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touch Read Next Arctic exploration and climate change COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. 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 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer

focusing on genetic engineering mechanisms to combat environmental stressors — such as flooding and drought — in important agricultural crops … food security is being threatened by the severe weather patterns as a result of climate change. One potential solution to the severe crop losses, loss of food security and economic hardship for growers is gene editing to improve crop resilience. In my project, I specifically focused on genes that could be edited into crops — such as wheat or barley that would

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 math, physics and computer science, but also the life sciences and

. Gregoire also reinvigorated the state’s Department of Ecology and led the state to adopt Clean Air standards in 2009. During her tenure, Gregoire passed laws that made the state a national leader in climate-protection policy, leaving Washington an environmental treasure for future generations. Since she left office, Gregoire has been anything but retired from the public spotlight. She is on the board of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and is chair of the Export Import Bank Advisory Committee

of that person, which asks us ‘what do we think about that.’” The current political climate is one reason Torvend wanted to share Oelbermann’s story. “I am well aware of the fact that we have people in office today who bring with them incredible hostility towards LGBT people,” Torvend said.Cue the political side of the religion-politics theme. Growing up, Torvend’s family was very politically active. His father was chair of the Lutheran Services in northern California when Ronald Reagan was