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potentially huge impact. “She is on the ground floor of a relatively new field that has the possibility of making all kinds of great insights into cancer in the evolution of history,” Ryan said. As Hunt and other researchers unearth more and more ancient evidence—breast cancer in 3500 B.C. Egypt, osteo-sarcoma in a T. rex femur—Hunt has formed an intriguing theory: She believes cancer is inherent in human beings and is aggravated by—rather than caused by—environmental factors. Her goal now is to gather

said. Another is the sheer scope of opportunities students have to hone their craft. “We do nine productions in nine months, which means every single month there’s a new show opening,” Smith said. “So there’s a terrific amount of performance opportunity for students that exists at PLU that don’t necessarily exist at other institutions.” Read Previous How First Gens thrive Read Next Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored

love for the Community Garden continued. The hobby grew into a passion, and after studying plant disease with biology faculty, Rebecca decided to pursue plant pathology. They’re currently at the University of California Riverside getting their PhD. Working with the Diversity Center helped Rebecca grow beyond the garden too. Rebecca values the Diversity Center for giving them a working understanding of gender theory and social justice, which helped them incorporate equity into their work after PLU

electrical & computer engineering. Students can choose to work on the theory that drives the development of new molecules for trapping solar energy, new electrode materials and chemistry for batteries, or models for grid management of renewable energy. Other labs work on integrating these new materials into devices at both the nano- and macro-scale. By the end of the summer, students are familiar with both the technical skills of performing research within the lab, and the social and cultural skills

and how they affect one another,” Heath said. “The question of whether separation of Church and State exists is fully alive in the questions of reproductive health and marriage equality, and the structure of this play really illustrates how long these debates have been going on and how frustrating it is that we still haven’t really found any answers. I hope this show encourages people to press harder for those answers, to find what they believe in and fight for it tirelessly – but not blindly

Artime, Ph.D. has been approved for a $2.5M funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to disseminate and implement research findings on Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation with Narrative Therapy (STAIR-NT) for PTSD in University Counseling Centers (UCCs).“We hope this implementation project will help to address the need for effective and efficient care for trauma-exposed students who are seeking services in over-burdened UCCs,” said Artime. “As the

understanding the deeper meaning of the play and the crew has been working ahead of their timeline. “It’s an exhilarating feeling,” Corbitt said. To be fair, there have been plenty of challenges to directing the production. “I find myself afraid to make the wrong decision sometimes, and that can lead to doubt and indecisiveness,” Corbitt said. “I recently saw some bad theater at another college that was directed by a professor, and it made me realize that every decision I make will affect the final outcome

fans are really polite and respect that this is a school,” Rupprecht said. “They just want something real to touch, to make their favorite books more real to them.” Though Rupprecht has only read the first book in the series, he said working with the crew and director of the movie was exciting. “‘Twilight’ mania is really a good way to connect with the students, and I’m glad for that,” Rupprecht said. Read Previous Poetry to restore the complexity of the world Read Next Affect COMMENTS*Note: All

after a day in the lab. “And this work with Dr. Saxowsky called to me. I knew I’d be interested in it. This (research) looked at how something so small could affect the human body … this is a fascinating experience to do groundbreaking work like this.” One recent August morning, Deane and her partners, Pannapat Angkanaworakul and Jessika Iverson, carefully counted yeast cultures that had started days earlier in agar plates. One culture was looking good, but when Deane showed another to Saxowsky

and French, began her initial research in 2013 with a paper she wrote in one of her classes. This blossomed into Moran’s final Capstone, PLU’s senior research project, which looks at how candidates’ expenditures affect the outcome of their campaign. “There is a lot of controversy about the money spent in politics,” said Moran. “I really wanted to look at an issue that is highly debated. It’s hard because you want your causes to succeed, and you know the only way to do that is with money.” Moran