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about our daily tasks including feeding, cleaning, training, and leading encounters with some of our animals,” Meyer says. “I also have the opportunity to cross-train with other departments including with the veterinarians so I am getting a first-hand look at what a zoo vet does! I am absolutely loving my time here and am so thankful for this scholarship helping me to pursue my dreams.” Data is still being collected on the results of the program. The COVID-19 pandemic created unique challenges to
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, but I’m right there for everything that happens,” Foss said. “I know about every fossil that’s being discovered before it hits the news. I know who is working where and on what. That’s the excitement of it, being on the edge of everything going on in paleontology.” × Foss juggles a variety of hats in an average week at the office, ranging from policy expert to to public relations officer. “I spend a lot of time helping to develop policy as well as reviewing other proposed policy, thinking about
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Starbucks’ Use of Market Research Propels the Brand Posted by: wagnerjc / November 7, 2017 November 7, 2017 Starbucks expertly employs market research to craft marketing messages and stay informed about consumer sentiment. Businesses in the coffee industry are susceptible to many external risks, most of which they are not able to control or even influence. The list of external threats is long, ranging from vagaries in the weather to ethically sourced coffee, and Starbucks must develop agile
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the first of many on their new podcast The Carson and Nate Show. “At the beginning of this (COVID-19), we realized quickly that there was probably zero chance we could present our capstones in a traditional way,” Bergstrom recounted. “We see the capstone as the culmination of four years of work and a celebration of your independent research.” “We thought it was sad that nobody could share their project and their journey, and celebrate the end of this chapter. We thought one way to do that is a
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for renovation, and in 2021, an anonymous lead gift moved renovations to the lab and other spaces in the Rieke Science Center to the front of the line for capital project improvements at PLU.“Teaching and learning practices have changed since the A&P lab was originally designed,” says Auman. “The upgrades we’re making within Rieke will not only provide better technology and collaborative distance-learning opportunities, they will also support more inclusive teaching practices and enhance learning
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for renovation, and in 2021, an anonymous lead gift moved renovations to the lab and other spaces in the Rieke Science Center to the front of the line for capital project improvements at PLU. “Teaching and learning practices have changed since the A&P lab was originally designed,” says Auman. “The upgrades we’re making within Rieke will not only provide better technology and collaborative distance-learning opportunities, they will also support more inclusive teaching practices and enhance learning
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PLU Digs into the Merits of Meat Posted by: Todd / October 1, 2014 October 1, 2014 What goes into the production of a quarter pound burger? According to J.L. Capper in The Journal of Animal Science, 6.7 pounds of feed, 52.8 gallons of drinking water, 74.5 square feet of grazing, and the equivalent amount of energy it takes to run a microwave for 18 minutes. The average American eats approximately 271 pounds of meat a year—or three, quarter pounder burgers a day. Meat is a tasty part of culture
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Campus Safety Director Tony Berger is thinking about just one thing, this day, or any other for that matter – how to keep a community of up to 4,500 people – students, staff, faculty and visitors – safe. After almost three years at PLU, Berger, 47, points with pride at a few features which makes the urban-suburban campus one of the safest in the region. There is an escort service available 24-7 to students who want a ride from anywhere on campus to their halls or nearby off campus housing. “In all, I
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are coming to PLU with greater fluency for talking about diversity issues, Johnson said. They are more engaged in these conversations and are able to look at diversity as related to many other issues. “What we are comprised of now has been at its strongest for about five years,” Putnam said. “It’s taken a lot of time and effort.” Like Putnam, senior Lou Vargas is also a Rieke Scholar who has been actively involved in the Diversity Center since his freshman year. “Without the Diversity Center I
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Summer REU at University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / November 27, 2018 November 27, 2018 The University of Washington has two Research Experience for Undergraduates programs this summer. Both programs deal with new energy materials and welcome freshmen and sophomores who have had some chemistry and physics. Follow the links to learn more, see the program fliers and apply! Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) Molecular Engineering Materials Center. (MEMC) Read Previous SURF 2019 At
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