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PLU researchers shine light on RNA activities Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis works with five summer research students to gain a deeper comprehension of RNA and its intricate workings within the realm of cells. Posted by: mhines / November 8, 2023 Image: Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis leads his students in summer research in the Rieke Science Center at PLU. The team employed advanced organic chemical synthesis methods and characterization techniques. These include NMR spectroscopy
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Lutheran Studies website. This year’s conference will be looking at differing perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth. This year, the keynote speaker Gail Ramshaw, Professor of Religion Emerita, La Salle University, Philadelphia. She will talk on Jesus as Champion, Sacrifice, Lover, and Tree of Life: The Christian meeting of history and metaphor. Her talk will begin at 7 pm. Christians have always sought for the Jesus of history. In our time, both biblical critical studies and popular literalism ask the
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September 17, 2013 A group of six students from Taiwan University visited PLU as part of their country’s Young Ambassadors program. (Photo by John Froschauer) Classroom diplomacy By Chris Albert During a history class at PLU, six students from Taiwan University immersed themselves in discussion with PLU students, debating issues in the Eastern Pacific that continue to face world leaders and learning how diplomacy works. The class was broken into three groups, representing Japan, Taiwan and
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readers know how your summer and fall research went.” Teresa Hackler “As you know, these projects are designed to investigate important aspects of U.S. business and economic history.” “Your project relates to health care access in the Pacific Northwest, which I find fascinating. Can you begin by describing it for us, Teresa?” Hackler: “Yes, certainly! My summer research project focused on the history of racial discrimination directed against black residents of Multnomah County, Oregon from 1940-1960
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relationships we take for granted because of the convenience of cell phones. The exhibition revolves around Johnson’s dependence on his cell phone as a communication device and as a link to personal memories. “I feel this represents my reliance on my phone to stay connected,” Johnson says. “I am more likely to call/text/email someone than to actually visit with them face to face.“ The drawings and paintings of towers are portraits of friends in his phone book; he substitutes the cell phone towers for their
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Professor Wendy Shore receives 2023 Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring Posted by: nicolacs / January 25, 2024 Image: The Psychology Department, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) January 25, 2024 By Jeffrey RobertsPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring recognizes the efforts of a faculty member who serves as a personal or professional guide to students or colleagues and makes a profound difference in the lives of others as a role model
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Powell-Heller Conference explores before, during and after the Holocaust Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 7, 2022 October 7, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe 14th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will occur on October 26-28, 2022 at Pacific Lutheran University.This year the conference theme is “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust.” The keynote speaker is professor of history Jan Grabowski from the University of Ottawa
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, Jordan Bowles and Nick Stevens. Walker says the masterclass will be relaxed in order to encourage students to find a personal connection to the music and their own voice. “This approach helps to achieve deeper artistry by using one’s personal experiences to enhance vocalism,” Walker explains. He also plans to bring out students’ creativity and instruct them on using their emotions as a tool for singing. When questioned about what guidance he would give to beginner students, Walker advises students to
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March 4, 2014 Taking Sides on the Opium War Chinese students and Lutes hold heated debate on still-hot topic By Mahlon Meyer PLU Visiting Assistant Professor of History Winners of the 2013 China Open international college debate tournament visited PLU on Feb. 25 and joined Modern Chinese History students in a heated debate over the West’s invasion of China in the 19th Century. “The topic was, Was China to blame for the Opium War?,” said PLU Visiting Assistant Professor Mahlon Meyer, whose class
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our culture, our religious tradition, and our moment in history. It’s not just PLU faculty who are saying this: increasingly, medical schools and public health graduate programs are recognizing the importance of professionals who understand diversity and spirituality. In fact, many medical and nursing schools now advise that practitioners take not only a medical history of incoming patients, but also a spiritual history as well. Professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Such shifts in the medical
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