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has also pledged support for a new Rieke greenhouse/laboratory that will support both teaching and research. Early in the campaign, a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer was brought online in Rieke. Faculty and student researchers use it to study the bonding of atoms in a molecule to gain a better understanding of chemical compounds. Funded by the campaign and the National Science Foundation, the facility is one of the first of its kind located at a West Coast undergraduate university
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one of Washington’s original people is by visiting the cultural and research center itself. By far it is the most extensive Native American find – ever. And the Makah Tribe has been a leader in cataloging the find and using the found contents to open up the doors of preserving and rediscovering the Makah’s cultural heritage. Although this find was definitely an important discovery it in no way saved the culture of the Makah. “Actually it’s the other way around,” Huelsbeck said. Early on the Makah
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, whose English was the best in the family. I came to India excited for the prospect of adventure, cultural immersion and professional growth, whereas her avenues for a complete education had already been scuttled during her adolescence without her input. Her life’s path had most likely already been decided by her male elders. I think of this, and then I think of the day I met with the executive director of an international foundation early on during my time in India to discuss their development
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around, so why don’t we shift the focus and say ‘OK, other people around; let’s tune in a little bit so you can see early warning signs of high risk?’” said Stephens. “It’s our responsibility to make college a safer place for everyone.” She said that sexual assault, unwanted physical touch, sexual harassment, stalking and intimate partner violence are all things we need to prevent to make campuses across the country safer. “It is really hard to find someone who does not know someone who has been
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? The individual faculty members that I talked with during my phone interview, and then my in-person interview, seemed so supportive. I was really looking for that in the next stage of my career. I really wanted a department that was collegial, that didn’t just talk about being supportive, actually was supportive and was willing to step in and help in any way they could. I was also really impressed with the multiple mentorship programs we have for first-year and early-career faculty members. That’s
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language impacts cultural and personal memory. Set in Pakistan in the early 2000s, the novel follows Alys Binat and her sisters as they navigate the marriage market, female identity, and British and Pakistani influences on their self-expression. Kamal translates “What will people say?” into Urdu: ” کہیںگے/ Log kya kahenge” (35). She applies a post-colonialist perspective to the question by asking not only how society will judge an individual’s actions, but how Pakistan will speak for itself as it works
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moderated Should we be looking at attracting students to certain majors over others?We tend to recruit fewer students who know early what they plan to major in (I think we’re at about 10% of students who come in as first-year students with a clear plan for a major). I’ve been at institutions where 90% come in with a major decided already. I think a mix is good, although I’m not sure we as an institution have a clear idea of what the exact mix should be. *Note: All comments are moderated We can attract
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never fully recovered. Driving through this run-down community, Day’s assertions that water does not care what happens when it escapes the river’s banks. Stopping only to grab some quick b-roll, we powered through Cairo and on to New Orleans. With an interview early the next morning we spent the drive drafting questions, reviewing previous interviews and sorting out the stories we had collected so far. The feeling was mutual: This project is going to be incredible. New Orleans, LA In New Orleans
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instead lie there, relaxing, your thoughts punctuated by unexpected visits from friends or the flight of one of the many bird species who make their homes in these trees, in this grass, breathing this air. One day, on this path, you will be walking with someone you’ve come to know and respect as both a professor and a human being during your four years here. The early spring sun that cuts through the cold will be shining, and he will tell you how much you’ve grown up. Enjoy your time here and take all
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Teaching in the Pandemic: How Three Teachers Made the Best of an Unprecedented Time Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 27, 2021 Image: Alonso Brizuela ’14, Sarah Lord ’00, Caitlyn Zwang ’09 May 27, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHigh school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that
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