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Dr. George and Mrs. Helen LongDr. George Long graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 1966 with degrees in both Biology and Chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Brandeis University in 1971, where he studied invertebrate lactate dehydrogenases. He then worked on nuclear DNA polymerases as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California at San Diego. Dr. Long was Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Pomona College from 1971-79 and from 1979-1982 he was an NIH Senior

Why Water?To begin with, water is the world’s most essential resource. Every living being needs water; not one species can survive without it. Yet water is frighteningly finite, becoming increasingly precious, and contested. As the global population passes seven billion, it is estimated that two-thirds of the worlds’ population – about 5.5 million people – will live in areas facing moderate to severe water shortages by 2025. Globally, coral reefs are vanishing and ice shelves in Antarctica and

Optometry Admission Test The Optometry Admission Test (OAT) is a standardized, 4-hour examination designed to measure general academic ability and comprehension of scientific information. The OAT is sponsored by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) for applicants seeking admission to an optometry program. All schools and colleges of optometry in the United States require the OAT. The OAT consists of a battery of four tests with a total of 220 multiple choice questions

Optometry Admission Test The Optometry Admission Test (OAT) is a standardized, 4-hour examination designed to measure general academic ability and comprehension of scientific information. The OAT is sponsored by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) for applicants seeking admission to an optometry program. All schools and colleges of optometry in the United States require the OAT. The OAT consists of a battery of four tests with a total of 220 multiple choice questions

The German Department Welcomes Jonathan Fine Jonathan Fine lives up to his name. As a visiting assistant professor of German during the 2016-27 academic year, his gifted teaching, thoughtful and individualized advising, and creative support of residents of the German House made him seem like a familiar presence right from the start of his year with us. In German 423 in fall semester, for example, students benefitted from Jonathan’s strengths as an Enlightenment specialist in his course “The Age

Calendar Calendar Highlights Alumni Survey Pacific Lutheran University embraces a tradition of reformation, grounded in our history that dates back before our founding in 1890. In an effort to learn more about our alumni and better serve the Lute community, we launched a donor-funded listening initiative last academic year. Through a series of professional surveys and constituent interviews, the university sought your opinions about its priorities and how connected you feel to your alma mater, ranging

By Mandi LeCompte The combined Elliott Press and the Thorniley Collection of Antique Type at PLU now makes up the largest collection of printing equipment in the Pacific Northwest, both in size and variety of type styles and eras represented. Last spring, with the tiniest pica of type to the large, iron 19th century hand press, the Thorniley Collection from WCP Solutions (formerly West Coast Paper) found a new home at PLU, adding more than 1,000 fonts, 40 type cabinets, five presses, antique