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  • 5 New Fulbright Scholars Bring PLU’s Total to 100 2014 graduates, from left, Tommy Flanagan, Brianna Walling and Lillian Ferraz are three of PLU’s five new Fulbright Scholars. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Lutes Will Travel the World to Teach and Study Under Prestigious Program By Barbara…

    Science and Global Studies, with a minor in Hispanic Studies. “I had to wait until I got home to read the email myself.” After her Fulbright experience, she plans to attend graduate school, or perhaps law school, specializing in immigration policy or law. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright program was established in 1946 by Congress to “enable … mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries.” It is the largest U.S. international

  • MESA at PLU Celebrates 30 Years of Success Students gather at PLU for the 2014 MESA Day engineering competition. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 17 Luncheon Celebrates Achievements and Looks Toward the Future By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications When the MESA program was…

    June 3, 2014 MESA at PLU Celebrates 30 Years of Success Students gather at PLU for the 2014 MESA Day engineering competition. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 17 Luncheon Celebrates Achievements and Looks Toward the Future By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications When the MESA program was established at Pacific Lutheran University in 1984, it served about 20 students. Today, 30 years later, the program has worked with more than 14,000 students, said JR Nobles, director of Tacoma

  • Celebration, Black & Gold Friday set for April 10 TACOMA, Wash. (March 30, 2015)—In true competitive Lute fashion, PLU student-athletes have reached—and certainly will surpass—the motivating goal of this year’s campuswide Drive to 125 initiative. It took one 6-1 baseball game on March 31 against crosstown…

    motivating goal of this year’s campuswide Drive to 125 initiative.It took one 6-1 baseball game on March 31 against crosstown rival University of Puget Sound to notch the 125th win, but it took a village of Lutes to rack up 125 total athletic victories for 2014-15—which was exactly the point. And now it’s time to high-five all 125: PLU will celebrate in Centennial Square with music and cupcakes from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 10—Black & Gold Friday—which also happens to land in the middle of NCAA

  • Jon Grande ’92 was an intern at Microsoft the summer before he enrolled at PLU. His supervisor was a young marketing manager named Melinda French. He remembers advice Melinda — now Melinda French Gates — gave him a few weeks before the fall semester began.…

    . “We’ll teach you everything you need to know about business. Go find a topic that you love and learn how to think critically.” With that encouragement in mind, Grande majored in political science while interning at Microsoft throughout all four of his PLU years. He accepted a full-time position a few weeks before commencement. One year later, he transferred departments, to an up-and-coming Microsoft games unit that only had about 25 staff members. He’s worked in gaming ever since, spending 13 years

  • 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…

    based on recommendations from a panel of judges. The criteria included knowledge, creativity, and analysis of their research as well as presentation aspects including good communication, poise in interacting with the audience, and clarity. Congratulations to Chance and Colin as well as to the whole of the PLU contingent presenting at this meeting. Chance Brock’s poster title was “Exploring mutational strand bias in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to implicate retromutagenesis as a pathway for

  • From UW-Tacoma: UWT is looking to hire 12 full-time, temporary instructors for the Math-Science-Leadership (MSL) Summer Program at UW Tacoma from June 23rd – August 2nd . MSL is a free program for current 6th – 11th graders, hosted on UW Tacoma’s campus.  MSL is designed to…

    a current college student, recent college grad or educator that is passionate about working with underrepresented populations in STEM, here is the link for more information on the MSL Summer Instructor Position:http://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=129610 Here is a list of specific themes we will focus on this summer: Aquatic Organic Chemistry Cyber Security DNA Forensics Environmental Health Science Robotics Video Game Design If you have

  • The Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) has been offered at the Medical College of Wisconsin for over 30 years. During that time, SPUR has hosted hundreds of students who have since made significant contributions to science and humanity through their current positions as teachers,…

    – February 1st application deadline – Competitive stipend – Fully furnished housing accommodations (available on an as-needed basis) – Program dates: May 31st – August 4th – Available to international students Find out more here: http://www.mcw.edu/Graduate-School/Prospective-Students/Summer-Program-for-Undergraduate-Research.htm Read Previous Aquatic Chemical Ecology Research at Georgia Tech Read Next Summer Research with a Green Emphasis LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025

  • Attention seniors!  Interested in pursuing graduate studies in either Chemical or Environmental Engineering?  Your are invited to an upcoming virtual information session (via Zoom) regarding five graduate programs at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona. The 2021 Univ. of…

    . of Arizona Flyer contains general information about our department as well as a link to RSVP/register for either one of our two information sessions: Tuesday, November 9 from 2:00-3:00pm MST Wednesday, December 1 from 2:00-3:00pm MST The link address for the RSVP/registration is:  https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9QDZOGSFacBybhc Once the RSVP is completed, a Zoom link is provided to whichever session chosen. Currently accepting graduate applications for the Fall 2022 semester with a

  • Applications for the  Neurological Surgery Summer Student Program (NSSSP) are now open. If you have an interest in the neurosciences and desire lab experience in neurological biomedical research, please apply. Applicants chosen to participate in the program will receive stipends of $3,200 over the duration…

    school and other clinical training programs. Many students just entering college have gone on to neuroscience or pre-med studies. The application period will close on Monday, January 3rd, 2022. Application is free. Please email nsssp@uw.edu with any questions you may have about the application process. Read Previous ACS International Research Experience for Students (IRES) Program Read Next COPE Health Scholars Program LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU

  • The OHSU Equity Research Program offers an exciting opportunity for diverse undergraduate college students to spend eight weeks working on research projects alongside faculty, scientists and graduate students.  Examples of internship tracks include: Biomedical Studies Dental Health Systems & Policy – Center for Health Systems…

    (Physician Assistant) What can Equity Interns expect A $4,000 stipend paid during the program Paid housing and food support offered. Hands-on intensive research experience Weekly educational seminars hosted by faculty and scientific mentors The program concludes with a scientific poster symposium open to all OHSU. Things to Know The 2024 Summer Equity Research Program will run from June 24 – August 16, 2024. Application The application is open until January 22, 2024 at 5 PM PST  2 Letters of