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Photograph of Rachel Carson - courtesy of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University Rachel Carson, writer, scientist, and ecologist, grew up simply in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania. Her mother bequeathed to her a life-long love of nature and the living world that Rachel expressed first as a writer and later as a student of marine biology. Carson graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) in 1929, studied at the Woods Hole Marine

to rest.” Higgins, a biology major and environmental studies minor, said she decided to participate in the internship to gain research experience. She loved being with the whales every day and hopes to work with animals in the future. “I enjoy learning about animals and marine life, specifically,” she said. “I also like learning about the environment and how pollution affects ecosystems.” Haglund, also a biology major, applied for the internship because it focused on environmental biology. A

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finger and live throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They are similar to salmon, in that they live mostly in marine environments but travel to freshwater to spawn. However, there are several populations that live out their lives in rivers or lakes close to the ocean. (Video by Rustin Dwyer, PLU) Their behavior, biology, and body shape or skeletons shift depending on their environment, Schutz said. These various environments are ideal for studying how the sexes evolve differently. “This capacity for

Photo courtesy of Claire Todd Dear Pierce County Surface Water Management Division, Imagine if all of Clover Creek looked like this restored area, if all its concrete lining was torn up, its natural curves restored, and its native plants brought back. Native marine plants and wildlife would come back, and perhaps the salmon too one day. In addition, a winding, tree-shrouded creek making its way through the county, would be a reminder to all those that drive and walk past it of Pierce County’s

Gabriel Lau (Team)National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationTaking the Pulse of the Planet AwardBest project related to global environmental change or marine/coastal conservationPrivateBellarmine PrepatoryAnalyzing the Effect of Sea Star Wasting Disease Over the Last Five Years on the Titlow Beach Marine Preserve Sea Star Population12 ThomasPentimonti (Team)National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationTaking the Pulse of the PlanetBest project related to global environmental change or marine

BBC Science NewsLiving in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again'The sixth great extinction is happening', conservation expert warnsFlatulence tax: Denmark agrees deal for livestock emissions levyVolcanoes once erupted on the far side of the moonCOP29 hosts accused of detaining climate defendersRunaway 'spy whale' fled Russian military training says marine scientistUN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key expertsNew study on moons of Uranus raises chance of

In Memoriam - Professor Jerrold Lerum Dr. Jerry Lerum in the Biology Lab. It’s with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Emeritus Jerrold “Jerry” Lerum, who passed away Sept. 29, 2018. Jerry was hired at PLU as an assistant professor of biology in August 1973. He was tenured five years later, amid earning a promotion to associate professor. He became full professor in 1984, after serving several years as chair of the department. He continued to chair Biology for several years