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was one of the experts cited July 31 in a segment of the Today show called The Secret Life of Babies . Her groundbreaking research is no stranger to the national spotlight. The Today piece focused on new studies that show life in the womb is much busier than you might expect. Moon’s research on babies’ voice recognition, for example, indicates that since a baby’s ears are fully formed about halfway through pregnancy, a baby might know its mom’s voice by the time it’s born. When hours-old newborns
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Choral Music at Pacific Lutheran UniversityPLU’s choral program has a long history of success, and is recognized regionally and nationally for its excellence in ensemble performance, academic structure and rigor, and placement of graduates in positions in music education. Singers in the program have the opportunity to study private voice from one of eleven outstanding voice faculty led by Dr. James Brown, Chair of Vocal Studies. Many choral students are awarded music scholarships, which are
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your project progresses. This is important to keep in mind, both as an applicant and a recipient of the Wang Grant. While your proposed project might sound perfect on paper, it will most likely not unfold exactly as planned—which is completely okay! Deviations from “the plan” can be opportunities for some great learning experiences, too. This being said, to avoid hitting a complete dead-end with a project that you know is going to be challenging to complete, consider thinking about some of the
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Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Julian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory, working some nights between 8… May 20, 2024 AcademicsDiversityPhysicsResearchStudent Voice
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new medical facility on PLU’s campus. The MultiCare Medical Center at Pacific Lutheran University will provide high-quality, culturally appropriate outpatient services to the almost 200,000 people in and around Central Pierce County. From South Sound to statewide, the next generation of health leaders learn here. Washington is grappling with a severe shortage of health care professionals. The medical center will provide a wide variety of opportunities for health science students from PLU and the
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Internet access?There is free wi‐fi campus‐wide for conference participants. Can we bring our own sound system?PLU is already wired and set up for most audio/visual needs, including sound. We require all conference guests to utilize the PLU sound and A/V equipment provided, to ensure the best results. If it is determined you have special needs outside of what we normally provide, our Conference Staff and Multimedia Department will help you determine the best set‐up that will complement our on‐campus
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Why Study Actuarial Science?An actuary uses mathematical and other skills to solve problems related to insurance and pensions. Most actuaries work for insurance companies; others work for government agencies, for unions or as consultants. For example, actuaries: Design insurance plans and decide what the premiums should be so that the plan will be financially sound. Design pension plans and decide how much needs to be paid in each year to obtain a desired retirement income. Evaluate and compare
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Appropriations Committee, he steered hundreds of millions in federal money to clean up Puget Sound and the Hanford nuclear reservation, revive the downtowns of Tacoma and Bremerton, and bolster defense projects in the state. Former Congressman Norm Dicks will speak at the 2014 Spring Commencement on May 24. “We are honored to have him speak to the graduating class of 2014, and we imagine that he will go a long way in inspiring the next generation of leadership in our state,” Krise said. Dicks began his
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2016 Pauling CommitteeCommittee Co-chairs: Dr. Dean Waldow (waldowda@plu.edu) Dr. Neal Yakelis (yakelina@plu.edu) Puget Sound Local ACS Representative: Dr. Sheri Tonn (tonnsj@plu.edu) Additional Members: Dr. Craig Fryhle (fryhlecb@plu.edu), Treasurer Dr. Adam Glass (glassac@plu.edu), Poster Session Organizer Dr. Stacia Rink (srink@pugetsound.edu), Member at Large Christine Nicolai (nicolacs@plu.edu), Natural Sciences Administrative Assistant
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semester, PLU faculty will explore the pandemic phenomenon through the lens of diverse disciplinary fields. These include: Biology, Global Studies, History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Literature and the Arts. The course also includes a panel of PLU alumni in the health and care professions that have been invited to reflect on their experience of the crisis from the vantage point as practitioners. The
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