Campus News
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May 20, 2013
Professors Cited in "New York Times" and "Nature" for Their Expertise
TACOMA, Wash. – Professors Suzanne Holland and Douglas Sackman were quoted in recent New York Times stories, while Siddharth Ramakrishnan appeared in the prestigious science magazine Nature. The New York Times quoted Suzanne Holland, John B. Magee Professor of Science and Values, in a May 13 story about how a rising number of hospital mergers invol...
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May 19, 2013
Joe Cerne'14 Earns Official Invite To NCAA Decathlon
INDIANAPOLIS – Junior Joe Cerne is headed back to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships to compete in the decathlon. Cerne officially earned the invitation when the NCAA released the participant list on Sunday. Cerne is the two-time defending Northwest Conference decathlon champion, posting a winning score of 6,321 points at ...
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May 19, 2013
Register Today for Little Loggers Camp, July 8-11
Registration for the 2013 Little Loggers Camp is now open. The annual all-sports camp will take place July 8-11 this year. You can find the brochure here or swing by the athletic department offices upstairs in Memorial Fieldhouse to pick up a copy and register your kids today! Every summer Logger Athletics welcomes more than 100 campers ages 6-...
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May 14, 2013
National Scholarships Top 125—What an Anniversary This is!
Puget Sound’s 125th Anniversary Enjoys a Landmark Young scholars have captured 141 prestigious fellowships since 2000 TACOMA, Wash. – It’s one more reason that the number 125 is special this year. Students at University of Puget Sound have won a pile of national scholarships this spring, taking the number of such honors since the year 2000 over th...
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May 14, 2013
Women Crew Team's 11th Bid to NCAA Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Make it 11 in a row! The Puget Sound women's varsity eight was selected as an at-large boat in the NCAA Championships at the end of the month. The selection is the 11th consecutive bid for the Loggers. "We're excited to head to Indianapolis for the NCAA Championships," commented head coach Aaron Benson. "We'll race some very fast crews there, and we hope to be a worthy represent...
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May 13, 2013
Lucas Stone Headlines Five All-NWC Baseball Selections
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Junior Lucas Stone headlined a group of five Loggers to earn mention on the All-Northwest Conference baseball teams, the conference announced on Monday. Stone earned First Team honors, while Matt Robinson, Christian Carter, and Connor Savage joined him on the Second Team. "Its great to have some of our players recognized as ...
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May 11, 2013
Henry Luce Foundation $50,000 Grant Takes Students to New Frontiers
TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound has been granted $50,000 by the Henry Luce Foundation to pilot a project that will immerse students in environmental studies in Southeast Asia and help the college develop new ties with scholars abroad. The funding from the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) will support Puget Soun...
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May 10, 2013
The Princeton Review’s 2013 Green Colleges Guide Salutes Puget Sound
“Green” activity and sage thinking proliferate on the Tacoma campus TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound is one of the 322 most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company published its 2013 The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges today, just ah...
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May 9, 2013
Philip Zimbardo: Class of 2013 Commencement Speaker
Researcher and author of influential works on the human mind Commencement Ceremony will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 19 TACOMA, Wash. – Philip Zimbardo, the internationally acclaimed psychologist, professor, and author who is well known to educators through his PBS video series Discovering Psychology, will deliver the 2013 Commencement address at Un...
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May 8, 2013
Norm Dicks and Debbie Regala ’68 to Receive Honorary Degrees
Class of 2013 Commencement is 2–4:30 p.m., Sunday, May 19 TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound will award honorary degrees to two legendary legislators and public servants: the Hon. Norm Dicks, the recently retired member of the U.S. House of Representatives who championed Washington state for 18 terms, and Senator Debbie Regala ’68, who has se...
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May 7, 2013
2013 Graduation Ceremony at University of Puget Sound
Baker Stadium ceremony 2–4:30 p.m., Sunday, May 19—Rain or shine! TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound’s Class of 2013 will be presented with their college degrees at the liberal arts institute’s 121st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19. The ceremony, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Baker Stadium, is open to everyone. Tickets are not required. This y...
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May 5, 2013
Logger Athletics Presents Awards At Annual All-Sports Celebration
Photo Album (Courtesy Ross Mulhausen) TACOMA, Wash. – The night was filled with cheers and applause as the Puget Sound Athletics Department hosted its 28th annual All-Sports Celebration. Former Logger baseball player Olin Wick returned to campus to serve as the Master of Ceremonies and deliver a keynote address. Puget Sound President Ron Thomas...
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May 1, 2013
When Tacoma Began to Sing its Own Tune
Remembering the Birth of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra University of Puget Sound sponsors May 4 concertCelebration of the university's 125th anniversary continues TACOMA, Wash. – The entwined history of University of Puget Sound and the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra—a tale about the kindling of Tacoma’s love of classical music—will be remembered at the o...
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April 28, 2013
Loggers Salvage Baseball Series With Rout In Finale
SALEM, Ore. – A solid start from Nate Aguiar and an offensive outburst led the Puget Sound baseball team to a doubleheader split with Willamette on Sunday. The Loggers (16-22, 11-13 NWC) salvaged the final game with a 15-3 rout, but fell 6-4 in the first game. Game 1 – L, 4-6The two teams combined for 23 hits in the contest, but Willamette was ab...
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April 24, 2013
Cancer Research by Prof. Leslie Saucedo's Team Turns a Theory on its Head
Protein that drives cancer is now thought to have a preventative role, too TACOMA, Wash. – Professor Leslie Saucedo has published research that casts a surprising new light on the role played by a protein associated with many forms of cancer. The study—co-researched by five University of Puget Sound biology students and alumni—reveals that the protei...
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