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  • Visiting Writer’s Series – No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Face the Global Economy Author Wendy Call will be on campus Feb. 22. Award winning author Wendy Call will talk about her book No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Face the Global Economy…

    : “Call is never dry or academic; rather, she writes lively narrative, detailed description, and engaging scenes that render her subjects – a schoolteacher, fisherman, activists-three-dimensional. By relating the lives and concerns of isthmus dwellers and the struggles they face, the author raises awareness of globalization’s effects on the village economy.” Read Previous Technology opens more collaborative possibilities Read Next Terje Tvedt talks about the sociopolitical nature of water COMMENTS

  • Student learns disaster’s impact firsthand By Kari Plog ’11 Boats remain docked in Venice, La. as oil continues to gush from a ruptured BP oil well offshore in the Gulf Coast. “I would love to talk to y’all, but my job is my number one…

    environmental to economic. (Photo courtesy of the United States Coast Guard) Narratives like this are common surrounding the clean-up efforts. Oil has damaged more than open waters within the past two months, since the April 20 explosion killed 11 men on the offshore rig and ignited the disaster. During my short trip to Venice, I tried talking to a few fishermen who would not comment on camera about what they though about the spill. Many of them have lost work due to the environmental devastation and are

  • The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in biophysics is funded by the National Science Foundation to support ten highly qualified students to undertake interdisciplinary, supervised research projects at Clemson University, for a period of 10 weeks each summer. The projects are designed to give…

    biological problems, and the contributions that biologists can make on physical problems. The focus is on cross-disciplinary training. The program includes a week-long biophysics boot-camp, a biophysics seminar series, a research tools workshop, a professional development workshop, a journal club, off-campus field trips, and social activities. Program participants regularly present their research to, and hear about the research conducted by, their peers. By the end of the program, participants present

  • The McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is not only a partner in our Dual Degree Program – they also offer 11 doctoral programs that may interest students who have a strong motivation to contribute to STEM research. They frequently admit…

    application for the Ph.D. programs opened Sept. 1 and they’ll be waiving the $75 application fee for all current students at Dual Degree affiliated schools applying to a graduate program in the McKelvey School of Engineering. McKelvey Engineering will be hosting multiple virtual info sessions this fall for students to explore their programs and meet faculty and Ph.D. students. View their upcoming recruitment schedule. If you’re interested in research but are not sure about pursuing a PhD program, they

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 30, 2018) — Kevin Ebi ’95 was in the right place at the right time. The Lute who took a photograph immortalized on a postage stamp can now claim viral celebrity status, after capturing the breathtaking battle of a young fox fighting…

    of many that went viral. (Photo by Kevin Ebi '95, livingwilderness.com) “At the time, I thought I had a few dramatic images, but I really didn’t think they would travel the world as they have,” Ebi said. “To a certain extent, I think it wasn’t any one image that caused this to go viral — it was the story.” And the story has resonated. The images have appeared in newspapers from Russia to Australia. A quick internet search pulls up pages upon pages of stories citing Ebi’s firsthand account. “A

  • Brooke Brown ’06, an ethnic studies teacher at Parkland’s Washington High School, was recently named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Brown engages students in her classroom by centering each student’s…

    Instruction (OSPI).Brown engages students in her classroom by centering each student’s rich experiences to encourage them to recognize the values in themselves. Brown says that “Fostering a safe environment for students to develop critical thinking skills and to have critical conversations” is fundamental to her approach.  “I wanted to be the teacher that I needed growing up” Brown explains. An aspiring Power Ranger as a young child, Brown’s passion for saving the world led to dreams of a law career

  • The 19th Annual KPLU Christmas Jazz Jam, 88.5 KPLU’s much-anticipated FREE holiday concert, features tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz –Thursday, December 10, 2015 from noon to 1 p.m. at a new venue on the Pacific Lutheran University campus: Eastvold Auditorium in the Karen Hille Phillips Center…

    for the Performing Arts. Schwartz will perform Christmas selections with the University Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. David Deacon-Joyner, who will play piano with Anton’s quartet, which also includes bassist Clipper Anderson and drummer Mark Ivester. The event will be hosted by KPLU’s Kevin Kniestedt and broadcast live on KPLU. A live video stream will also be available at www.plu.edu/soac/webcast. House doors open at 11 a.m.  Early arrival is strongly suggested due to festival seating

  • The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program is a 10 week summer program designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate university students to gain experience in medical physics by performing research in a medical physics laboratory or assisting with clinical service…

    . The term of the fellowship is May – September. The mentor and Fellow will determine the exact 10 week schedule. In this program, AAPM serves as a clearinghouse to match exceptional students with exceptional medical physicists, many who are faculty at leading research centers. Students participating in the program are placed into summer positions that are consistent with their interest. Students are selected for the program on a competitive basis to be an AAPM summer fellow. Each summer fellow

  • The Department of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) is hosting a virtual Open House on October 5th for students interested in graduate school. Students who attend the Open House will learn about the Chemistry Ph.D. program at WUSTL, hear from faculty about…

    Washington University Virtual Open House Posted by: nicolacs / September 13, 2021 September 13, 2021 The Department of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) is hosting a virtual Open House on October 5th for students interested in graduate school. Students who attend the Open House will learn about the Chemistry Ph.D. program at WUSTL, hear from faculty about their research, and engage with current graduate students. There will be opportunities for attendees to ask both

  • TECBio   REU @ Pitt is pleased to announce the 16 th summer for our REU program in computational biology.  More information an be found at – tecbioreu.pitt.edu , which also connects to our program application page via the NSF ETAP portal.   Application Deadline: …

    *, and stipends for travel* and computer equipment* *housing, travel, and computer support may not be available for Pitt (home institution) students   Read Previous UW MEM-C Summer 2025 Research Experience for Undergraduates Read Next 2025 Summer Paid Internship Program Opportunity at the WA Department of Health LATEST POSTS Free Seattle Workshop – “Preparing Scientists for Industry Careers” February 18, 2025 Free ACS Retreat for BIPOC Students in Chemistry & Engineering February 10, 2025 $2,000