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White House competition honors PLU health care efforts Posted by: Kari Plog / February 27, 2017 Image: (From left) Tolu Taiwo, Monica Richardson and Kim Riano in Washington, D.C., last month. The trio accepted a certificate on behalf of PLU’s Health and Wellness Committee, after the university was named a Healthy Campus honoree by the White House. (Photo courtesy of Taiwo) February 27, 2017 By Kiana Norman-Slack '17PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2017)- As Michelle Obama

Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Webinar Posted by: nicolacs / August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training for MS and PhD degrees. The NWCOHS is offering a free webinar on careers in

Virtual Open House – Oregon Health and Science University Posted by: nicolacs / September 24, 2021 September 24, 2021 Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) graduate students will develop a broad understanding across biomedical disciplines with strong foundations in quantitative literacy and critical thinking. This allows our students to identify important biomedical questions, design and execute experimental approaches, conduct data analysis and interpretation, and communicate rigorous

Webinar On Careers In Worker Health and Safety NWCOHS Information Session Posted by: nicolacs / October 11, 2021 October 11, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training for MS and PhD degrees. They are hosting a webinar on

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UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program) Summer 2019 Posted by: alemanem / December 3, 2018 December 3, 2018 The UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program)  will run this summer, 2019! The UW SHPEP program dates are June 24th to August 2nd, 2019. The application is open now (Dec 1).   The deadline to apply is Feburary 15th, 2019. In its 30th year, shpep offers the same valuable experiences: Academic enrichment courses in biology, chemistry, organic chemistry

Free Webinar on Careers in Worker Health and Safety With the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded

March 17, 2014 Curt Malloy, left, and Barbara Naess juggle in the shadows of a volcano in Volcán Santiaguito, Guatemala. (Photo: Bill Latham) Juggling His Way to a Career in Global Health By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Juggling has become more than an act for Curt Malloy ’88. Malloy began juggling during his freshman year at Pacific Lutheran University to distract himself when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. “I found it therapeutic that I learned how to juggle,” Malloy said. Malloy kept juggling

Global Studies major pursues medical school to support health equity PLU alum Margaret Chell ’18 reveals how Peace Corps transformed her life Posted by: vcraker / November 3, 2021 November 3, 2021 While at PLU, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She was excited about the idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she found herself in Guinea, West Africa working as

PLU students visit Oaxaca, Mexico, to learn about health care Posted by: mhines / January 17, 2024 January 17, 2024 January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semester, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term study away class options range from Marine Biology in the Bahamas to a Political Science course on the