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October 25, 2010 Oil Literacy panel After the screening of “Oil Literacy” there will be a panel discussion with these guest panelists answering questions and talking about the literacy of oil. Diana Gibson, Research Director for the Parkland Institute Gibson is a Canadian researcher for a think-tank in Edmonton that seeks to study the economic and social implications surrounding oil sands development and production. She is featured in the film. Matthew Johnson, Media Education Specialist for

Texas A&M REU Posted by: alemanem / December 17, 2019 December 17, 2019 Summary:  The REU summer research program focuses on interdisciplinary projects in sustainable chemistry. In our program, students become full members of a research group, carrying out fundamental research on topics that span the chemical sciences. Students will participate in a Sustainable Chemistry workshop and professional development focused on Science Communication. Application Window: 12/13/19-2/15/20 Students Receive

2020 UNT Chemistry NSF-REU Program Posted by: alemanem / January 27, 2020 January 27, 2020 This program offers interdisciplinary research experiences at the forefront of the chemical sciences. Although our faculty research groups are grounded in “traditional” areas of chemistry (analytical, inorganic, organic, physical), most of their research projects cross boundaries between these areas. A unique aspect of our REU program is that all projects will involve collaboration between two or more

systems change that offer meaningful solutions.” Brian Lloyd ’88 is a vice president at Beacon Development Group, a Seattle-based operation that provides affordable housing consulting services to nonprofits and public housing Authorities. “PLU instilled the idea that I could serve the community,” says Lloyd, who double majored in history and global studies at PLU before earning a master of public policy degree from Harvard University. “After grad school, I realized the place for my service was the

Kim Wilson family pushed total commitments for the $3 million field to more than $2.3 million, as of April 2011. The Wilson’s firm is a utility contractor based in Canby, Ore., specializing in electrical distribution and transmission power lines. Don and Kim are 1974 and 1976 PLU graduates. Their daughter, Stacy, graduated from PLU in 2003. Daughter Lauren is a University of Oregon graduate. Don Wilson served on the PLU Board of Regents for nine years in the 1990s and recently rejoined the board

doctoral degrees in educational leadership. Prior to that, she served as executive director of the San Francisco School Alliance, where she brought community leaders together to correct funding inequities and support education reform initiatives for the nearly 60,000 students of San Francisco Unified School District. “Terry is perhaps best known for her bold and visionary work to develop a statewide system of academic standards and assessments grounded in deep knowledge of human development and based

Innovation Studies Minor in the News Posted by: halvormj / July 27, 2017 Image: (Photo/John Froschauer) July 27, 2017 PLU’s forthcoming Innovation Studies minor was in the news this month, a new academic program that is being sponsored by the Benson Program in Business and Economic History. Acting PLU President Allan Belton describes Innovation Studies as one example of how PLU prepares students for life after graduation by emphasizing skills that employers most want. The article also

aerospace, propulsion, aerodynamics and controls of aerial vehicles. The program will stimulate students’ interest in conducting research, and develop their understanding of interdisciplinary concepts through hands-on learning, STEM problem-solving skills, and enhance their ability to apply theoretical concepts to research problems. The program is designed to promote independence and the ability to collaborate effectively as part of a highly diverse team. Applications are currently being accepted and

Tufts University Graduate Program Posted by: nicolacs / November 10, 2022 November 10, 2022 Tufts is a top-tier research institution located just five miles from Boston, a vibrant city and a hub of scientific innovation. We are just the right size to combine cutting-edge research with a more personalized mentoring experience. We pride ourselves on our accomplished research groups with multidisciplinary approaches and a high level of federal funding in all fields of chemistry including physical

existing sociology curriculum into a separate major, and will lead to the addition of new courses of particular interest to criminal justice students,” continued Luther. Luther says that PLU’s sociology-based approach to criminal justice distinguishes it from other criminal justice programs in Washington state. “We believe it is important to study criminal justice through a sociological lens because it allows criminal justice students to examine the social and structural context that crime and the