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. These types of projects demonstrate a student’s ability to think like a scientist and connect theory to practice. Beyond that, it trains students to think critically. “It’s one of the ways they develop habits of mind that are connected to being good citizens, too, because research questions are rarely neat,” Killen said. The process of developing a hypothesis, and determining how to explore that question and collect data, may look like a method useful only in academic research. However, Killen
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, and deconstruct them and analyze them on a computer to quantify differences in the songs of the different call types. This is technical, dry work. But Grossberg is thrilled at the opportunity. “I just love being outdoors, and this gives you an appreciation for the overall research we’re doing and how all the pieces connect, how they all fit together,” he said. Scientific research, he’s learned, is 95 percent failure and 5 percent success. So there is a lot of slogging through data that may not
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landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors that have caused child vaccination rates to decline in many parts of the country.Not that poring over such data was always her forte. Her passion was kindled years ago as a psychology undergrad at PLU — even if she had to overcome her initial dread of statistics and methods first. “I was terrified to take that class because I never considered
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in Washington, with attrition and turnover at an all-time high. A recent analysis of Washington state data by Calder Center revealed that more teachers left the classroom during the past year than during the past three decades. In 2022, the teacher attrition rate was 8.91%, the highest in the previous 37 years. Turnover is also high at 19.76%, according to the report. What’s more, the current teacher workforce does not reflect the diversity of classrooms. A survey released last year by the
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. Census data that show Latinos represent 17 percent of the population at 55.4 million people. It’s estimated that representation is going to grow significantly in the next several decades. She noted that Latinos and other people of color are expected to account for 56 percent of the population by 2060. Despite these numbers, representation of the Latino population still significantly lags: 0 Nation's Lawyers 0 Scientists and engineers 0 Practicing medical doctors 0 Full-time faculty members at degree
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percentage is valued highly in the selection process as it indicates the level of satisfaction among our alumni and whether PLU is a sound investment. What is PLU’s fiscal year, and how might that affect my giving?PLU runs on a fiscal year from June 1 to May 31, similar to a school year. Giving and participation data are calculated and recorded based upon those dates. All gifts given to the PLU Fund, will be used to support the university within the fiscal year they were donated. PLU’s fiscal year has no
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of processing the juvenile delinquent by formal agencies of control. (4) SOCI 232 : Research Methods An overview of the methods to explore, describe, and analyze the social world. General issues in the design and implementation of research projects, as well as specific issues that arise in conducting interviews and field observations, constructing and administering surveys, analyzing existing data, and planning program evaluations. Required for sociology and social work majors. Prerequisite: SOCI
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demonstrating learning, research and understanding in the areas of Biomedical Science, Biomedical Engineering, or Statistics as applied to Health Sciences. NameSchoolProjectGrade 6-8 Ashley MahajanFerrucciPreventative Medicine: The Effects of Ayurveda on the Symptoms of Infection8 9-12 Zakaria KhanBellarmineBone-Cartilage Interface Adhesion Energy for Osteochondral Defects12 Outstanding Data Awards K-5Good data both in quantity and quality is essential for impressive science and engineering projects.The
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of vocational reflection in the PLU Wild Hope Center for Vocation. That tradition started with Martin Luther and his Reformation—his spirit of challenging the status quo and structures of power, to provide greater access to education and “free inquiry beyond prescribed limits,” as Trelstad puts it. In the 1500s, Luther built upon his education in history, religion and critical questioning and began to imagine new models for challenging the way things were. The same tradition continues at PLU
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Theory & Analysis II A continuation of MUSI 135. Further study of the materials and syntax of musical expression through an examination of harmonic and melodic analysis, composition, part-writing, figured bass, non-chord tones, small formal structures, secondary functions, etc. Prerequisite: MUSI 135 or consent of instructor. (3) MUSI 151 : Keyboard Musicianship I Beginning skills in piano and general musicianship in a group piano setting, including reading in treble and bass clef, building
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