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Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair in her senior capstone Posted by: shortea / April 21, 2023 Image: Image: Teranejah Lucas ’23 is a case worker at a behavioral health clinic, a full-time student, and will be beginning graduate school this fall. Her 6-year-old daughter, Alanna, is a talented dancer and wrestler. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 21, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Teranejah Lucas, 28, is

. Then a shriek made him freeze and snap his attention to the corner of the room. “I turned around and a young mother was wailing inconsolably,” Lewis told a packed ballroom during his talk at the Wang Center’s 2008 symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations.” “A nurse came up and wrapped the child in a sheet and took the body away,” he said. “This happened every 10 minutes in this ward.” Given that the transmission of AIDS from mother to infant is entirely preventable

PLU Graduate Nursing Student Awarded Prestigious Armed Forces Scholarship Posted by: Zach Powers / January 12, 2016 Image: [Photo: Angelo Mejia ’17/PLU] January 12, 2016 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (January 12, 2016)- Sylvia May ’18, a doctoral student at Pacific Lutheran University, was one of just eight students in the country to receive the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship in 2015. The prestigious scholarship will cover her tuition, books and

Opening Doors: PLU Partnership with PNWU creates new opportunities for PLU pre-health sciences graduates Posted by: mhines / May 8, 2023 Image: A PLU student works on pipetting skills in a lab at PLU. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 8, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPLU and Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) officials recently announced a new partnership that reserves six seats per year for PLU graduates interested in pursuing PNWU’s Master of Arts in

for a feat of architecture on a campus of PLU’s cachet, even at the time of its ribbon cutting. But, like a quality pair of hiking boots—sturdy, safe and accommodating— Foss was always fit for its charge. “It was far from a perfect building, but its imperfections were part of its charm,” reflected former ASPLU President and Foss resident Willie Painter ‘06 on social media after learning of the university’s decision. “While I can understand the decision to demolish the building, the hardest part is

life.” Dahms was asked to join Sonnenberg – a professed “plant nut” – and Assistant Professor of Biology Neva Laurie-Berry to investigate altered forms of the receptor for the plant hormone jasmonate, a chemical that controls a plant’s response to infection and injury. In essence, the trio is trying to find out if, by manipulating its receptor, they can make the plant resistant to infection without residual side effects. Plants have fewer chromosomes than humans, so mutating one part to fight

implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Previous OTI topics include “Climate,” “Gender,” “Violence” and “Advocacy.” Episodes of OTI are released once per month. If you have feedback, comments or ideas for episodes, please email producer Zach Powers at powerszs@plu.edu.Conversation Highlights 6:50: How can failure present a path to success? 10:00: Developing a “thick skin” for failure and the ability to problem solve following failure. 14:00: How can