Will Shanahan ’20, a double major in economics and international political economy, is making sure his resume will be jampacked with local and international business experience by the time he graduates.
Under the microscope in neuroscience professor Siddharth Ramakrishnan’s lab, the tiny heart of a Japanese rice fish embryo was beating.
And the group of fifth-grade visitors from Tacoma’s McCarver Elementary School had questions. “When will they be born?” one student asked. “How long does it take for them to grow up?” asked another.
So she invites accomplished philosophers to bring the field to life.
Most recently, Western Washington University philosophy professor Neal Tognazzini, who has authored dozens of scholarly articles and edited several books that explore issues of the human agency such as free will, blame, and responsibility, visited campus.
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