Phillip Rivera, Assistant Professor of Biology, recently received the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Rising Star Award for his research on biological factors which impact memory. This award includes a grant for approximately $33,000 to use towards this research. Congratulations on your award, Phil!
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Kenneth Brown receives new National Institutes of Health award
Kenneth Brown, Professor of Chemistry, recently received a National Institutes of Health award via Purdue University for $137,225. The project is titled Community-academic partnership to address environmental contamination and health. Dr. Brown, along with two undergraduate researchers, will gather data on the contaminant levels of metals and volitle organic compounds in soil and water samples …
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Paul DeYoung and Belen Monteagudo Godoy receive new National Science Foundation award
Paul DeYoung, the Kenneth G. Herrick Professor of Physics and Physics Department Chair, and Belén Monteagudo Gody, HFF Teaching Fellow in Physics, received a new National Science Foundation award for $374,577. The project is titled RUI: Nuclear Science with Undergraduate Researchers: Studies of Nuclei at the Extremes and New Applications of Nuclear Techniques. Through this …
Erika Calvo-Ochoa receives International Brain Research Organization Rising Star Award
Erika Calvo-Ochoa, Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, recently received the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Rising Star Award for her research on the neurodegeneration and regeneration of the zebrafish nervous system. This award includes a grant for approximately $28,000. In celebration of this achievement, our colleagues in Public Affairs and Marketing issued a press …
Peter Gonthier receives new National Aeronautics and Space Administration award
Peter Gonthier, Professor of Physics, recently received a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) award via Rice University for $120,414. The project is titled Modeling Hard X-ray Bursts and Giant Flares from Magnetars. This collaborative project will perform detailed numerical computations of X-ray spectra to develop advanced models for both burst and giant flare emissions …
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Hope Summer Repertory Theatre receives a Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs grant
The Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) received a $21,000 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) to support the 2023 season! Funding will support the six production, three venue season with productions of “Mary Poppins,” “Red Velvet,” “Rock of Ages,” “Constellations,” “Temporary,” and “Freaky Friday.” Each year, HSRT employs approximately 100 …
Deborah Van Duinen receives new Michigan Humanities Council award
Deborah Van Duinen, the Arnold and Esther Sonneveldt Associate Professor of Education, recently received a Michigan Humanities Council Humanities Grant award for $15.000. The project is titled Little Read Lakeshore 2022: A Hero’s Journey. This project will support Little Read activities and expansion into Muskegon, specifically adding Muskegon Area Libraries and Muskegon Area School Districts. …
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Brooke Odle receives new Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network grant award
Brooke Odle, Assistant Professor of Engineering, recently received a Social Science Research Council (SSRC)/Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network Grant award for $10,000. The project is titled Wearable Sensor-based Approaches to Predict and Reduce Musculoskeletal Injury Risk during Manual Patient-Handling Tasks. This project will quantify the performance of manual patient-handling tasks through the use of wireless sensors …
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Deborah Van Duinen receives new National Endowment for the Arts/Arts Midwest award
Deborah Van Duinen, the Arnold and Esther Sonneveldt Associate Professor of Education, recently received a National Endowment for the Arts/Arts Midwest The Big Read award for $19,000. For 2022, The Big Read Lakeshore will feature Circe by Madeline Miller. More information about this year’s award can be found at the Holland Sentinel: https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/local/2022/06/15/hope-colleges-big-read-lakeshore-announces-2022-books/7621150001/ Congratulations on …
Annie Dandavati receives new Great Lakes Colleges Association award
Annie Dandavati, Professor of Political Science, recently received a $3,400 award from the Great Lakes Colleges Association Global Crossroads Initiative. This project will bring Dr. Poonam Gandhi from FLAME University to talk on the topic of diversity and global learning in today’s higher education landscape and to meet with students and faculty during the Fall …
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