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and uncle sang and performed as a group in the 1940s and were well known in the Hartford, Connecticut area, where she was born, as “The Musical Browns.” Her musical roots come from them. She went on to champion the work of African American composer, Florence Price, and helped lead the way in Black music history studies as a professor in music for decades. Her penchant for service to others was established early, as she was both a loyal Brownie and a Girl Scout. Rae Linda leaves behind a devoted

now a regular long-term program. Acquire Knowledge UIP courses are given by professors from world-class universities worldwide, covering a wide range of topics including natural sciences, medicine, arts, law, business, literature, etc. Acquire Experience UIP delivers new experience to participating international faculties and students by demonstrating China’s past, present, and future in one burgeoning city, through various activities and field trips. Acquire Connections By 2024, nearly 1,400

Clarissa Gines ’12 combines her passions for art and community working for Tacoma Creates Posted by: Zach Powers / July 5, 2022 Image: Clarissa Gines in front of some of her favorite murals in downtown Tacoma (above and below). (Photos by Silong Chhun/PLU) July 5, 2022 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterClarissa Gines was one of the first students to graduate with PLU's art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn't easy—she had a child during her senior year, and

Clean Energy Bridge to Research at University of Washington Summer REU Opportunity Posted by: alemanem / November 20, 2020 November 20, 2020 Applications open December 14th, 2020 for the Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR)! Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and facilitated by University of Washington’s (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI). It supports a select group of undergraduates to participate in authentic

September 21, 2007 New device will probe the world of the atom Four professors over at Rieke are still pinching themselves. After applying for a National Science Foundation grant in January, on a hope and a prayer really, the chemistry faculty found out last year that they had been awarded a grant totaling $743,000 to purchase a powerful nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. “We were floored when we learned we had received it,” Fryhle said. “We didn’t expect to get it the very first time (we

Innovation and Resilience Posted by: halvormj / May 7, 2018 May 7, 2018 By Damian Alessandro, ’19 At Pacific Lutheran University, we’re pretty excited about innovation. Over the past few months, my colleague Sarah Cornell-Maier and I have been writing about several types of innovation that we see in the workplace and in our curriculum. This week, I took a deep dive on disruptive innovation with some faculty in the PLU School of Business, who are also mentors in our Innovation Studies program

Veterans Day Celebration at Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell building. Featuring speakers including PLU President Thomas W. Krise; Lt. Col. Kevin Keller, professor of Military Science and MSIV Instructor; and student Sgt. Steve Shumaker, who saw active duty in the Army, the ceremony honors those who have served in the armed forces and remembers those who have given their lives for our freedom. Coffee and conversation follow the ceremony, which is hosted by Director of Military Outreach

. At a presentation this year at the Smithsonian Institution, Brekke told a packed auditorium about the early pioneers of Aurora Borealis science. He also told the crowd that to understand the Northern Lights, one must first understand the sun, as Brekke is first and foremost a solar physicist. He told that crowd to try and see the northern lights in the next four years, as he suspects that some of the displays will be the most spectacular in decades. Brekke received a doctorate degree in 1993 from

Pacific Lutheran University Psychology Professor Meets with Members of Congress Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 24, 2019 Image: Image: Dr. Corey Cook (center) meets with Senator Patty Murray on Capitol Hill during COSSA’s Advocacy Day May 24, 2019 By Pacific Lutheran UniversityTACOMA, WASH. (May 24, 2019) — A PLU psychology professor is doing his part to secure funding for federal agencies and programs that support social and behavioral science research. Dr. Corey Cook met with Washington

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