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Fellows. The colloquium takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Room 250. Each year the Benson Family Foundation supports paid student-faculty research projects that support the mission of the university and academic inquiry in history, economics, business, health care, innovation studies, and more. Student-faculty research teams prepare a proposal in during Spring term that is reviewed by the Innovation Studies Steering Committee. Successful applicants then
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Study Away in Trinidad & Tobago Posted by: shortea / February 17, 2023 February 17, 2023 Over 130 students studied away in eight different locations (we call it ‘study away’ instead of ‘study abroad’) this January for January Term. Cece Chan ’23 takes us through the first week of studying away in Trinidad and Tobago. Read Previous Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class Read Next The A&P lab gets renovated LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in
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McCRACKEN Hometown: Spanaway, Wash. Major: Global Studies & Anthropology. Graduation date: May 2014. Peace-building experience: McCracken went to Northern Ireland with Feller and Political Science Professor Ann Kelleher for a J-Term course on peace-building and dialogue in 2012. From there, McCracken followed a path of peace, studying social and political transformation in Durban, South Africa; representing PLU as one of two Peace Scholars at the international school in Oslo, Norway; joining PLU’s award
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revelations illustrate how the power of teaching one’s fetus is a much more complex and contested issue than originally thought. Ami Shah, Ph.D. and Jared Wright Department of Political Science Negotiating Development in a Neoliberal State: The Work of Amextra in Oaxaca, Mexico Severtson Fellowship Neoliberalism, understood as a political project promoting the preeminence of the market for allocating goods and handling social issues, has had a profound impact on the practice of development in Mexico
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Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Posted by: alemanem / October 11, 2023 October 11, 2023 Launched in 2017 and having onboarded its first class in fall 2018, the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA LRGF) provides excellent financial benefits and professional development opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in fields of study that address complex
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Panelists: Kim Belmes, PLU Physics 2018 Hardware Test Engineer, Microsoft Justin deMattos, PLU Physics 2019 Systems Engineer, Northrup Grumman Maddie Boe, PLU Physics 2020 Will be interning at MKS Chris Anderson, PLU Physics 2020 Will be interning at Thermo Fisher Scientific Chris McGraw, PLU Physics 2020 Currently interviewing! What it is: This unique program combines intensive lab and course work with professional skills development to prepare you for a 9-month paid internship in industry
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span the complex, interdisciplinary facets of materials sustainability, including polymer synthesis from renewable sources, materials with enhanced properties and lifetime, materials to improve utilization of natural resources, reduced energy polymer processes, and biodegradable materials, while gaining the tools to assess the environmental impact of new material development. In addition to their research project, REU participants will participate in short courses in polymer fundamentals, ethics
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summer months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas.The team consisting of Dalen Todorov ’23, Elijah Paez ’24, Autumn Johansen ’23, and Zoee Kooser ’22 began distributing trees near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated
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challenges. Bellah’s topic was that of his next book, the namesake of the lecture, in which he explores the advancement of modern society in relation to the rises and falls of past societies. Those societies have experienced a hard ceiling, said Bellah, produced by “the paradox of development – the very success of pre-modern societies leads to overpopulation, famine, plague and war.” Bellah explained the tendencies for societies to rise and fall using the social development index developed by historian
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from the RIP Medical Debt to design a social media campaign aimed at specific target audiences in an effort to crowdfund $5000. “The funding-to-debt ratio is 1:100, so every $100 relieves $10k in debt,” explains Young. “That means this campaign would settle $500,000 in debt.” Students have designed a landing page and are focusing on marketing the campaign to their community members and neighbors, aiming to motivate gratitude-inspired giving during the Thanksgiving season. In addition to its fall
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