@plu.edu. Read Previous New to the Library – Popular Fiction Collection Read Next On Exhibit: Women in Translation LATEST POSTS Black

  • Our Training and Experimentation in Computational Biology (TECBio): “Simulation and Visualization of Biological Systems at Multiple Scales” REU program is a 10-week summer program that will provide a challenging and fulfilling graduate-level research experience to undergraduate students. A wide variety of theoretical and experimental research…

    . Students will also receive classroom training in topics pertinent to the emerging field of computational biology, such as computational structural biology, cell and systems modeling, computational genomics, and bioimage informatics.  Additionally, TECBio students will participate in a weekly journal club, attend research and career seminars organized specifically for the program, take part in an ethics forum that will instruct them in the responsible conduct of research, present their work at a

  • The U.S. Department of State will host its first dedicated virtual career fair featuring applied science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and STEM policy careers in the Foreign and Civil Service on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. The virtual career…

    U.S. Department of State STEM Diversity Virtual Career Fair Posted by: nicolacs / October 25, 2021 October 25, 2021 The U.S. Department of State will host its first dedicated virtual career fair featuring applied science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and STEM policy careers in the Foreign and Civil Service on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. The virtual career fair will also highlight student and professional program opportunities, support for employees

  • JP Avila, Associate Professor of Art & Design, and Chad P. Hall ’10, PLU alum, have been busy at work with the release of season 4 of their podcast, This is Design School . This release welcomes amazing guests in the design world and beyond.…

    “This is Design School” Podcast Posted by: Kate Williams / April 11, 2019 April 11, 2019 By Kate Williams '16JP Avila, Associate Professor of Art & Design, and Chad P. Hall ’10, PLU alum, have been busy at work with the release of season 4 of their podcast, This is Design School. This release welcomes amazing guests in the design world and beyond. This is Design School is a podcast for those interested in design, starting a career in design, or needing a reminder of why they went into design

  • Internationally renowned flutist, Carol Wincenc , is giving a flute masterclass on Thursday, January 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the Jennie Lee Hanson Recital Hall in MBR. Wincenc, a Grammy-nominated artist, has changed the face of the flute repertoire with an extraordinary list of commissions…

    Famous flutist visits PLU this January Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 15, 2016 December 15, 2016 Internationally renowned flutist, Carol Wincenc, is giving a flute masterclass on Thursday, January 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the Jennie Lee Hanson Recital Hall in MBR. Wincenc, a Grammy-nominated artist, has changed the face of the flute repertoire with an extraordinary list of commissions from today’s most prominent composers. Wincenc has premiered concertos written for her by Christopher Rouse

  • ‘We were made to move’ By Chris Albert When Professor Colleen Hacker was lecturing on the psychology of marathon running, a student in the audience began to think: “I can do that.” “Being able to share what you love with someone who also loves it…

    much of my life is happily, 100 percent spent relational,” she said. For Hacker, she doesn’t care if her students end up running a marathon or climbing a mountain. It’s not about what or where – but the why, how and who with. “The medium doesn’t matter as much as the meaning,” she said. “I believe there is something for everyone,” she said. “I think there is joy in moving. “We were made to move.” Read Previous Gates Sr. urges students to ‘Show up’ Read Next Rising Star COMMENTS*Note: All comments

  • Claim: The jury is still out about global warming Claire Todd, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Recent events such as the snowstorms in the eastern United States have caused some to question whether or not global temperatures are increasing. To address these…

    April 19, 2010 Claim: The jury is still out about global warming Claire Todd, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Recent events such as the snowstorms in the eastern United States have caused some to question whether or not global temperatures are increasing. To address these questions, we can turn to the instrumental temperature record, a record of temperatures measured directly by humans for the past 130 years. These measurements, made with thermometers and

  • Earth Day – Connecting to Everything on Earth: Its Land, Waters, and Peoples (Plant, Animal, and Human) PLU’s 2012 Earth Day lecture will be by Michael Pavel at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Pavel is a professor of education studies…

    April 12, 2012 Earth Day – Connecting to Everything on Earth: Its Land, Waters, and Peoples (Plant, Animal, and Human) PLU’s 2012 Earth Day lecture will be by Michael Pavel at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Pavel is a professor of education studies at the University of Oregon, he carries the traditional name of ChiXapkaid and is an enrolled member of the Skokomish Tribe Nation. He is an honored 2007 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award finalist for his work as

  • “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” A screening of “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” will take place at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The film will be followed by a short response by Pauline…

    Naval Post Graduate School and research associate at Oxford University’s Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. Strawser has taken the, some may call, controversial position on the use of predator drones: “Strawser has plunged into the churning, anguished debate by arguing the US is not only entitled but morally obliged to use drones.  ‘It’s all upside. There’s no downside. Both ethically and normatively, there’s a tremendous value,’ he says. ‘You’re not risking the pilot. The pilot is safe