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transportation fuels, including leading a team responsible for developing technologies related to commercial production and distribution of advanced non-food-source biofuels that was, at the time, a rather abrupt career transition she describes as “a little uncomfortable.” Charged with managing Chevron Technology Ventures’ biofuels unit, Long now was knee-deep in a slew of terms lifted straight from the proverbial botany textbook. “It was an opportunity for me to stretch myself,” she said. “And one of the
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, unstable economies, and lagging rural development. In his current position, he leads a presidential initiative to utilize the experience, technology and resources of the private sector in partnership with the U.S. government to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Mark Carrato’s #WhyPLU“PLU was such a seminal time in my life on so many levels—on a professional level, on an academic level, on a spiritual level, even down to the friendships I made. Before deciding to go there, I took a
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up doors and demystifying what is going on—be it activities in the laboratory, in the clinic or in licensing global health technology to commercialization partners,” Malloy said. Malloy grew up globally, since his dad worked in the military, but moved to Puyallup when he was 14 and has called the Pacific Northwest home ever since. He said he chose PLU because he liked the liberal arts aspect, and he wanted to study science. “I saw them as a nut to crack in some ways,” Malloy said. “I wanted to
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the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, and subsequently during the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust-sponsored Twenty-Third Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research of the 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. Barbara Conner Barbara Clements is the former Content Development
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struggles with a rapidly growing economy, new technology and how its growth impacts the environment, Manfredi argues that it’s vital for Americans to understand how China’s changes impact us all. “There’s no more important culture to study than China, right now, in the coming years,” Manfredi said. “What happens in China actually affects all of us on the planet. Fully appreciating what’s going on with China is really fully appreciating what’s going on here.”
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achieve the same learning objectives as traditional courses, but include instructional activities tailored to be most effective in the online environment. Online courses may include online modules, recorded lectures, assigned reading, online discussion group and independent activities, web conferences, and technology-enabled projects. What are the benefits of selecting a blended course?In a blended course, students have increased control over the time, place, pace, and path to achieving learning
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black colors. A countdown clock appears on the left side of the screen counting down from 60 seconds] (timer beeping) English is the study of how people use the creative power of the written word. Storytelling is one of the most powerful forms of human expression. It’s an exciting time to study English. The surge in digital media and technology means that people are reading and writing in all sorts of new ways. At PLU, English majors can choose a concentration in literature, creative writing, or
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majored in or what career I started in, I would have ended up programming.” Today, Conover is a senior software engineer at Rainway, a Seattle-based video game streaming service. He works from his home in San Jose, California Before taking the job at Rainway, he worked at Wiser Solutions, an information and technology firm specializing in ecommerce and marketing. We caught up with Conover, who majored in computer science, to discuss how his experiences at PLU helped prepare him for his career, how he
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specialize in a specific area of nursing, develop strategies for improvement in nursing practice, learn to use cutting-edge systems technology or assume leadership roles to design and implement health care policy. Explore PLU's Doctor of Nursing Practice:“I definitely think this is what I’m meant to be doing. The DNP program reminds me that we need to put the patient first. Having a DNP education allows you to look past (the drama in health care) and look at what’s going to be best for the patient and
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are also actively registering for the minor’s gateway course Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society, offered in Fall 2018. For more information, contact Michael Halvorson or explore the Innovation Studies website. Read Previous Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon Read Next The 2018 Rachel Carson Science and Technology Lecture LATEST POSTS Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies June 7, 2024 10 Innovation Studies Students Graduate
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