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graduated in 2022 with a degree in biology. At first, Ambachew thought she’d go into computer programming and user experience design by majoring in computer science. In her first year at PLU, a Microsoft internship taught her about software engineering and product management. Ambachew dove into the field, working part-time during the school year and full-time one summer with Geeking Out Kids of Color (GOKiC). GOKiC is a Seattle-area after-school and summer program offering multicultural STEM education

the health professions. SHPEP at the UW has had a very long and successful track record of helping thousands of students enter and graduate from health professions school. Using a cohort approach, the program prepares students for academic success in their undergraduate and pre-professional studies by offering enrichment courses in biology, chemistry, biostatistics and population health. The program also focuses on the personal and professional development of participants by engaging them in

Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024

than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024

pandemic challenges, transfer student finds community at PLU Read Next PLU alumni husband-wife duo doing their part in New York City’s COVID-19 battle LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care

July 7, 2008 A summer job that doesn’t suck By Steve Hansen Of all the potentially tedious summer jobs, here’s a new one: spending hours on your knees, rolling over one boulder after another, just to see what’s underneath. For Stephanie Agoncillo ’08 and Melissa Youngquist ’09, this was a coveted gig. And when Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Behrens is doing the rock-rolling, all the better. Students and faculty take their summer research projects into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest

hours. Aune, who went on to receive degrees in biology and chemistry, and then a masters and M.D. at the University of Texas at San Antonio, decided he’d found his passion: cancer research. He now runs a research laboratory and a clinic at the university, with a focus on how chemotherapy affects children later in their adult lives. When he considers that he discovered his “true calling” in a library he chuckles. One would have thought he’d discovered his passion for cancer research and pediatric