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launch into Earth and Diversity Week with the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture and the Steen Family Symposium Read Next Stuart Gavidia ‘24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County LATEST POSTS The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024 Stuart

maps to help navigate their day at the fair. Others were too eager and set off in their own direction. “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Emily Chi ‘16, a biology student from Taiwan, who wandered off toward the animal barns with four other international students. “I don’t even have a word to describe it.” The goats and horses they saw didn’t cause too much of a stir, but hearing the words “edible elephant ears” caught their attention. They found the deep fried butter stand to be

the skull and the DNA, that this is a different species.” Their discovery was recently published in the Journal of Mammalogy, a renowned scientific outlet for studies on the biology of mammals. In it, the international team of scientists from Ecuador and the U.S. described a new species found in the cloud forests of Sangay National Park and clarified the family tree of this group. Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11. (Photo by John Froschauer) The new species of shrew-opossum, Caenolestes sangay, looks like a

count— yes, count—yeast cells for the next eight hours. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Deane, a biology major, is working 10 weeks this summer with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Tina Saxowsky, doing a series of experiments that will look at the evolution of the little critters that make your bread rise. How do they mutate, and how did these traits give them an advantage to survive? How does drug resistance happen? Or tumor growth? “It really helps with critical thinking,” said Deane

more informationStudent groups around campus participate in the drive, headed by coordinator Ciani Torres ’17, from students in the biology department to members of the PLU Dance Team. One main goal of Delta Iota Chi this year is to get more students involved with the drive. The club has raised money through online crowdfunding, but it’s interested in gaining more support. “We’re trying to make it a campus-wide event and not have it focused on the School of Nursing,” Mendoza said. “It’s a huge deal