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  • 2024-Present: In Fall 2024, PLU rolled out Sage the Squirrel. Sage is a textbot that does direct outreach to students to check in on multiple dimensions of the student experience; wellbeing,

    Wellbeing Ecology at PLU At PLU, we understand wellbeing as an ecology. Ecologies are interdependent, complex relationships between individuals, their environment, and others with whom they share that environment; therefore, the wellbeing of one person is interconnected with the wellbeing of all. Wellbeing is not a fixed state of being; rather, we understand wellbeing as a spectrum from “surviving” to “thriving,” through various seasons and supported (or challenged) by various experiences and

  • Leading the fight Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. With apologies to Twain, I’d like to suggest that many people today are talking about global health but nobody seems to agree on what to do…

    visible part of the global health scene for the past quarter century. But the AIDS pandemic exists in its own category, with a unique set of political and social circumstances that have guaranteed this particular infectious disease a high level of public attention and concern. In a way, AIDS both helped educate people about the global nature of disease, while also overwhelming the story line. Why wasn’t tuberculosis or malaria just as big a deal as AIDS? Together, they have been killing at least as

  • Activist fights against poverty and disease Stephen Lewis, a humanitarian, diplomat and human rights activist, will visit Tacoma for the Wang Center for International Programs’ symposium “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations,” slated for Feb. 21 and 22.Lewis is the former United Nations Special…

    January 25, 2008 Activist fights against poverty and disease Stephen Lewis, a humanitarian, diplomat and human rights activist, will visit Tacoma for the Wang Center for International Programs’ symposium “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations,” slated for Feb. 21 and 22.Lewis is the former United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. He will deliver the keynote address, “Time to Deliver: Winning the Battle Against Poverty and Disease in the Developing World,” on

  • Area leaders discuss fighting disease worldwide The Wang Center for International Programs tackled the issue of global health at the symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations,” in February 2008. As the name suggests, the two-day event highlighted the work of non-governmental organizations currently…

    February 7, 2008 Area leaders discuss fighting disease worldwide The Wang Center for International Programs tackled the issue of global health at the symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations,” in February 2008. As the name suggests, the two-day event highlighted the work of non-governmental organizations currently searching for global solutions to control disease in developing nations. These organizations, many from the Pacific Northwest, are stepping up to meet a

  • Georgia Tech will be hosting 10 undergraduate researchers this summer at Georgia Tech in their REU program focused in Aquatic Chemical Ecology.  The program website  includes program details, contact information, and instructions for application.   The application deadline is February 15, 2017 .  The full-time,…

    Aquatic Chemical Ecology Research at Georgia Tech Posted by: alemanem / January 13, 2017 January 13, 2017 Georgia Tech will be hosting 10 undergraduate researchers this summer at Georgia Tech in their REU program focused in Aquatic Chemical Ecology. The program website includes program details, contact information, and instructions for application.  The application deadline is February 15, 2017.  The full-time, 10-week program will start May 22 and run until July 28.  Participants will receive

  • In a nutshell… What: REU Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech When: 10 weeks from May 16 through July 23 Stipend: $7000 Room: Provided Deadline: March 1st  @ 5 PM Eastern Contact: Benita Black – REU.Coordinator@biosci.gatech.edu For more information and to apply please visit: https://reu.biosciences.gatech.edu/home

    REU: Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech Posted by: alemanem / January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 In a nutshell… What: REU Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech When: 10 weeks from May 16 through July 23 Stipend: $7000 Room: Provided Deadline: March 1st  @ 5 PM Eastern Contact: Benita Black – REU.Coordinator@biosci.gatech.edu For more information and to apply please visit: https://reu.biosciences.gatech.edu/home Read Previous APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and

  • THE PROGRAM Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech is a summer research program supported by the National Science Foundation REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program. ACE at Georgia Tech gives you the opportunity to perform exciting research with our faculty in the schools of Biological Sciences,…

    Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech Posted by: alemanem / December 19, 2022 December 19, 2022 THE PROGRAM Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech is a summer research program supported by the National Science Foundation REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program. ACE at Georgia Tech gives you the opportunity to perform exciting research with our faculty in the schools of Biological Sciences, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Civil

  • Fred Hutch Infectious Disease Sciences (IDS) is a pre-eminent program of internationally recognized clinicians and researchers seeking to train the next generation of leaders in infectious diseases that affect immunocompromised individuals. Their Summer Internship Program promotes our core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion to…

    Infectious Disease Sciences Summer Scholars Internship Program Fred Hutch Cancer Center Posted by: alemanem / February 24, 2023 February 24, 2023 Fred Hutch Infectious Disease Sciences (IDS) is a pre-eminent program of internationally recognized clinicians and researchers seeking to train the next generation of leaders in infectious diseases that affect immunocompromised individuals. Their Summer Internship Program promotes our core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion to enhance

  • From Frank Stuart, Co-Director at Georgia Tech: We will be hosting 10 undergraduate researchers this summer at Georgia Tech in our REU program focused in Aquatic Chemical Ecology. We would like to ask for your help in publicizing this program to undergraduates, at Georgia Tech…

    Marine/environmental chemistry interest? Summer REU in Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech Posted by: yakelina / January 14, 2016 January 14, 2016 From Frank Stuart, Co-Director at Georgia Tech: We will be hosting 10 undergraduate researchers this summer at Georgia Tech in our REU program focused in Aquatic Chemical Ecology. We would like to ask for your help in publicizing this program to undergraduates, at Georgia Tech and elsewhere. Our program website is http://www.biology.gatech.edu

  • A fellowship opportunity is available in the Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS) within the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. DLS provides laboratory support that improves the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of…

    Biochemical Markers Summer Fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Posted by: nicolacs / December 11, 2018 December 11, 2018 A fellowship opportunity is available in the Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS) within the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. DLS provides laboratory support that improves the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of environmental, tobacco