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November 18, 2010 PLU student and prof head to Antarctica for global warming research through study of rocks and ice By Barbara Clements In a lab littered with Hostess snack bars and French fry wrappers, geosciences student Mike Vermeulen ’12, turns to his computer and pops up a map of Antarctica, then points to a grid in the upper part of the frozen continent. PLU geoscience professor Claire Todd and PLU student Mike Vermeulen head to deep into Antarctica to study rocks that may help explain

feet above is call type 3, a crossbill which feeds on Western Hemlock cones. The next step in Smith’s research requires bringing female crossbills into captivity to see how they respond to songs of different call types. “I like giving students an opportunity to have an experience they may not have in a lab,” Smith said, as she and Grossberg picked their way down the muddy trail to the beach. Once the songs are collected, Smith and her students,Grossberg and Kirsten Paasche ’13, will take the sounds

the vowels of a language that was not their mother tongue. “We have known for over 30 years that we begin learning prenatally by listening to the sound of our mother talking,” Moon said. “This is the first study that shows we learn about the particular speech sounds of our mother’s language before we are born.” Professor Christine Moon at her research lab at Pacific Lutheran University. (Photo by John Froschauer, Director of Photography) Before the study, the general consensus was that infants

polishing up her resume. Her interest, and preparation, helped her nail the interviews with Bryce Manso ‘10 and Tisha Graham ’09, both who work as researchers at Fred Hutch. So for the past 10 weeks, Nelson has been working on nano-vaccine research. “I don’t think you realize how valuable every single summer is, and you need to start looking for internships early and often,” she says. Nelson said she is deciding now between lab research and environmental field research as a possible future career

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University’s student media center, working on merging our print, video and radio offices to create a multimedia newsroom where students can come and learn how to develop their skills as multimedia journalists. This is especially important because the journalism industry expects reporters to be “multimedia” reporters, knowing how to write, shoot and edit video, and post online. Around 2 percent of student newsrooms around the world are converged, according to a study conducted by College Media Association

(drums) and Vance Holtzinger (bass). instagram.com/deadamyband Gabe Fobes (guitar, piano, vocals) rounds out the bill with everlasting solo music. His original compositions are not to be taken lightly. instagram.com/gabe_creates_music   Thursday, September 22: Kemper Thornberry, J. Martin and Zari Alexandria Kemper Thornberry’s overdriven guitar displays vulnerability on stage. Known mostly as the frontman of Miss January, his solo work highlights his other skills. instagram.com/kemmp Martin of