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research to make our nation safer and stronger. Pacific Northwest National Laboratories has offices in Seattle and Richland, WA and does work in the areas of Sustainable Energy, National Security, Data Science and Computing, and Scientific Discovery (including Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Coastal Sciences, and Physics). Whether our researchers are unlocking the mysteries of Earth’s climate, helping modernize the U.S. electric power grid, or safeguarding ports around the world from nuclear smuggling

research to make our nation safer and stronger. Pacific Northwest National Laboratories has offices in Seattle and Richland, WA and does work in the areas of Sustainable Energy, National Security, Data Science and Computing, and Scientific Discovery (including Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Coastal Sciences, and Physics). Whether our researchers are unlocking the mysteries of Earth’s climate, helping modernize the U.S. electric power grid, or safeguarding ports around the world from nuclear smuggling

understand that driving does impact the world’s health, she wrote. The eight groups featured in the blog are: Journeying from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Antarctica to study natural history and conservation issues with English professor Charles Bergman. Investigating the impact of globalization on two major world cities, Sao Paolo, Brazil, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, with assistant philosophy professor Brendan Hogan Studying the concepts of peace journalism in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with

a year that come out of Mexico alone each year. Millions of animals – not just birds – are taken from the rain forest and tropics in Central and South Americas and sold to eager buyers in the U.S. (although the trade in birds has been curtailed in the U.S. of late due to the Wild Bird Conservation Act), Europe and now in new markets in Asia and Africa. The forests are literally being strip mined of their wildlife, Bergman mused in his opening keynote speech for PLU’s World Conversations seminar

Sharing: how one PLU alumna comforts those in need Read Next A Conversation with Shannon Murphy ’07, President of Washington Conservation Voters COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China

challenges of maintaining watershed health in the face of ongoing population growth and urbanization. How do government agencies and community stakeholders collaborate with students in this work? Each semester, county researchers, planners and coordinators as well as local environmental stewards and activists help to lead a watershed tour for our students. Community groups — such as members of the watershed council and Forterra (a conservation group) — support us by providing access to sample sites

very musical,” she says. “A lot of Filipino culture is just music and dance and sharing that.”  What started as singing karaoke at family parties and listening to her parents sing in church choir was soon complemented by instruction in trumpet and conducting. Though Delos Reyes initially wanted to go into conservation — “and be Steve Irwin,” she says, laughing — it was PLU alumnus and band director at Tacoma’s Meeker Middle School, Micah Haven ’09, who pointed out that Jessa had a natural

Studies with a minor in Conservation and Resource Studies. Later, she received her Masters in History at the Graduate Theological Union, and then got her Ph.D. in Religion at Claremont Graduate University.  Sarah Robinson-Bertoni, Visiting Assistant Professor Religion and Environment Many factors have influenced Robinson-Bertoni’s career path. The first is her love for the environment. This love was strengthened through the conversations she had with her father, a poet. Robinson-Bertoni is also a poet

hope to stick around the South Sound region — it’s close to home, and I like the area. I’ll take all the rain, sun and snow rather than just one or the other. Read Previous Growing into her own: how Sarah Davis ’23 discovered her passion for plant biology Read Next PLU senior and triple major Allison Sheflo discusses her PLU experience LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden

impact people’s lives in a positive way, but I also didn’t want to major in biology or chemistry, so I entered my freshman year as a computer science major,” he says. It was a choice that would radically change his chosen path.In his first computer science class at PLU, Gavidia learned how quickly software can scale and impact people around the world. “Just one person, or a small group, can accomplish so much,” Gavidia says. That moment was key for him: he realized he didn’t have to go to med school