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PLU student team finishes in the top five at international math modeling competition Posted by: nicolacs / June 16, 2023 Image: Image: Natural Sciences students compete in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling, a competition that goes 24-hours a day from Thursday to Monday (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 16, 2023 By By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterEach year, around 10,000 teams participate in The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, an international contest where

PMA January webinar and panel: Careers for Mathematicians Posted by: nicolacs / January 19, 2024 January 19, 2024 You’re invited to join the PMA webinar and panel: Career for Mathematicians on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 4PM PST. Are you interested in the careers possible for mathematics students? The PMA welcomes as panelists several mathematicians who will discuss careers and opportunities in the financial sector, as actuaries, in mathematical biology, in machine learning, and in research

Caltech WAVE Summer Research Program Posted by: nicolacs / October 29, 2021 October 29, 2021 The WAVE Fellows program provides support for undergraduate students, who are underrepresented in STEM and intend on pursuing a Ph.D., to conduct a 10-week summer research project under the mentorship of Caltech faculty. Research opportunities in biology, neuroscience, chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering and applied science, geology, environmental science, sustainability, astronomy, physics

PLU students conquer the math modeling marathon! By Emily Holt, MFA ’16 | PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer Posted by: mhines / July 14, 2023 Image: Natural Sciences students compete in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling, a competition that goes 24-hours a day from Thursday to Monday (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) July 14, 2023 At PLU, you can test your math skills in the classroom, but you can also showcase your problem-solving prowess outside the classroom! This year, a three-person PLU

PLU student team finishes in the top five at international math modeling competition Posted by: mhines / June 16, 2023 Image: Natural Sciences students compete in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling, a competition that goes 24-hours a day from Thursday to Monday (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 16, 2023 By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer Each year, around 10,000 teams participate in The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, an international contest where teams of

July 23, 2009 Biology professors win coveted Murdock grants Turning over barnacle-encrusted rocks, one by one, craning your neck to catch a glimpse of a bird or sloshing through a muddy tributary might not seem like hard core scientific endeavors. But think again. It’s research such as this that gleaned three assistant professors of biology – Michael Behrens, Julie Smith and Jacob Egge – grants totaling more than $120,000. The support, provided by the Vancouver, Wash. based M.J. Murdock

interdisciplinary studies and adds a permanent mathematical modeling course that challenges students to use mathematic tools to solve real-world problems. “It is really awesome to pair with other science majors to give more math background to support those concepts,” said N. Justice, assistant professor of mathematics. “Such double majors will be set apart and stronger in the job market.” Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the applied mathematics major pairs well with other natural sciences majors such as

January 14, 2011 New biology lab an interactive plus for students By Barbara Clements The lab tucked in the north side of the Rieke Science Center is all about drywall, dust and stacks of cabinets right now. But come spring semester, the new Louis and Lydia Sheffels Biology Laboratory, otherwise known as Room #136, will open up to new work stations and new equipment. Louis and Lydia Sheffels Biology Laboratory will open up to new work stations and new equipment. (Photo by John Froschauer) The

core concepts at an early age. He wrote a series of emoji based math books for kids from five to ten so they could enjoy a story of smiley faces adventuring while discovering properties of numbers and patterns that show up with geometry. These were deep mathematical concepts accessible to children. Bryan originally wrote them for his young grandchildren and then shared these books with some PLU faculty members and alumni with young children. Bryan served on many committees during his 35-plus years

, and surrounded by blackboards that viewers can write upon. The overall work is a collection of multimedia vignettes illustrating mathematical concepts. Visitors to the piece will see a “knotical” (nautical) scene—featuring a bay, a boat, and a sea monster—exploring concepts in knot theory. A large handmade quilt composed of blocks depicts various forms of cryptography, while a soaring lighthouse is topped with a stained-glass dodecahedron. A dizzying variety of artistic mediums comprise the work