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to understand how past events in earth history (i.e. glacial cycles and fluctuating sea levels) have affected the distribution of species in this region. Rosemarie (Romey) Haberle My research uses both phylogenetic and comparative chloroplast genomic approaches to better understand the evolutionary biology of flowering plants. Currently, I am studying members of the bluebell family (Campanulaceae) which is an excellent model system to address different evolutionary biology questions. I use both
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) Students will examine diverse social perspectives and cultural traditions in a US context Students will gain awareness and understanding of diversity in the United States, directly addressing issues such as ethnicity, gender, disability, racism, or poverty. Diversity: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (C) Students will locate cultural and social perspectives and traditions in a global context. Students will apply comparative perspectives to understand a variety of cultural conditions. Senior Seminar (SR
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even if your topic of interest isn’t in her direct line of research, it is guaranteed that you will walk out with a new clarity on your ‘big question’ along with four other anthropologists to read. Taking Nation, State, and Citizen with Steven Thomson, you’ll find yourself learning more about the world around you, its structure, power, and politics through real life examples of abiding traffic laws to his travels in the Gambia, than you could ever get through years of self study. Each professor
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that include social justice struggles, present and past, migration, race, gender, sexuality, memory, trauma, and the politics of language. The Hispanic & Latino Studies professors are well-known on campus for their genuine passion for teaching, active role as mentors, and advocacy for social change in the U.S. and abroad. You’ll have opportunities to participate in study away programs in Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, and Puerto Rico, as well as community-engaged learning in Latino/a/x communities right
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through a typical 12-hour day, Parnell said his goals are Alaska’s economy, families, and focusing on things like a responsible budget and anti-domestic violence legislation. Although he’d never put “being governor” on his to do list – he was considering a congressional run when Palin told him she was resigning – politics has always been part of his life. His father, Pat Parnell, was an Alaskan lawmaker in the 1980s who started his political career as a Democrat, then switched to the Republican party
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said. When he returned from Chengdu, he was hooked. China was “like studying a puzzle,” Ford says. And a puzzle that drew him in with its people, its art, history and politics. His intellectual curiosity simply wouldn’t let him put the topic or the place, aside. He future was going to be linked to international studies; he just couldn’t wait to get back. He did manage to go back in 2011 to study ethnic minorities in China. It was Professor Adam Cathcart, who happened to be in China at the same
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politics and government in May and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in the School of Business. He hopes to become a civil rights lawyer. He is a decorated veteran who has taken leadership roles on campus, serving as a member of the ASPLU senate and the Student Veterans Association. He is also a Wild Hope Fellow. He takes time to help coach, guide and mentor his fellow students. As an ASPLU senator, he proposed legislation to explore and update PLU’s observance of Veterans Day and instituted a
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upon the intersection of gender with other social categories, such as race, class, and sexuality. (4) SOCI 230 : The Family An examination of the institution of the family in the United States, with emphasis on how families are affected by social forces such as the economy, race and ethnicity, gender, and social politics. (4) SOCI 240 : Social Problems - ES Critical examination of poverty, discrimination, drugs, crime, homelessness, violence, and family breakdown. Course addresses contemporary
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reason. [2] PLU students at work in 2012 Since Plato, the Beautiful, the True, and the Good—these words and the ideals they express—have been significant in humanistic study. Aristotle, Plato’s student, added searching logical analysis in the Politics, Ethics, and Poetics. In the medieval trivium of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric, words reigned supreme. But these three are far from trivial! Out of the love of words, Erasmus produced the first printed Greek New Testament (1516). Based upon the
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challenging classes such as Comparative Anatomy, Mammalian Physiology, and Cadaver Prosection, which will help me a lot later in medical school. — Bi T. ‘23 Did you know? 80% of our students who apply to medical school are accepted (2011-2021). Did you know? 75% of our students who apply to dental school are accepted (2011-2021). Did you know? Pre-Health Sciences students often participate in PLU’s Natural Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (NSSURP), which involves working with PLU professors
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