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  • When I ask our students what they did over summer break, I am consistently impressed by their motivation. This summer, Nellie Moran ’15, an Economics and French major, worked for the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C., during which time she met President Barack Obama…

    turnout. She plans on a career in public service and one day running for office. And you don’t have to be rubbing shoulders with those at the highest levels of politics to make key connections that will help you in your career. Simbarache Change ‘15, a Finance major, discovered this while working for Russell Investments in the derivatives section, while Biology major Rachael Nelson ‘15, landed a research internship due to Lutes who already worked at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Read more

  • 20 semester hours Up to 8 approved semester hours from supporting majors and minors can be applied to the STEM Education minor. At least 12 semester hours must be earned in residence at PLU.

    Links Course Catalog College of Natural Sciences2. Content Area Courses12 semester hours Students must complete coursework across three STEM content areas as part of this program. Biology & Chemistry 4 semester hours, chosen from the following courses: BIOL 225: Molecules, Cells, and Organisms (4) BIOL 226: Genes, Evolution, Diversity, and Ecology (4) CHEM 104: Environmental Chemistry (4) CHEM 115: General Chemistry I (4) CHEM 116: General Chemistry II (4) Geosciences & Physics 4 semester hours

  • Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies faculty and staff.

    Mary Ellard-Ivey Professor of Biology Full Profile she/her/hers 253-535-7357 ellardma@plu.edu

  • International Honors faculty and staff.

    Mary Ellard-Ivey Professor of Biology Full Profile she/her/hers 253-535-7357 ellardma@plu.edu

  • NIST is one of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences and, as the lead Federal agency for technology transfer, it provides a strong interface between government, industry and academia. NIST embodies a science culture, developed from a large and well-equipped…

    NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program sponsors  a 11-week summer internship program for undergraduate students enrolled at U.S. 2-year and 4-year institutions majoring in chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, fire research, nanotechnology, information technology, mathematics, biology, manufacturing, statistics, or other STEM discipline. The program provides students with hands-on research experience under the mentorship of a NIST scientist or engineer

  • 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 student team finished in the top five of the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling , an international contest where…

    opportunities for students interested in applying math skills to real-world problems. Each year she covers the modeling process and techniques, then asks students what they’re interested in. “It’s an ocean of knowledge,” she said. “You can pretty much model anything.” In her own research, Zhu uses math to understand underlying mechanisms in developmental biology, such as pattern formations in butterflies, the kind of unexpected application that opens students’ minds to possible connections—not only between

  • Professors Claire Todd (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Sergia Hay (Philosophy) had the honor of working with this year's class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their

    2021 Environmental Studies CapstonesProfessors Claire Todd (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Sergia Hay (Philosophy) had the honor of working with this year’s class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their interdisciplinary and culminating projects for their major. This capstone cohort tackled a wide range of current environmental issues and employed the methods and tools of multiple disciplines including biology, literature, chemistry, philosophy, art, political

  • Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in  environmental studies  and  mathematics . While at PLU, he founded  Birders of PLU , served as a  Peace Scholar , and  studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more…

    what you can build from it, or what patterns you can find and connections you can make. When did you decide on environmental studies? My Writing 101 course was “Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy.” The purpose of the class was to learn scientific technical writing, but I was surprised at how arbitrary taxonomy is. That got me interested in animal studies and a critical lens of the sciences, which is why I added environmental studies. The first thing I noticed on the bus from the airport [in Oxford

  • Grayson Nottage ’23 has wanted to become a middle school science teacher ever since she was a middle school science student. She admired many of her own science teachers, and aspires to become the sort of educator that inspires and excites students about science. Next…

    , environmental studies and religion Read Next Growing into her own: Sarah Davis ’23 discovers her passion for plant biology at PLU 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; aims to serve Hispanic

  • MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization that’s been caring for communities in Washington state since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital in 1882. MultiCare has grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, not-for-profit, community-based, locally-owned health system in the state…

    profile of Terri Card. From the exam room to executive leadershipWhen Mark Mariani ’98 was a student at PLU his singular goal was to become a medical doctor. A member of the football team and a biology major, Mariani loved his science courses, but he also found he was interested in a range of disciplines from economics to the humanities. He achieved his goal a few years later, earning a M.D. at the University of Washington. And while working with patients was just as rewarding as he’d hoped, his broad