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Megan Mooney ’23 stepped onto campus in 2019 a declared biology major—unusual, since students usually take the first year to decide—and high expectations for her college…
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University of Puget Sound Students Explore Color From Every Angle

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China trip renews Puget Sound ties with Fuzhou college

History, art, culture — and a typhoon. When five University of Puget Sound students and two faculty members traveled to China in July 2024, they encountered it all. During…
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Knowledge Over Fear

Jolie LiBert ’20 was overwhelmed. Home in Flushing, N.Y., for spring break, the Puget Sound senior had moved from one coronavirus epicenter to another. It was mid-March, and…
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Special Treatment

Lakes around Washington state are closed to visitors due to toxic algae blooms each summer. Although most blooms are harmless, the Washington State Department of Ecology…
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Computer Science Student and Professor at University of Puget Sound Win Best Paper at Big Data Conference

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Making It in the Makerspace

Yup. No fear is exactly what a student needs to turn some wild idea they dreamed up over coffee into a real “thing”—a thing you can touch, see, and use. Welcome to the…