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Global health: Why does it matter? If public health was a fashion show, global health would be the new black. It’s hot. But what is global health, exactly? And why does it matter? Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody…
believe the world’s current state of affairs is simply the consequence of some natural order. And after celebrating those who share in the excitement and optimism reflected in the new push for global health and development progress, he added a precautionary: “We had better know where we are going.” Tom Paulson ’80 has been a science and medical reporter at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer since 1987. Tom, a Seattle native and PLU graduate (B.S. chemistry), covers the physical sciences, biomedical
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TACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2019)— With Commencement on May 25, Pacific Lutheran University sends its next class out into the world—more than 800 Lutes are eligible to graduate, with 700 expected to participate in the Commencement ceremony. Judging by the accomplishments of the Class of…
plant science and data science at the University of Arizona’s School of Plant Sciences Emmanuel Gonzalez may be an accomplished young scientist on track for an impressive research career, but as a high school student, he struggled. After attending Mt. San Jacinto College and Tacoma Community College, he arrived at PLU still feeling “a little bit lost.” “It was at PLU that I decided that college was for me, and that I’d give it my all,” he said, citing the guidance of “inspirational and motivational
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Originally Published in 1990 It would appear that Louis XIV never said: “L’ état, c’est moi.” The researches of modern historians have produced no credible witness attesting that France’s Sun King pronounced this coldly witty laconism. But just try to find a modern history of…
Department of History to the Division of Social Sciences derives, ultimately, from some such view of the historian’s labor.)There has always existed a certain skepticism about history’s claims to offer positive knowledge of the past. Such skepticism has usually been founded upon a deep-seated anti-intellectualism or irrationalism, and reflects the suspicion that history is not philosophy teaching by examples, but “an agreed upon fable” (Napoleon), “merely gossip” (Oscar Wilde), or, more provocatively, “a
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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…
Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background
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Makaela Whalen ’23 has a passion for the environment and animals. Her desire to find a meaningful vocation that feeds those passions resulted in her pursuing a degree in either environmental or animal law. “As long as I can remember, I knew I wanted to…
Makaela Whalen ’23 adds a pre-law minor to full schedule as she prepares for law school Posted by:
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9:15 – 10:20 a.m. | March 9 Who: Eamonn Baker, Training Co-ordinator, Towards Understanding and Healing
accessing traditional foods for Tribal communities throughout North America. By utilizing a community-based participatory research approach she has worked to organize tribal community members in grassroots efforts towards strengthening sustainable food systems that are culturally relevant and nutritionally appropriate. Ms. Segrest earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Nutrition and Health Sciences from Bastyr University and her Masters of Arts Degree in Environment and Community from Antioch University
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
PLU will launch into Earth and Diversity Week with the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture and the Steen
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See Dr. Artime's profile Michael Artime is Assistant Professor & Chair of the Department of Political Science. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in Political Science.
biological and environmental effects that contribute to viral spread in human populations. Collectively, these lecture topics will provide a broad introduction to the science of the COVID-19 crisis while emphasizing the complex interplay among virus, host, and environmental factors that drive disease emergence and spread.September 16 The Science of COVID-19 Part II: Testing and Vaccine Development Dr. Mary Ellard-Ivey, Professor of Biology Lecture Description:Testing for and vaccination against the
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See Dr. Artime's profile Michael Artime is Assistant Professor & Chair of the Department of Political Science. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in Political Science.
biological and environmental effects that contribute to viral spread in human populations. Collectively, these lecture topics will provide a broad introduction to the science of the COVID-19 crisis while emphasizing the complex interplay among virus, host, and environmental factors that drive disease emergence and spread.September 16 The Science of COVID-19 Part II: Testing and Vaccine Development Dr. Mary Ellard-Ivey, Professor of Biology Lecture Description:Testing for and vaccination against the
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Major in Physics 44 semester hours PHYS 153, 154, 163, 164, 223, 499A, 499B Plus: 12 additional, upper-division semester hours in physics CHEM 341 or CHEM 342 may be counted as a substitution for 4
students who choose that option, will evaluate the quality of internships, and will consult with the program leaders on curriculum. The Engineering & Industry Minor is ideal for all students who would benefit from in-depth exposure to engineering and industry. Typically students in Natural Sciences, Business, Economics or any students who have completed the introductory calculus-based physics sequence (PHYS 153/163, 154/164) would be a good fit for the minor. BS in Applied Physics students are NOT
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