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  • The University of Washington (UW) is very pleased to host the APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics on   January 20-22, 2023.  The application website will open on Monday, August 29, 2022, and will close promptly at 5PM ET on Monday, October 3, 2022…

    supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and is sponsored by the American Physical Society. Read Previous Summer Internships at the National Security Agency Read Next Renewable Energy Scholarship LATEST POSTS Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship October 30, 2024 Allen Institute Summer Internship Program October 29, 2024 Summer Research – Army HBCU-MI SPARK October 29, 2024 IMOD Summer Research Opportunity for Undergrads October 17, 2024

  • Central Washington University is very pleased to host the APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics on January 21-23, 2023 . The application site will open on Monday, August 30, 2021 and will close promptly at 5PM EST on Monday, October 4, 2021. The keynote presentation…

    , and preparing for and applying for jobs in industry An opportunity for undergraduate attendees to present their research More information on the Central Washington University conference can be found on our website:  cwuip.cwu.edu. Websites for the other conference sites are given on the APS page at aps.org/cuwip. This conference series has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and is sponsored by the American Physical Society. Read Previous Northwest Center

  • The U.S. Department of State will host its first dedicated virtual career fair featuring applied science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and STEM policy careers in the Foreign and Civil Service on  Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. The virtual career…

    and their families, and the employee affinity groups that strengthen and support our diversity. The U.S. Department of State is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for our employees, in the conduct of diplomacy, and in serving the American people. A diverse workforce is a national security asset. STEM professionals are critical to safeguarding our facilities, information, and people. They manage the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of more

  • Emily Struck ’23 made the most of her chemistry major at PLU, conducting individualized research with professors and tutoring other students on campus. As she takes her next step in the fall pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Purdue University, Struck reflects on her…

    this identity where sexual attraction is not necessarily a component. I identify as ace, so it was really fascinating to examine that perspective from an academic lens. Seeing how my peers tied their research back to their own world experiences was incredibly fascinating as well. What are you most proud of from your time at PLU? During spring break, the American Chemical Society held a conference where I presented my research. I worked hard on that research and delivered an oral presentation there

  • Conductor Dr. Richard Nance Returns From Sabbatical to a Full Schedule of Performances and Tours By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 7, 2014)—It’s an especially busy—and newsy—year for PLU’s renowned Choir of the West, including the return of…

    recommendations, he selected pieces he thought would benefit the Choir of the West. “I came back with an immense amount of repertoire,” Nance said. “I am probably going to spend the majority of this year just trying to sort through all the repertoire I came back with.” When in Sweden, Nance met with Gary Graden, an American conductor who works at the Stockholm Cathedral, and conductor Stefan Parkman from Uppsala University. Those visits resulted in important contacts for Choir of the West’s 2015 spring tour

  • Jenifer Leavens was an experienced educator when she decided it was time to pursue a master’s degree in education. A transplant from California, she wasn’t sure which Puget Sound area university had the best program. So she asked some of her colleagues. “Hands down, people…

    Schools in 2019, first as dean of students and then moving into her current position as elementary assistant principal, where she oversees between 250 and 300 students in preschool through grade five. The school is operated for Native American students by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. She sees her primary role at Chief Leschi as building connections and helping students flourish in a school environment. That’s important, especially when you consider that most of this year’s third graders are

  • Emily Struck ’23 made the most of her chemistry major at PLU, conducting individualized research with professors and tutoring other students on campus. As she takes her next step in the fall pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Purdue University, Struck reflects on her…

    identity where sexual attraction is not necessarily a component. I identify as ace, so it was really fascinating to examine that perspective from an academic lens. Seeing how my peers tied their research back to their own world experiences was incredibly fascinating as well. What are you most proud of from your time at PLU? During spring break, the American Chemical Society held a conference where I presented my research. I worked hard on that research and delivered an oral presentation there, placing

  • As the world was beginning to realize the enormity of COVID-19, two Pacific Lutheran University professors seized the 2020 moment to do significant research into the psychology of the pandemic. PLU Department of Psychology  Chair Jon Grahe and his Statistics 232 students conducted a U.S.…

    Stat232 study featured a series of scales measuring general attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors in relation to the pandemic in the U.S., including people’s trust in media, government, knowledge about the virus, its transmission and symptoms, and health behaviors. One big challenge: getting folks to participate in a study about the pandemic when they were living in it. Psychology major Kriszha Sheehy ‘21 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Corey Cook. “We wanted a large sample from across the country

  • Exchange program enriches campus living and learning Six years ago, Candice Hughes ’08 realized that, despite her ambition, college just wasn’t in the cards. As consolation, the Trinidad and Tobago native dreamed of figuring out a way to go back to school part-time in a…

    September 17, 2008 Exchange program enriches campus living and learning Six years ago, Candice Hughes ’08 realized that, despite her ambition, college just wasn’t in the cards. As consolation, the Trinidad and Tobago native dreamed of figuring out a way to go back to school part-time in a few years. Her opportunity emerged just two years later with the advent of a unique exchange program, forged between PLU and the Trinidadian government. For more than a decade, PLU has been sending students

  • ‘We are all Norwegians’ By Loren J. Anderson Ladies and Gentlemen: We gather this evening to remember and pay tribute, to share our hurt and show that we care, and to grieve for those we have lost, even as we reach out to support one…

    government works so well that we take it for granted, we let down both our vigilance and our guard. And then come days like April 19, 1995 in Oklahoma City, January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz., and now July 22 in Oslo and on Oteya, Norway; days when we are reminded to take seriously the simple cliché “that freedom is not free,” and that because the human condition is frail and fractured, it sometimes breaks and fails us completely as it did last Friday. And the resulting pain is simply horrible. So as one