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having a zero carbon footprint by 2020, and what each was doing to try to achieve that end. Professors also spoke on how they try to reinforce the message of sustainability in their respective fields and classes. One of the biggest challenges is to bring home the environmental impact of everyday habits, noted Brian Naasz, assistant chemistry professor and chair of PLU’s sustainability committee. Naasz recalled the blank looks he received from a class when he asked them where the power comes from to

November 30, 2011 Alyssa Henry ’12 found herself pedaling across Massachusetts for what she later called the most amazing summer she’s ever had. “It inspired me to get busy and not be afraid to fail.” I never thought I’d spend my summer biking 800 miles across Massachusetts By Steve Hansen Alyssa Henry ’12 was already doing something different. The environmental studies major from Kent, Wash., had already spent her spring term in Denmark as a part of a study-away program through PLU’s Wang

February 13, 2012 In 2010, Thorleif Thorleifsson and BØrge Ousland spent 80 days sailing around the Arctic Ocean. (Photos courtesy/Norwegian Embassy) Exploring the Arctic In 2010, Norwegian explorer Thorleif Thorleifsson and BØrge Ousland, became the first to sail around the Arctic in one, short season. Thorleifsson and Marit Archer Saether, environmental counselor with the Norwegian Embassy, will come to PLU on a lecture tour to discuss arctic exploration, climate change and its effect on the

for new college and university presidents at Harvard University this summer, the presidents asked for and received a session on environmental sustainability. Anderson was one of the 12 founding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9RlIo7PyNM signatories of the agreement. Since then, 661 universities have signed, while PLU’s reputation in this area as grown. “Many of them knew of PLU’s commitment to sustainability; our reputation precedes us,” Krise said. Sustainability, and a commitment to the

for a long period of time. This job gives me opportunities to do lots of different things, develop lots of different forms of expertise and learn a lot of new skills. Is this the particular legal field you’d hoped to enter when you were a law student? I thought I was going to be an environmental lawyer. I went to Vermont Law School specifically because of its environmental law program. What I didn’t realize was how well an environmental law education dovetails with education law work. You learn a

microorganisms, minuscule life forms, wield a vital influence over our planet’s climate. They manage crucial components like carbon and oxygen within the vast oceans and the atmosphere. Over the summer, Professor Angie Boysen and her dedicated team, Lydia Flaspohler ’25, a biology major, and Ryan Fisher ’24, a biology major and environmental studies minor, embarked on a mission to unravel the secrets of these microorganisms. Professor Boysen, Flaspohler and Fisher aimed to understand the compounds these

-Barbour, an environmental studies major, said of the Clover Creek watershed on which the PLU campus sits. “That’s a little piece of evidence that used to be prairie,” It’s something he could have learned in a book – and he certainly did – but his experience at PLU extends well beyond the classroom. His experience here led him to work with professors who have long been retired, community groups who offer funding and volunteers, PLU staff who help manage the campus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy with alternative spring break programs designed to broaden their perspectives.They say what they learned has opened their eyes and will help them to positively impact the PLU community. Dobies, a theater major, said he wanted to go on a trip and learn more about environmental justice outside of PLU. So, he went on one of the short-term spring break trips offered by the Wang

, D.C. headquarters of AAAS’s Science magazine, the largest interdisciplinary journal in the world. The program is a paid, 10-week experience under the guidance of the weekly magazine’s award-winning staff of professional science writers and editors. Get all the details here. Read Previous Current sophomores/juniors: ACS SCI Scholar apps due Nov 30th Read Next Research Experience for Undergrad Students LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science

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