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Ā鶹ֱ²„ leads four private institutions in the Pacific Northwest to receive the designation from the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education.
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As the No. 1 private research university in the Northwest, PacificĀ underĀ鶹ֱ²„ research programs provide hands-on, experiential learning opportunitiesĀ that prepareĀ students for success.
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Maggie Wigness '10 studies the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning as a senior computer scientist at the U.S. Army's DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory.
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Faculty member Kara Lanning '07 and student Brodie Buchert '25 are conducting research to identify water-based pathogens and their effective on native plants in reclaimed natural areas in Pacific's backyard.
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Pacific ranks No. 1 among all private colleges in the Pacific Northwest in research and development and is among the top institutions on the West Coast.
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Pacific students participated in the Murdock College Science Research Conference, which provides students in the Northwest the opportunity to present research on topics across an entire spectrum of scientific subjects. This year's conference was co-hosted by Ā鶹ֱ²„.
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DPT students,Ā Madelyn Foulk '23, Kylee Seto '23, Isabel Lin '24, Andrea Brady '23, Mel Kakimi '24,Ā and Associate Professor TzureiĀ Chen presented the research projectĀ "Identifying Balance Impairment During Transitional Movements in Individuals with Lower-Limb Loss Using Wearable Sensors" at theĀ 2023 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in San Diego, Calif.
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Taylor Warnick ā23 is an environmental biology major who has been working with faculty member Kara Lanning to study soil in search of a possible microbial culprit for Western Red Cedar die back.
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The National Institute of Health has awarded Pharmacy Professor FawzyĀ Elbarbry $365,966 for a three-year study as part of its āSupport for Research Excellenceā program. His study, which will involve student researchers, will examine alternate ways to treat hypertension.
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āI was able to leave Pacific being able to write very prolifically and be a good scientific writer,ā said Parks.Ā āAnd besides the research, Pacific really prepared for my Ā鶹ֱ²„-level classes. Honestly, my Ā鶹ֱ²„-level classes, I thought they were so easy. Pacific does a very good job of making sure the courses are rigorous.ā
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Following a grant from the Oregon National Space Grant Consortium, physics alumnus Huy Nguyen '21, along with Physics Professor Todd Duncan built a three-dimensional model showing the optimal orbit for spacecraft to "park" between the earth and moon. The model will be exhibited at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville.
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Kelsey Schweitzer Ź¼11 attended Ā鶹ֱ²„ with hopes to become a marine biologist. She dreamed of studying wildlife to find ways to promote the health of the environment and mankind.Ā Eight years later, she had her heart set on going to law school.