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April 28, 2008 Two students killed in car accident On the evening of April 25, PLU students Jocelyn Denham and Brady Freeman were killed in an automobile accident near Brewster, Wash. Brady’s twin brother, Boone, a student at the University of Puget Sound, was injured in the crash. Members of the campus community gathered throughout the weekend to remember their friends and to offer one another mutual support. The lives of Denham and Freeman were remembered and celebrated on Sunday, May 11 in

December 1, 2009 Affect “Give quality work throughout your lives, even though there’s no way of knowing how your efforts will affect the future.” It is pretty easy to see how Dr. Bill Foege ’57 affected the future – he is the epidemiologist who is credited as the person who led the worldwide effort to eradicate smallpox. Foege tells people to follow their “moral compass,” and his path from medical missionary to director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certainly pointed him in

December 1, 2009 Care “PLU grads are really needed in tough areas. People out here in the world need people who care.”Eric Pfaff ’09 opened PLU’s first bike co-op two years ago as a way for students to quickly and sustainably run errands around campus. Pfaff graduated from PLU, signed up for the intensive non-profit training provided by Teach for America and is now teaching fifth grade in a low-income school in Tulsa, Okla. No doubt he’s encouraging his students there to hop on a bike and ride

NIST SURF Program – Boulder Posted by: nicolacs / January 11, 2022 January 11, 2022 You are invited to participate in the Boulder, Colorado, Laboratories’ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program for students majoring in science, mathematics, and engineering. Applications for participation in the Boulder SURF program are accepted only on USAJobs.Gov. Opportunities are available in the fields of: Chemical Engineering Electrical

PLU Seniors Present Research at World’s Largest Math Conference Posted by: Sandy Dunham / February 23, 2015 Image: James Van Alstine ’15 and Hailey Olafson ’15 presented their math research at a prestigious national conference in Texas. February 23, 2015 By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 23, 2015)—Over J-Term, Pacific Lutheran University seniors Hailey Olafson and James Van Alstine presented their mathematics research at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San

What’s in our room? With Jess Mason ’24 Posted by: mhines / March 11, 2024 March 11, 2024 Join Portland native, Jess Mason for a tour of their room in Hong Hall. Hong Global Hall is for local, national, and international students. Located in the middle of upper campus, it is home to a unique living/learning community consisting of six language and global engagement houses: Chinese, French, Global Studies, Indigenous Languages, Spanish, and the International Honors program.Check out Hong Hall

ACS page for undergraduate research internships Posted by: yakelina / January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016 Aside from the PLU, NSF REU, DOE SULI, and NIH summer undergraduate research programs, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has its own directory of internship opportunities both nationally and internationally.    Check it out — you never know what you might discover!   Hint:  Be sure to hit “More” at the bottom of their directory (there are more than just the first ten or so that pop up

United States Navy Nuclear Power Officers Posted by: nicolacs / August 17, 2020 August 17, 2020 United States Navy as Nuclear Power Officers – Nuclear trained Officers fill a couple of different roles in the Navy. Fleet trained Officers – those on submarines and aircraft carriers – will train to operate and maintain Naval Nuclear Reactors, at sea. They will fulfill all duties associated and required of them on a U.S. warship. Find more information here: https://www.usnavypnw.com/active-officer

TAMU Grad School Info Session Posted by: alemanem / September 8, 2020 September 8, 2020 Texas A&M Chemistry Graduate School Information Sessions are scheduled for: September 8, 4:00-5:30 PM CDT September 9, 2:00-3:30 PM CDT September 14, 2:00-3:30 PM CDT There are also topic-specific sessions on Catalysis, Physical/Nuclear/Computational Chem, and Polymers coming up for more information see the TAMU-Grad School Info Sessions – Flyer. RSVP for Applying to and Succeeding in Graduate School

Pepro Tech Diversity Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 The Pepro Tech Diversity Council’s seeks to foster a more equitable and inclusive future-within our own walls and in the greater scientific community. The scholarship awards up to $40,000 to one current or incoming college student who self-identifies as a minority. The recipient will demonstrate great passion and potential in the Sciences, with an interest in pursuing a career in the field. Application