Students
Receive Hope Summer Research Awards HOLLAND - A total of
eight Hope College students have received Dean's Science Division Research
Awards from the college. The students who have been honored are Marlee
Bogema, Daniel J. Callam, Andrew J. Foster, Christopher C. Hall, Kathryn
"Katie" L. Johnson, Mark J. Panaggio, Caitlin E. Rice and
Emily Anne Schuiteman.
Darin
Stephenson Elected MAA Section Vice-Chair HOLLAND - Dr.
Darin Stephenson of the Hope College mathematics faculty has been elected
vice-chair for four-year colleges of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical
Association of America (MAA).
Professor
Edward Hansen Receives Fulbright Award HOLLAND - Dr. Edward
Hansen, professor of geology and environmental science at Hope College,
will spend August to January conducting research in Sweden through an
award from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
Mathematician Nathan Tintle Receives NIH Grant HOLLAND
- Dr. Nathan Tintle of the Hope College mathematics faculty has received
support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as he seeks to
help researchers who are sifting through the staggering volume of genetic
data now available to identify factors related to health and disease.
Hope
Student Wins Nursing Scholarship with Essay HOLLAND - Angela
Sweers, a Hope College sophomore and nursing major from Williamston,
has won one of only 10 scholarships nationwide in the 2008 "A Nurse
I Am Scholarship Program" sponsored by Cherokee Uniforms.
Beckman
Foundation Award Funds Student Research HOLLAND - Hope
College has received a fifth consecutive award for student research
from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation of Irvine, Calif., the
only college or university in the nation to have received continuous
support through the program since it started.
Major
Grant Emphasizes External Research Ties HOLLAND - A major
grant to Hope College from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
will enable the college to strengthen existing relationships and build
new ones as the college continues to emphasize its acclaimed model of
teaching through faculty-student collaborative research in the sciences.
Three
Hope Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships HOLLAND -
Three Hope College juniors have received prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
for the 2008-09 academic year out of only 321 awarded nationwide. The
three recipients, all of whom are chemistry majors at the college, are
Kristin Dittenhafer of Midland; Jonathan Moerdyk of Paris; and Amy Speelman
of Darien, Ill.
Student Film Places Second in National Contest HOLLAND
- A film by Hope College junior Tyler Depke of Grayslake, Ill., has
placed second nationally in the first annual "Preserve Our Planet"
College Film and PSA Contest held by National Geographic Channel (NGC)...
Online
Votes Can Propel Student Film to Award HOLLAND - A film
by HopeCollege junior Tyler Depke of Grayslake, Ill., is one of three
Web film finalists in a contest sponsored by National Geographic Channel
in which the general public has a say through online voting....
Hope Science Divisions Honors Two Professors HOLLAND - The Division for the Natural and Applied Sciences at Hope College has honored two faculty with awards designed to recognize excellence in teaching or research.
New
FIPSE Website HOLLAND - The Division for the Natural and Applied Sciences at Hope College has honored two faculty with awards designed to recognize excellence in teaching or research.
Hope
Cameroon Project Named Statewide Finalist HOLLAND
- A successful and growing Hope College service project focused on water
quality and community health in the village of Nkuv in Cameroon has
been named one of four finalists for Michigan's 2008 Carter Partnership
Award.
Series
of Presentations Focus on Climate Change Organized by Dr. Greg Murray
HOLLAND – Hope College will feature a variety of presentations
at the end of the month as part of a nationwide effort to focus attention
on the U.S.'s response to global climate change...
Multiple
Events Anticipate Muste Lecture HOLLAND - Multiple activities
are taking place at Hope College in anticipation of the annual A.J.
Muste Memorial Peace Lecture, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 2.The events
will begin on Friday, Jan. 25, and will include a variety of presentations,
concerts and a three-day film series in addition to the Feb. 2 lecture
itself. The public is invited to all of the activities, and admission
is free...
Hope
Chosen for National HHMI Science Initiative HOLLAND - Hope
College is one of only a dozen colleges and universities nationwide
and the only institution in Michigan selected by the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute (HHMI) to implement a new genomics course that will involve
incoming freshmen in cutting-edge research during their first semester
in college....
Aaron
Best Contributes to Article in “Science” Dr.
Aaron Best of the Hope College biology faculty contributed to an article
published in "Science" that studies the genetic make-up of
a common intestinal parasite in the hope of leading to better treatments
for the disease it causes and even to better understanding of how human
life functions...
Physics
Researchers Work with Australian Company - A new connection
between researchers at Hope College and a company in Australia is prized
for the benefits that it can bring to both sides of the partnership.
Dr. Stephen Remillard, assistant professor of physics, has contracted
with Microwave and Materials Design (M&MD) PTY LTD of Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia, to contribute Hope expertise as the company seeks
to commercialize superconducting electronics...
Dr. Aaron Best and Dr. Joe Stukey's application for HHMI's
new program, the Science Education Alliance (SEA), has been chosen for
funding. This program will promote the inclusion of authentic research
experiences for undergraduates through coursework. Hope College is one
of 12 schools nationwide chosen to participate in the program this coming
academic year.
Dr. Joanne Stewart Participates in NSF-Funded Project Dr. Joanne Stewart of the Hope College faculty is one of seven chemists from colleges and universities across the nation participating in a project recently funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop an online resource to help professors of inorganic chemistry work together to improve their teaching...
Tim Pennings and his dog Elvis will be making an upcoming
trip to
Boston to give two talks to Boston University,Harvard, and MIT students.
(View Tim & Elvis's Blog
here)
Tom Bultman has been recently appointed as an Advisor
for the journal New Phytologist. New Phytologist,
published by Blackwell, offers rapid publication of high quality, original
research in plant science. The journal is owned by a not-for-profit
organization that is dedicated to the promotion of plant science. Bultman
will be handling about 8 papers per year in his area of specialty -
endrophytes.
Grant
to Support Students from Community College HOLLAND –
A major new grant to Hope College from the National Science Foundation
(NSF) will provide scholarship aid to community-college students who
are interested in continuing their education in the sciences at Hope...
Students
Honored at National Research Meeting Three Hope students
received awards for poster presentations they made during the annual
meeting of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Students
Receive Hope Summer Research Awards Eight Hope students
have recieved Dean's Science Division Research Awards from the college.
Inaugurated this year and presented by the division of natural and applied
science, the awards provide stipends for summer research at the college.
Nursing
Student and Professor Honored A Hope College student and
professor each received individual recognition for excellence during
the recent induction and installation ceremony of the Kappa Epsilon
Chapter-at-Large of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
of Nursing.
