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  • The University of Washington has a new Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD). This NSF funded program is offering paid summer REU positions at UW and at a dozen other institutions around the country.  The focus is on cutting edge…

    , and control light underpin the modern information-technology era. Society is increasingly reliant on such devices for efficient lighting, information display, and optical data transmission. Furthermore, the study of optoelectronics is enabling new technologies ranging from ubiquitous sensors and photorealistic virtual reality displays to quantum-based information technologies that promise to produce exponential increases in computing power and secure communication networks from hacking. Such

  • The U.S. Department of State is excited to host its second virtual STEM Diversity Career Fair on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  This year’s event will again focus on STEM careers in the Foreign and Civil Service as…

    , electronic and electromechanical technicians, law enforcement and security technology professionals, cybersecurity professionals, data scientists as well as those interested in STEM-related policy issues such as climate change, emerging technologies, global health, and the supply chain among others at home and abroad! During our virtual career fair, you will have the opportunity to engage with Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals across a broad range of STEM fields.  Learn how your STEM

  • There are some great benefits to joining a new program at PNWU School of Physical Therapy. Some highlights: small faculty to student ratios, state-of-the-art cadaver dissection laboratory, simulation center, and the Center for Applied Movement Sciences lab. The Center for Applied Movement Sciences lab is part of…

    patients with various neurological conditions using leading-edge technology. In addition, students work at the Yakima Union Gospel Mission PT pro bono clinic, where you will serve some of our communities most vulnerable populations. PNWUs Doctor of Physical Therapy students focus on improving movement-based impairments but also learn to advocate for better care for uninsured and underinsured populations. The tuition at PNWU is inclusive of other fees such as textbooks, iPad and anatomy apps, scrubs for

  • EDpuzzle is an online tool that enables an instructor to add interactivity to educational videos. Instead of having students simply watching a video assigned for a class, EDpuzzle lets them engage with the content they watch while they watch it. Using this platform, it’s possible…

    LATEST POSTS Major Sakai Upgrade in August March 1, 2022 Fall 2023 Technology Workshops February 3, 2022 Zoom for Staff Accounts Update August 31, 2020 Licensed Zoom Accounts Now Available to All Faculty August 25, 2020

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 30, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University has donated more than $10,000 in essential medical supplies to the Pierce County Emergency Operations Center for use in the fight against COVID-19, thanks to the collaboration of campus partners. The university’s Division of Natural Sciences,…

    donation can have an impact for those on the front lines.” Read Previous Prof. Bridget Yaden on using technology to make remote learning inviting and accessible Read Next Kari Plog ‘11 on telling the stories of those most impacted by COVID-19 pandemic COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Bridging Borders: PLU nursing students gain global health experience in Oaxaca

  • We are pleased that earlier today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security rescinded its July 6 policy directive that would have required international students to take in-person college courses in order to remain in the U.S. At PLU, we are deeply committed to fostering a…

    to fostering a global learning environment not only through our study away programs, but also through welcoming international students, faculty, staff, and visiting scholars to learn, teach and thrive on our campus.  We are grateful to the leaders at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who filed the lawsuit that led to this rescission. PLU was proud to sign onto an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit that would have been delivered to Congress later this week. Thank

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 18, 2015)- PLU Economics students past and present have selected their major with a seemingly endless list of vocational sectors in mind. However, most seem to share many of the same core qualities and passions: a penchant for research, a love of…

    want to acquire the skills to help tackle them,” says Peterson, who also serves as Department Chair of Economics.PLU Department of EconomicsLearn More Here Economics Major Presents at National ConferenceNellie Moran's capstone research project examines how political candidates’ expenditures affect the outcome of their campaigns. “A common quality among those drawn to Economics that I’ve seen is their immediate interest in connecting what they’ve learned in the classroom to other situations,” says

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 31, 2019) — When most people hear the words “Master of Science in Marketing Analytics,” they don’t immediately think of the marketing challenges facing a craft liquor distillery. Yet those challenges have been top-of-mind for Pacific Lutheran University MSMA students Matthew Dixon…

    immediately think of the marketing challenges facing a craft liquor distillery. Yet those challenges have been top-of-mind for Pacific Lutheran University MSMA students Matthew Dixon ‘19 and Ingeborg Jore ‘19.Dixon and Jore spent two semesters working with Gig Harbor-based Heritage Distilling Company (HDC) on a Master of Science in Marketing Analytics (MSMA) graduate client project. “Inspiration for the client project can come from a lot of different places, and I think ours was my interest in alcohol

  • Editor’s Note: Dr. Michael Haglund gave the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture during the Homecoming 2013 festivities in October.  Neurosurgeon, alum follows his heart and passion to Africa By Heather Perry ’13 May 18, 1980 is the day Mt. St. Helens blew its top , but Dr.…

    is that it’s all heart, and that makes it contagious,” said Donna Roman, who has joined Haglund on multiple trips as a photographer. When Pastor Jackson Senyonga of Kampala, Uganda visited Haglund’s church in North Carolina in August 2006, Haglund said Senyonga told him he would be going to Uganda. That prediction became true in January 2007 when Haglund visited Mulago Hospital in Kampala. What Haglund saw on that initial visit was technology used at Duke University’s hospital in the 1930s and a

  • Robert Marshall Wells, associate professor of communication, works with a student in MediaLab. Photo by John Froschauer. Education and Journalism: Hard work and worth the effort By Barbara Clements Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T , where…

    November 1, 2012 Robert Marshall Wells, associate professor of communication, works with a student in MediaLab. Photo by John Froschauer. Education and Journalism: Hard work and worth the effort By Barbara Clements Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T, where he was working as a public relations specialist, looking beyond the rolling hills and D.C.-area cityscape, not really seeing anything. Wells was pondering his future. He had already racked up an