Monday, September 23 marks the beginning of National Clean Energy Week, the goal of which is to advance the support for our nation’s energy sector through new methods of market development, policy change, and technological innovation. For Hope College’s Dr. Jeffrey Christians, this is his kind of week. The assistant professor of chemical engineering was […]
Category Archives: Faculty Experts
Managing Hurricane Dorian’s Psychological Aftermath
Hurricane Dorian may be over but not its aftermath. The physical damage it left behind in communities and to people in the Bahamas, Carolinas, even reaching up to Canada, is devastating. Unfortunately, the psychological effects of the natural disaster will inflict suffering for days, weeks and months to come, too. Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren, the […]
Water Research for the Global Good
It’s World Water Week beginning Monday, August 25, and this year’s theme is “Water for Society — Including All.” Four Hope College professors have been conducting research with that theme in mind for three years now. Dr. Jonathan Peterson of the geological and environmental sciences department, Dr. Aaron Best of the biology department, and Dr. […]
Vive la France: Paris Liberated 75 Years Ago
Two Hope College history professors can expertly speak about the liberation of Paris 75 years ago and its after-effects.
Addressing Summer Slide
Dr. Deborah Van Duinen, associate professor of English, is expertly equipped to offer recommendations to parents to help their children avoid summer slide. Van Duinen is a literacy advocate.
Tree Love on Arbor Day
Dr. K. Greg Murray, Dr. Kathy Winnett-Murray and Dr. Jianhua Li are Hope College biologists who have expert insights about a tree’s worth to our environment’s well-being.
Earth Day
For Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Earth Day is every day. He prefers the term “earthkeeping” since it infers God and faith has been invited into ecological conversations.
IRS Tax Filing Deadline
Sheri Geddes, associate professor of accounting, primarily teaches individual taxation, corporate taxation, and managerial accounting at Hope. Her research interests are retirement preparation and financial literacy.
World Parkinson’s Day
Dr. Leah Chase, associate professor of biology and chemistry, is one of those researchers conducting Parkinson’s disease investigations at the cellular level.
March Madness Tips Off
Dr. Chad Carlson knows a thing or two about March Madness. In 2017, he published “Making March Madness: The Early Years of the NCAA, NIT, and College Basketball Championship Tournaments, 1922-1951.”