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  • Monday May 20, 2024 2:00-6:00pm in Rieke 103B

    ethical practices relating to biology. Utilitarianism is a controversial ethical view in environmental groups due to its association as an anthropocentric focus. I discuss a counterpoint presented by Peter Singer that utilitarianism can and should be extended to non-human animals, and then hypothesize as to what an ethical solution under this utilitarian view would be. An overarching question I engage with is what value non-humans should hold. I conclude that Indigenous People and salmon suffer

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Languages and Literatures  will host the Tournées Film Festival this fall for screenings of nine recently released films representing a wide variety of cultures and historical periods. (Film trailers and descriptions below.) A…

    family therapy, women’s and gender studies, Holocaust studies, global studies, biology and others, and are looking forward rich conversations with people from a diversity of disciplines. If along the way, we happen to encourage a sense of openness and adventure in individuals who might not otherwise take time to see a foreign film, this festival will have been success. Will every festival screening be following by some sort of discussion or event? Urdangarain: Yes, there will be an introduction

  • 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…

    . Referencing Octavia’s Brood, an anthology by the writers and organizers Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown, she concluded, “All change is science fiction.”Emmanuel GonzalezMajor: Biology, with a minor in Chemistry Hometown: El Centro, CA Selected accomplishments: Graduation Honors (cum laude); Plant Genome Research Program summer research internship, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University; student worker, Quigg Greenhouse Post-graduation plans: Attending an interdisciplinary PhD program in

  • Professors Rose McKenney (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Adela Ramos (English) had the honor of working with this year's class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their

    2022 Environmental Studies CapstonesProfessors Rose McKenney (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Adela Ramos (English) had the honor of working with this year’s class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their interdisciplinary and culminating projects for their major. This capstone cohort tackled a wide range of current environmental issues and employed the methods and tools of multiple disciplines including biology, chemistry, cultural studies, dentistry, geosciences

  • **The EPA letter of encouragement awarded to all students who have projects in the areas of environmental sciences and environmental engineering.

    responsibility and sustainable development.BellarmineIs MRSA Present in the Water at the Local Chambers Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant?12 Ava MellerSociety for In Vitro BiologyAchievement for Ability and Creativity in In Vitro BiologyOutstanding 11th grade student exhibiting in the areas of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture.W. F. WestDoes Embryonic Ethanol Exposure Cause Mutations in the foxc 1a Gene in Zebrafish?11 Asa AlsteadStockholm Junior Water PrizeAward of Excellence for Water Related

  • Originally published in 1999 My lifelong commitment to the liberal arts took root in the fourth grade, when I met my classmate and dear life-long friend Sally. During that entire year, Sally rode her bike to my house, and after school, we both rode our…

    of self, rather than a dreamed-of salary. In short, discovery of the authentic I inspires professional creativity, and compassionate, reflective citizenship.Creating an environment that promotes lifelong honing of the I is what liberal education is all about. As such, the undergraduate “liberal arts” skills that students learn, be they history, biology, a foreign language, or psychology, should in praxis be a mere framework through which an attentive teacher lays a path for students to discover

  • Designed to help you delve deeper into your personal and PLU experiences, use the following journal prompts by copying and pasting the content into a Word document or writing them into your own

    lot of people have heard of the concept of “triggers,” but much less well-known is the concept of “glimmers.”  According to licensed clinical social worker, Deb Dana, glimmers are, “…small moments when our biology is in a place of connection and regulation, which cues our nervous system to feel regulated and calm…[glimmers are] not…great, big, expansive experiences of joy or safety or connection, these are micro moments that begin to shape our system in very gentle ways” (Dana, 2018).  Some

  • More than a century after PLU was founded by Norwegian immigrants, the university maintains its connection to the founders’ homeland through study away programs.

    alpine ecology program ― informed their studies throughout the semester that followed. “We got that initial knowledge right off the bat. For the rest of the semester, in lectures, we can reflect back onto that field experience,” she said in October, midway through the program. “You can tell that the professors are passionate about their place.” Both Lutes are double majoring in biology and environmental studies, and the alpine ecology program is the perfect marriage of the two, they said. It’s made

  • Join the national celebration of international education & exchange. PLU International Student Services and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education invite you to a week of

    the Sustainability & the Environment academic track, and the Tropical Ecology & Conservation track is designed for Biology studentsTropical Ecology & ConservationSustainability & EnvironmentILACA Granada, SpainSpanish language and cultural immersion program, homestay, various excursions around SpainLearn MoreAdditional VideoWebsiteCIEE Seoul, South KoreaCourse offerings in STEM disciplines, humanities, social sciences and more. Great course options for Political Science and Global Studies

  • Major in Mathematics 32 semester hours of mathematics, plus 4 semester hours of supporting courses 32 semester hours of mathematics: MATH 152, 242, 253, 317 or 318 or 319, 331, 433, 455, 499A, 499B 4

    on the student term-based record as ST: followed by the specific title designated by the academic unit. (1 to 4) MATH 422 : Mathematical Modeling This course introduces students to mathematical modeling of various problems in biology, environmental science, and physics using curve fitting, difference and differential equations, simulations, discrete probabilistic models, and other methods. In addition to mathematical techniques, the formulation and analysis of models and the interpretation of