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academic growth.How does your interest in plant sciences intersect with your interest in food and the environment? Food is the most important resource on this planet, and without proper understanding of how extended periods of drought or flooding impact crop yield, we get into dangerous territory with our food security. The other aspect of this to take into account is sustainability, accessibility and outreach to growers and consumers. With more research, the long-term impacts of farming and
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Health Policy and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences. Last summer made me feel confident I’m moving in the right direction. Make Student Research PossibleWhat Your Gift Can DoWhen you give to student-faculty research, you make possible for a student things like: A mind-fueling meal ($15); A conference registration ($250); A flight to a research site ($500); A place to stay for one month ($750); and Full-time summer research ($5,000). On the surface, these needs are straightforward, but what they make
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becoming more data driven, affecting both the jobs that are available and the skills that are required. As more data and ways of analyzing them become available, more aspects of the economy, society, and daily life will become dependent on data… Data science spans a broader array of activities that involve applying principles for data collection, storage, integration, analysis, inference, communication, and ethics. — National Academy of Sciences (NAS), 2018 The Data Science Minor is ideal for students
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Studies Delilah McCarterJAMES D. HOLLOWAY MUSIC SCHOLARStudentsCaroline BergrenTHE JODEE KELLER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE & LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL WORKStudentsChandra Wallace Chantel HayesLEADERSHIP THROUGH MENTORING AWARDStudentsLemkin Essay Contest Award (Prof. Beth Griech-Polelle) Madeline LamwersMARTINEZ FELLOWStudentsKaelin Lor Mayer Summer Research Fellowship (Prof. Beth Griech-Polelle) Austin KarrMARY BAKER RUSSELL MUSIC SCHOLARStudentsJonathan Holder Tyler WooNATURAL SCIENCES SUMMER
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school classroom teacher. This scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in instrumental music education. Learn more about the Gordon O. Gilbertson Instrumental Music Education Scholarship. Dr. Lynn C. Ostenson – Richard and Lynn Ostenson Endowed Scholarship – Dr. Lynn C. Ostenson ‘71 established this scholarship in memory of her late husband, Richard Ostenson ‘71. The Ostenson Scholarship is intended to increase the representation of African-American students in the Natural Sciences at PLU and
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Why Study Mathematics? Mathematics is an exciting and intellectually stimulating field whose frontiers are rapidly expanding. Mathematics provides the foundation for much of the natural and social sciences, as well as many other fields where quantitative reasoning is essential. The study of mathematics offers opportunities for creative effort and accomplishment, both within mathematics and through its application. Why Study Mathematics at PLU?The Department of Mathematics offers a broad choice
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counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would put her en route to becoming a doctor. For Ash, this felt like the right fit. Ash Bechtel answers a question from a first-year student during the Welcome to PLU panel on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. “I’ve always been attracted to the sciences – especially those that have to do with the human body,” she says. Because Pacific Lutheran University expands learning beyond concentrations, Ash enrolled in biology classes
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what you can build from it, or what patterns you can find and connections you can make. When did you decide on environmental studies? My Writing 101 course was “Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy.” The purpose of the class was to learn scientific technical writing, but I was surprised at how arbitrary taxonomy is. That got me interested in animal studies and a critical lens of the sciences, which is why I added environmental studies. The first thing I noticed on the bus from the airport [in Oxford
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experience that I will take with me to graduate school. The bio department also offered me a lot of learning opportunities, and the faculty were fundamental to my personal and academic growth.How does your interest in plant sciences intersect with your interest in food and the environment? Food is the most important resource on this planet, and without proper understanding of how extended periods of drought or flooding impact crop yield, we get into dangerous territory with our food security. The other
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Murdock College Science Research Program in November in Vancouver, Wash. The Mount Rainier research was funded through a PLU Division of Natural Sciences and the Wiancko Charitable Foundation grant through the environmental studies program at PLU. Read Previous New Center for Media Studies takes the classroom into the community Read Next PLU Highly Ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges 2015’ Guidebook COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you
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