Events only open to the campus community
Interested in learning more about MPV (monkeypox)? The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department will be holding an MPV (monkeypox) Info Session and Vaccine Clinic in CHWS on Tuesday, October 25 from 4 – 7 p.m. The info session is open to students/staff/faculty who have questions about MPV risk, prevention, or general MPV questions. The info session will be very informal (held in the CHWS lobby with Q&A format) - drop-ins are expected and encouraged!
This workshop is hosted by the Center for Writing and Learning and the Center for Speech and Effective Advocacy. We welcome thesis or capstone writers at any stage of their process. We will discuss drafting and revision strategies for approaching a long term writing project, and how to translate your writing into a professional oral presentation. Have you ever considered presenting your work at an academic conference? We'll share tips to get you started in this process.
This event is co-hosted by the Center for Writing and Learning and the Center for Speech and Effective Advocacy. In this event, we will discuss how to use the work you've done with your thesis or capstone during a job interview. You will craft a 30-second elevator pitch about your thesis that helps reach audiences outside your field. A representative from Career and Employment Services will also be co-leading this event.
The Art Science salons are excited to be back in person - and what an event we have in store for you! Laura Splan, an exciting interdisciplinary artist will be visiting us from Brooklyn New York to present her artist talk - "Syndemic Sublime" connecting hidden artifacts of biology to everyday lives through embodied interactions and sensory engagement
Poached ivory is consolidated, packaged, and shipped from Africa to Asia by large transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). When such a shipment is intercepted, we want to know (a) where did the ivory come from, and (b) which shipments likely came from the same TCO? Microsatellite typing can localize many elephants, though some individuals are frustratingly difficult. Adding the assumption that individuals in a single seizure are clustered relative to the whole continent improves assignment, though with some risk of over-clustering.
The Museum of Natural History presents Night at the Museum: Monster Mash!!
Come see the dead things come alive and join us for a night filled with spooky specimens. Get up close and personal with creepy critters and learn about the animals that inspired the creation of your favorite monsters at this Halloween themed event
This is a free, family-friendly drop-in event. The University of Puget Sound no longer requires masks or proof of vaccination for visitors on campus.
Snails have long been subjects of our myths, surreal fantasies, gourmet foods and scientific musings. From the earths rotation to spinning subatomic particles, there is a lot that in the world that is driven by spin. Snails also use spin – their embryos gently rotate as they develop to get more oxygen, and rotations also determine how their shells get twisted (to the right or left). Join Siddharth Ramakrishnan as he delves into the mysterious world of spinning snails, whirling dervishes and move from science to art to mysticism.