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  • Four years ago, Assistant Chemistry Professor Justin Lytle started the “Chemistry of Food” series with Erica Fickeisen, lead baker with PLU’s Dining and Culinary Services.(Photo by John Froschauer) The right recipe for fun and learning The recipe for how Assistant Professor of Chemistry Justin Lytle…

    chemistry than they think. Like cooks, chemists choose and measure ingredients, modify recipes, adjust cooking times and temperatures, and test the end results. Constructing and deconstructing food is chemistry. “It is a way to tone down the science and make it accessible.” For instance, anyone who stops by his office is likely to get a noseful. Lytle likes to get his guests to sniff two different molecules built from two isoprene molecules each – pinene and limonene. At the molecular level pinene and

  • The Carnegie Mellon ChemE MS application is extended to June 15th! The Master’s programs in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University are evolving to meet the changing needs of students in the face of current world events. CMU ChemE is a world leader in computational…

    Carnegie Mellon ChemE MS Application Extended! Posted by: alemanem / June 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 The Carnegie Mellon ChemE MS application is extended to June 15th! The Master’s programs in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University are evolving to meet the changing needs of students in the face of current world events. CMU ChemE is a world leader in computational education and research, and now more than ever, the techniques we’ve developed for computational learning set our students up

  • Elly Vadseth ’16 – New York Academy of Art On any given day chances are you can find Elly Vadseth in the painting studio in Ingram Hall. As a senior this year, she’s looking towards grad school, and she has big dreams of studying art…

    at the “New York Academy of Art,” a figurative graduate school in Manhattan that teaches traditional techniques in figurative drawing, painting and sculpture.  The residency started in the beginning of June and lasted a month. There were 11 residents, mostly juniors from all over the world. During the residency we had classes in figure drawing from live models and lessons in painting the figure. We also had several guided tours to the major museums and galleries in the city. What has the

  • A rose is [not] a rose Between the rows of tall, pale pink roses, he came at me like Darth Vader in a billowing cloud of vapors, his identity cloaked beneath a black face mask, hood and plastic clothes. But the material coming out of…

    the manager, Fernando Duran, who is passionate about making the farm healthy for flowers and workers. He told me the farm uses a quarter of the pesticides it used 20 years ago. In an effort to eliminate pesticides, Duran said, a researcher at LatinFlor found a natural biological control for a stubborn pest, the leaf miner. The scientist found the wasp is a natural enemy of the insect, attacking its larvae. He then developed a vacuum that is used to suck the dead insects off every plant. “I’m happy

  • 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…

    studio work. Check out the photos below of some of our ceramics students working on projects and instructor Steve Sobeck demonstrating techniques on the pottery wheel. Read Previous Statement of Solidarity: Black Lives Matter Read Next How To Make Your Scholarship Application Into a Work of Art LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU

  • PLU student and prof head to Antarctica for global warming research through study of rocks and ice By Barbara Clements In a lab littered with Hostess snack bars and French fry wrappers, geosciences student Mike Vermeulen ’12, turns to his computer and pops up a…

    Christmas. They may see a penguin, but probably not. The only creature that lives year-round in Antarctica. A gnat. And in the area they will be? Nothing at all. “There’s literally no life where we are going,” Todd said. And it will be very cold. Though by Antarctica terms, since the group will be there during the continent’s summer, it will be positively balmy, with an average temperatures ranging from minus 10 degrees up to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The sun will never set. The winds can be fierce. Todd

  • At Pacific Lutheran University, natural science research can lead students all the way to Antarctica and back again. For environmental studies majors, there’s also important data to collect and analyze within a stone’s throw of the university’s campus. Clover Creek flows 14 miles through Parkland,…

    environmental studies majors, there’s also important data to collect and analyze within a stone’s throw of the university’s campus.Clover Creek flows 14 miles through Parkland, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) and Lakewood before emptying into Lake Steilacoom. Its watershed spans 74 square miles. Much of the watershed’s stream system is impaired by low levels of dissolved oxygen, warm water temperatures and bacteria. State and county agencies are working with a coalition of local stakeholders to study and

  • How ‘Packaged Pleasures’ Changed America At the 2014 Benson Lecture, Prof. Gary Cross Will Explore Consumer Culture and its Impact on our Lives PLU Marketing & Communications From the candy bar to the cigarette and from records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the…

    October 6, 2014 How ‘Packaged Pleasures’ Changed America At the 2014 Benson Lecture, Prof. Gary Cross Will Explore Consumer Culture and its Impact on our Lives PLU Marketing & Communications From the candy bar to the cigarette and from records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the end of the 19th century set up a colossal shift in human consumption and sensory experience. As corporations such as Campbell’s Soup and Wrigley chewing gum introduced new techniques to capture and

  • PLU Theatre and Dance are thrilled to announce our Spring 2021 guest artist meet-ups and masterclasses! Our diverse roster of professionals will be connecting with our students about dance, acting, voice work, auditioning, directing, and more! R.J. Tancioco R.J. Tancioco has served as the music…

    will cover what theatre students need to know about voice acting.Matt DoyleMatt Doyle made his Broadway debut at the age of 19, joining the original company of Spring Awakening. Since then, he has starred in several Broadway shows including, Company, War Horse, Bye Bye Birdie, and The Book of Mormon. He has also made guest appearances on hit TV shows like Gossip Girl and The Code. The master class led by Matt will examine how to use acting techniques in song.Betsy WolfeBetsy Wolfe is best known for

  • PLU Theatre and Dance are thrilled to announce our Spring 2021 guest artist meet-ups and masterclasses! Our diverse roster of professionals will be connecting with our students about dance, acting, voice work, auditioning, directing, and more! R.J. Tancioco R.J. Tancioco has served as the music…

    will cover what theatre students need to know about voice acting.Matt DoyleMatt Doyle made his Broadway debut at the age of 19, joining the original company of Spring Awakening. Since then, he has starred in several Broadway shows including, Company, War Horse, Bye Bye Birdie, and The Book of Mormon. He has also made guest appearances on hit TV shows like Gossip Girl and The Code. The master class led by Matt will examine how to use acting techniques in song.Betsy WolfeBetsy Wolfe is best known for