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DMC grants appear in classrooms Interactive software, a Wii to use in graphic design and a video which will record future teachers at work – all these ideas received funding this year through the Digital Media Center Small Grants fund. Each year in May, Layne…
and audience-response clickers. Joanne Lisosky, Associate Professor of Communication: To accelerate expansion of The Mast’s online presence, the staff will receive training and consultation by Mark Briggs, a national expert on integrated news media and digital literacy. The $1,000 grant will pay for three sessions by Briggs with selected students, faculty, and staff. Wendelyn Shore, Associate Professor of Psychology, Division of Social Sciences: Shore will use $980 for four “Inquisit” licenses to
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Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source…
November 2, 2012 Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source of the northern lights The Division of Natural Sciences cordially invites you to a unique presentation in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on November 8, beginning at noon to hear a lecture by by Pål Brekke, PhD
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 14, 2016)- Laurel Minter, a Los Angeles-based, award-winning screenwriter and film director, will offer a beginners’ screenwriting workshop at PLU later this month. The workshop will educate students on how to craft screenplays using tools that most professional screenwriters use. The focus…
of MediaLab. About Laurel Minter Laurel Minter is an award-winning screenwriter and film director based in Los Angeles. Her awards include a Samuel Goldwyn writing award for her screenplay The Route, an Alfred. P. Sloan/Tribeca Foundation fellowship award for her screenplay Finding Grace, and a Milton Sperling award for excellence in writing. In 2012, Laurel was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a finalist for the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting. Laurel
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As a child, chemistry major Yaquelin Ramirez ’22 often went to work with her mother at a Federal Way nursing home. The time spent watching her mom help the residents sparked something inside of her — a desire to pursue a career where she helps…
that’s why I went the natural sciences route,” she said. “But I changed my mind because I enjoyed the science part better than I thought I would.” Her passion for fact-finding led to a research job with Southern Illinois University through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Research, funded by the National Science Foundation. Her work included studying ammonia decomposition for the release of hydrogen. Her research was performed using computational chemistry, an area Ramirez
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At PLU, Dr. Erik Arnits ’11 studied biology and chemistry as a double major. At first, he thought chemistry or dentistry was his future—but a medical mission trip the summer before his senior year to Costa Rica and Panama changed everything. He kept a journal…
direction and after-graduation plans to work as an emergency room scribe to ensure medicine was a good fit. After working as an ER scribe for a year, Arnits headed to medical school in Yakima at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences to study osteopathic medicine, followed by a residency in Michigan at Spectrum Health Lakeland. His wife Hadley, who he met at PLU, accompanied him and worked in insurance while he attended medical school. Now 34, Arnits works as assistant director of the emergency
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Sound Physicians is a national, multi-specialty medical group that strives to improve quality and reduce the cost of healthcare for patients in every community it serves. It partners with more than 400 hospitals and is the practice of choice for over 4,000 physicians, advanced practice providers, CRNAs,…
, advanced practice providers, CRNAs, and nurses. We highlighted three PLU alumni who serve at the Tacoma-based health care leader. Dr. Erik Arnits ’11: Emergency Physician At PLU, Dr. Erik Arnits ’11 studied biology and chemistry as a double major. He studied osteopathic medicine at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences and completed a residency in Michigan at Spectrum Health Lakeland. Arnits now works as assistant director of the emergency department in Moses Lake’s Samaritan Healthcare with
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They say if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. We visited six alumni who are thriving and making significant contributions to the progress and well-being of the Big Apple.
at Purdue University. VIEW STORY Passionate About Global Health Henri Coronado-Volta double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in Holocaust and genocide studies. He’s now a epidemiology grad student at UW and plans to earn a Ph.D. in global health. VIEW STORY Traveling Through Time Venice Jakowchuk’s double major in history and anthropology led her on numerous adventures throughout her PLU years. She’s now on a new adventure, earning a Master of Sciences in archaeology at
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Physics is the scientific study of the material universe at its most fundamental level. A physicist might study the inner workings of atoms and nuclei, the size and age of the universe, the behavior
program in physics provides excellent preparation for graduate study in many areas of the physical sciences and engineering, such as mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aeronautical engineering, aerospace engineering, optical engineering and electrical engineering.
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Biology Courses Take the following two introductory courses: BIOL 225: Molecules, Cells and Organisms BIOL 226: Genes, Evolution, Diversity and Ecology You might also consider taking some of the
require a semester of biochemistry. Note that MATH 140 is a prerequisite or co-requisite for CHEM 115. Courses in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Most PA schools require you to take a course in either Developmental Psychology or Abnormal Psychology. Other health-related courses from departments such as Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Health Education, and Women & Gender Studies are recommended. ExperienceAlmost all PA programs require a significant amount of clinical experience before
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Biology Courses Take the following two introductory courses: BIOL 225: Molecules, Cells and Organisms BIOL 226: Genes, Evolution, Diversity and Ecology You might also consider taking some of the
require a semester of biochemistry. Note that MATH 140 is a prerequisite or co-requisite for CHEM 115. Courses in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Most PA schools require you to take a course in either Developmental Psychology or Abnormal Psychology. Other health-related courses from departments such as Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Health Education, and Women & Gender Studies are recommended. ExperienceAlmost all PA programs require a significant amount of clinical experience before
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