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2020 Capstones https://www.plu.edu/environmental-studies/2020-capstones/

2020 Environmental Studies Capstones Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Welcome! We, Rose McKenney and Adela Ramos, are excited to share with you the work of the 2020 class of Environmental Studies students. It has been our distinct pleasure to teach and guide this cohort of smart and passionate students whose work, as you will see, addresses some of the most pressing questions of our time. We hope you will join us in congratulating them for completing meaningful Capstone projects and for concluding their

2024 Capstones https://www.plu.edu/environmental-studies/2024-capstones/

2024 Environmental Studies Capstone Presentations Monday May 20, 2024 2:00-6:00pm in Rieke 103B 2:00-2:20pm, 6PPD-q Toxicity in Coho Salmon and a Utilitarian View Ryan AspelundSalmon are culturally, economically, and ecologically significant species in the Pacific Northwest. Since the 1900s salmon numbers have been in decline as a result of human activities. Urban runoff mortality syndrome is the phenomenon of salmon experiencing acute mortality resulting from polluted stormwater runoff in

Staff https://www.plu.edu/hispanic-latino-studies/staff/

Emily Davidson Director, Hispanic and Latino Studies Full Profile 253-535-7311 davidsef@plu.edu

Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/henri-coronado-volta-23-global-studies-uws-public-health-epidemiology/

Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / June 19, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 19, 2023 By By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/physics-major-julian-kop-24/

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Posted by: mhines / May 20, 2024 Image: Julian Kop ’23 is a physics major who spent last summer conducting research in PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) May 20, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Julian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/big-picture-learning-physics-major-julian-kop-24-studies-the-universe-and-his-family-background-at-plu/

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Posted by: nicolacs / April 1, 2024 April 1, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJulian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory, working some nights between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m

Summer Internship: Environmental Studies major works as a bio tech at Bear River Migratory Bird Refu https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/summer-internship-environmental-studies-major-works-as-a-bio-tech-at-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge/

Summer Internship: Environmental Studies major works as a bio tech at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Posted by: nicolacs / July 22, 2022 Image: Image: Environmental Studies major Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 spending the summer at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. (Photo courtesy of Fiona Ashton-Knochel) July 22, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsFiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with

Aminda Cheney-Irgens ’20 on her chemistry and Hispanic studies double major, research in Puerto Rico https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/05/20/aminda-cheney-irgens/

Aminda Cheney-Irgens ’20 on her chemistry and Hispanic studies double major, research in Puerto Rico, and preparing for graduate school Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 20, 2020 Image: Aminda Cheney-Irgens ’20 visits the American Chemical Society. May 20, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing & Communications Guest WriterAminda Cheney-Irgens is a smart, driven, and globally-minded Pacific Lutheran University senior who, like her peers, spent her spring adjusting to a new way of doing college

Summer Internship: Environmental Studies major works as a bio tech at Bear River Migratory Bird Refu https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/07/22/fiona-ashton-knochel-qa/

Summer Internship: Environmental Studies major works as a bio tech at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Posted by: Silong Chhun / July 22, 2022 Image: Environmental Studies major Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 spending the summer at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. (Photo courtesy of Fiona Ashton-Knochel) July 22, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsFiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with us to

Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/05/05/henri-coronado-volta-public-health-swimming/

Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / May 5, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 5, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterHenri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too