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December 1, 2009 Volunteer “Dropping people off at the hospital and that being the end of my contact with them just wasn’t fulfilling. I wanted to know how they did.”Guy Jensen ’08 saw the chance to train as a volunteer emergency medical technician as an opportunity to serve his rural Northwest Idaho community, and get precious job skills to boot. He took classes at the state fire academy. He volunteered at a medical clinic that treats migrant workers. He was often first on the scene in an

undergraduate students who are interested in biomedical research.  Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, students will: Complete an independent research project; Attend weekly research seminars; Participate in professional development workshops designed to facilitate the preparation of competitive applications for graduate/medical school; and Present their findings at a competitive poster session. The program will run from Monday, June 13 – Friday, August 12, 2022. An online application for the 2022 SURP

joined forces to kick off a new tradition, Community Meals. Community Meals bring people together—both on and off-campus—for a common goal: to feed, build community, and make connections. Susan Pavur, PLU’s Student Care Network Manager and project organizer, says these dinners are all about “bringing people together and nourishing souls.” How Community Meals center community More than 100 people attended the first dinner in October, hosted at Trinity Lutheran Church, just across the street from the

cookies and peach or berry cobbler, and don’t even get me started on the scones…🤤 PLU Dining is dedicated to ensuring that they provide great options. They even run test menus in the summer and take feedback to ensure that students (and professors and staff) have a variety of options to choose from so that the food stays interesting throughout the year. So far, I think the elote fries have been my ultimate favorite (I’m waiting for them to hit the menu again!). I took some home as leftovers and my 13

Minority Science Writers Summer Internship Posted by: alemanem / October 19, 2016 October 19, 2016 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Pitts Family Foundation is proud to offer a summer internship program for minority students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing. Experience what it’s like to cover the scientific and technological issues that shape our global community. The Internship takes place at the Washington

WSU & ISU REU Internship Opportunity Posted by: alemanem / January 22, 2019 January 22, 2019 WSU and ISU are recruiting interns for the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) that is connected to the NSF center on Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2). This is a great opportunity for students to gain hands on research experience in the fast-growing field of sustainable materials.  This is a unique REU program as the projects are all closely related to industry and have industry mentors

COVID-19 Student Action Fund Posted by: nicolacs / May 4, 2020 May 4, 2020 Launched by President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) COVID-19 Student Action Fund will support select students at universities around the world who are committed to address the COVID-19 pandemic. This fund will provide at least $100,000 in total funding to students who are developing social enterprises, awareness and prevention campaigns, infectious disease monitoring

DEDICATION FOR 3 GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ANTENNAS Posted by: alemanem / February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 DEDICATION FOR 3 GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ANTENNAS Feb 3rd, 8:30-10:00am (PST) This international event will be held online on when a prestigious IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing will be dedicated for the massive Gravitational-Wave Antennas in Hanford, WA, Louisiana and Italy. They collectively confirmed Albert Einstein’s 1916 General Theory of Relativity which predicted the

Socially Distant Ceramics Class Posted by: Reesa Nelson / October 29, 2020 October 29, 2020 Over the summer, professors and staff prepared for the unfortunate reality that many parts of classes would need to be conducted remotely. Kits were prepped and picked up by local students and mailed to those further afield. Thankfully, our sculpture studio has a high level of air exchange, allowing small groups of students to come in person, alternating with each other to spread out opportunities for

student, one for a diversity candidate, one for a First Nations student.  All aspects of renewable energy, including social sciences and humanities as well as sustainability and grid issues, are fair game.  The deadline for applications is Feb 15, 2023, and details can be found on our website. Read Previous Announcing 2023 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at University of Washington Read Next Promoting Representation and Equality in Physics Program LATEST POSTS Let’s Gaze At the Stars