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MediaLab receives national prize for latest documentary film about higher education Posted by: Kari Plog / March 22, 2016 March 22, 2016 By Amanda Williams '16MediaLab General Manager, special to PLU NewsTACOMA, WASH. (March 21, 2016)- MediaLab, the applied research and media production program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received a prestigious national award for its most recent documentary film.These Four Years, which premiered in Seattle in November 2015, has earned a Grand Prize in

Turner Bryk ’17. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) October 17, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, 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 at the Tacoma Art Museum.The fundraising event, hosted by the Center for

conducting research. Now, he’s a senior paleontologist at the Department of the Interior. Foss serves as a policy adviser and resource director in Washington, D.C., 30 years after his dream began. “Working on the bureaucratic side we call ourselves ‘paleocrats’ because we’re actually interpreting the science for government,” Foss said. “Field research was what I always wanted to do, but a big part of what I do now is coordinate everything that goes on in the field.” Foss earned his research and resource

MediaLab’s ‘Changing Currents’ nominated for Emmy Posted by: Kari Plog / May 4, 2017 Image: Rachel Lovrovich ’18, general manager of MediaLab and creative director for “Changing Currents,” films at the Connecticut River. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) May 4, 2017 By Robert Marshall WellsContributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (May 4, 2017)- MediaLab, the applied research and multimedia program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received a 2017 Emmy Award nomination from the National Academy of

MediaLab documentary series earns six Accolade Awards Posted by: Kari Plog / March 5, 2018 Image: Mackenzie Cooper ’19 shoots photos on location during filming for MediaLab’s newest documentary series, “A World of Difference.” (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) March 5, 2018 By Helen Smith '19PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2018) — MediaLab, the applied research and media services program at Pacific Lutheran University, received six awards last week from the Accolade Global Film

Science in Marketing Research program will be renamed the Master of Science in Marketing Analytics. “The change is to reflect the actual content of the program and make it more relevant to business applications, rather than focusing more on theoretical research and less on practices,” said Dr. Chung-Shing Lee, Dean of PLU’s School of Business. “‘Analytics’ is a more specific term for data analytical activities for business applications than the term ‘research,’ which is much stricter in science

PLU environmental studies students chart the challenges facing the nearby Clover Creek Watershed Posted by: Zach Powers / January 7, 2020 Image: PLU students in the Fall 2019 Environmental Studies 350 course take a quick photo break during a water sample collection excursion. (Photos courtesy of Claire Todd.) January 7, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsAt Pacific Lutheran University, natural science research can lead students all the way to Antarctica and back again. For

PLU’s Lathiena Nervo discusses her work and being named one of the “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America” Posted by: Zach Powers / February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Biology Lathiena Nervo was recently named one of Cell Mentor’s “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” A developmental biologist in her second year at PLU, Nervo is equally passionate about teaching, biological research, and

International Organization for Migration, a United Nations advisory agency that promotes international cooperation on migration. Traveling under a Wang Center Research Grant, Jackie worked with agency representatives to locate a dataset on Iraqi migration from a survey about access to basic needs such as water and shelter. “It’s really hard for people to look at a giant dataset and identify the main takeaways,” Lindstrom said. “So I was just excited to be able to serve this organization and hopefully give

Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24 lights up when talking about her role in the Murdock Trust-funded research on RNA detection. A collaboration between faculty and students at Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle Pacific University, and Northwest University, the interdisciplinary project aims to fill the gaps in what we know about RNA and its function. Under the direction of chemistry professor Neal Yakelis, Angela has been working to develop an organic compound that can better visualize and track RNA in