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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…

    . “I was tasked with writing a first-hand experience of an outsider’s view of a service at Temple Beth El, in Tacoma,” said Melissa McGuire ’06, an early member of MediaLab. “This project forced me out of my comfort zone and took my writing to a new level. It was one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, assignments I ever worked on.” Also during that inaugural year, MediaLab students filmed and edited MediaLab’s first documentary, titled “Building Connections: Reclaiming Lost Narratives of the

  • Innovation in the classroom: “I do, and I understand” If you search for the CV of Assistant Professor of Computer Science Renzhi Cao, Ph.D. , you’ll find a list of published research papers longer than Foss Field. He says it’s a great feeling when a…

    rewarding is bringing his students alongside and sharing with them the value of hard work, hands-on learning and timely scholarship. “One of my goals at PLU is to promote early engagement of undergraduate students – especially for women and underrepresented students – in machine learning, bioinformatics, and the data science field,” he says. “I want to inspire students to pursue advanced STEM education and research careers.”  Cao explains: “Not only is research interesting for the students, I think it’s

  • “I’m confident that here at PLU we can give you an experience that will make you a much better player, whether you choose to pursue music passionately or professionally.” – Svend Rønning, PLU Professor of Music – Violin; Coordinator of String Studies PLU offers the…

    to a rich culture of opportunities to perform orchestral music, chamber music, and early music (taught by professors with extensive professional experience in authentic performance and baroque strings), as well as opera and musical productions and, of course, solo recitals. Read Previous Major Minute: Business Read Next This is PLU. LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden

  • Are you an undergraduate student interested in Research Experiences?  Mississippi State University NSF-REU program focuses upon Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Security (INFEWS) with emphasis on biofuels, biochars and clean water treatment. This ten-week program provides $5000 per summer stipend, free…

     2021 through August 6th 2021 at Mississippi State University.  See the REU flyer for Food, Energy Water Security 2021 for more information. Applications are due March 1st 2021 and can be accessed via this link: https://www.chemistry.msstate.edu/academics/undergraduate/reu-food-energy-and-water-security/ .  Early applications are encouraged, positions begin being offered Feb. 1, 2021. Read Previous Ole Miss Now Accepting 2021 Summer REU Applications Read Next APS/IBM Research Internship for

  • Attention undergraduate students interested in research experiences! NSF-REU program focuses upon Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Security (INFEWS) with emphasis on biofuels, biochars and clean water treatment. Applications are due March 1 st  2023 and can be accessed here:  https://www.chemistry.msstate.edu/academics/undergraduate/reu-food-energy-and-water-security/ .…

    -water-security/ . Early applications are encouraged as they will begin offering positions Feb. 15, 2023.  This ten-week program provides $6000 per summer stipend, free housing/travel and meal stipend.  Program dates are from May 30th 2023 through August 4th 2023 at Mississippi State University. Please see the REU flyer for Food, Energy Water Security 2023 or email Dr. Deb Mlsna at dmlsna@chemistry.msstate.edu if you have any questions. Read Previous Graduate program in Chemistry and Biochemistry

  • The Georgia Southern REU Site “Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Materials and Controls of Aerial Vehicles” has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense and is open for applications from interested students. Applications are currently being accepted and will close on  March 31,…

    . Students will receive a stipend of $6000 plus support for travel ($300), subsistence ($860), and housing ($500) for the 10 weeks of the program. Apply early to ensure you have time to gather the requisite document package needed to complete your application! Learn more from the NSF REU Aerospace Flyer 2023-1 and the program website located at:  https://sites.google.com/georgiasouthern.edu/reu-aerospace-propulsion/home. Read Previous REU in ECE at Montana State Read Next University of Florida/France

  • Barry Johnson has performed in over 25 roles in the Seattle and Tacoma Operas, while also teaching voice and opera lessons at PLU for over 20 years. Today, you can find him teaching full-time to music students at PLU. What is your background? I was…

    on a full scholarship- an opportunity I never imagined possible. I had never seen an opera until I was in one my freshman year. I took music classes, but also many dance and acting classes too as I was a music theater major for a time. I ended up getting my degree in Music Education and taught high school and junior high for a year before starting a graduate program at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I started teaching on the voice faculty at PLU as an adjunct lecturer in 1989, immediately

  • Sol y Luna is a center in Mexico that serves severely disabled children. (Photos by Greg Williams) Drawn to serve By Katie Scaff ’13 For PLU professor Greg Williams Mexico is more than a spot to vacation – it’s a place to continue his service…

    said. After telling her about his background in special education, Hijlkema told him, “Well, we have something for you to do then.” She wanted him to work more at the program level, rather than the individual child level. PLU Professor Greg Williams has been working with Sol y Luna, an organization that works with disabled children, for a number of years. “These types of kids that Sol y Luna works with… present very challenging behaviors to the people who work with them,” Williams said. “The

  • William Foege ’57 receives Presidential Medal of Freedom from Obama By Barbara Clements, University Communications Dr. William Foege received the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony on Tuesday, where President Barack Obama called him a leader in “one…

    the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s.  He was appointed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1977 and, with colleagues, founded the Task Force for Child Survival in 1984. While at the CDC, he forced drug companies to warn that aspirin may cause the sometimes deadly Reye Syndrome, reacted quickly to alert women to the dangers of toxic shock syndrome and saw the first cases of a frightening new disease in the early 1980s: AIDS. Over his career, he has

  • PLU Fulbright recipients ready to engage the world By Chris Albert This year, three PLU students – Eric Buley, Nicolette Paso and Kelly Ryan – received prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Fellowships. Since 1975, 83 students from PLU have received the award. Eric Buley will be…

    Assistant in Venezuela Buley will be placed in either one of Venezuela’s universities or at a Binational Center (learning centers affiliated with the U.S. Embassy) as an English teaching assistant. There he will lead language learning classes, facilitate conversation groups and present lectures and discussions on U.S. culture and society. “I decided to apply for an English teaching assistantship to learn more about teaching, to gain experience in the education field and to make a meaningful impact in