Major Pathways - Academic Guidebook - Willamette University

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Break new GROUND Be innovative and create knowledge across Monya Maleki pioneered research on the benefts of ballet for football players and presented her fndings at a professional conference. Now she’s planning to pursue a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.

“My professors provided me with opportunities I didn’t even know existed. I was set up for success.”

Professor Chris Smith and other climate scientists on a trek to the Mojave Desert. The Joshua Tree Genome Project, funded by a $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, seeks to map

studies at our Zena research forest. Earn one of 75+ research grants ofered annually and co-author a paper in a scientifc journal. And establish yourself as an original thinker.

GET DEEP. Gain hands-on experience

AIM HIGHER. Jumpstart your

in facilities like our optics training

career through our 3+1

lab. Secure a $5,500 grant through

BS/MS in Data Science

our Science Collaborative Research

program, our 3+2 engineering

Program. Collaborate with faculty

partnerships or our 3+2

and present your fndings at a

programs in Forestry.

professional conference.

the plant’s genetic code and unlock its secrets to survival under extreme conditions. Smith believes in the power of undergraduate research, students in his life’s work.

in an on-campus lab. Conduct drone-mapping

CREATE your own PATH

Want to tackle climate change? Join

and he’s committed to involving

disciplines. Design cancer-fghting molecules

FACULTY FOCUS

Chris Smith

GO FURTHER. Our graduates

BUILD COMMUNITY. Join a STEM

have excelled at schools like

living-learning community as a

Stanford University and taken

STEM Fellow, socialize at events like

the reins of future-focused

Friday Floats and Physics Tea, and

organizations like Ball

choose from six science clubs.

Aerospace. So can you.


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