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study abroad experience in Panama and Costa Rica, she realized she wanted to make a difference on a larger scale. Rebekah Blakney '12Collects adult mosquitoes from catch basins in an Atlanta park to identify and test for West Nile Virus (Photo courtesy of Blakney). “It made me realize I’m more interested in medicine on a population level,” said Blakney, a former cross-country athlete who studied chemistry and biology at PLU. She eventually went on to earn a master’s degree at the University of

From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations advisory agency that promotes international cooperation on migration. Traveling under a Wang Center Research… June 12, 2023 AcademicsChemistryMathematicsPLU

The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship The ACS Younger Chemists Committee, in collaboration with the Women Chemists Committee, is announcing the Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship that is awarded to female undergraduate majors in chemistry or related disciplines who are beginning their junior or senior years of study. For more information about… April 18, 2024 Opportunity Blog

The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship The ACS Younger Chemists Committee, in collaboration with the Women Chemists Committee, is announcing the Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship that is awarded to female undergraduate majors in chemistry or related disciplines who are beginning their junior or senior years of study. For more information about… April 18, 2024 Opportunity Blog

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YouTube: Summer Internship as a cancer research intern PLU partnered with the Fred Hutch Cancer Center to guarantee two PLU students a paid summer internship focusing on cancer research. Get an insider’s view as we follow for a day PLU chemistry major, Elijah Singleton ’25, one of the interns who spent his summer… November 15, 2023 AcademicsChemistryCurrent StudentsInternshipsResearchStudent Voice

From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations advisory agency that promotes international cooperation on migration. Traveling under a Wang Center Research… June 12, 2023 AcademicsChemistryMathematicsPLU

From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations advisory agency that promotes international cooperation on migration. Traveling under a  Wang Center Research… May 23, 2023 ChemistryMathematics

. Studies. [video: Only Professor O’Brien framed on screen] Professor O’Brien: Our interdisciplinary classes draw not only on many different perspectives but also on different parts of campus, to understand and to engage environmental challenges. You will wade into our local watershed, you’ll analyze samples with a chemistry professor, make maps of the watershed with a geology professor, and reflect on the ethics of water with a philosophy professor. [video: All three professors framed on screen] That