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NEWS
Nursing
Student and Professor Honored HOLLAND - 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.
Hope-Led
Consortium Receives NSF Grant HOLLAND - With a namesake
nod to a Renaissance painting by a famous artist-scientist, a major
new equipment grant to Hope College will enable a new generation
of student researchers to engage in cutting-edge investigations
themselves.
Book
Chronicles History of the Natural and Applied Sciences at Hope
HOLLAND - Hope College has published a book chronicling the history
of its science programs in conjunction with the centennial of two
of them.
MSU
College of Nursing Partners with Hope College HOLLAND
- The Department of Nursing at Hope College and the College of Nursing
at Michigan State University have entered into a partnership to
advance the education of baccalaureate graduates who are interested
in pursuing a research career and entering doctoral study.
Hope
Receives NSF Grant for New Spectrometer HOLLAND - A
major grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help
enable Hope College to continue to provide its students access to
highly sophisticated and modern equipment while expanding its educational
reach through cyberspace.
Hope
Establishes Partnership
with Outdoor Nature Preserve HOLLAND -- A recently
established partnership between Hope College and a Holland-based
nature preserve will broaden the learning experiences and research
opportunities for students and faculty.
NSF
Funds Development of
Software for Genetic Research HOLLAND - Hope College
has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation
(NSF) for a project that is linking three Hope departments and three
institutions in developing computer models for genetic research.
Hope
College Distinctions by Dr. James Boelkins, Provost
Watershed
Research Leads to High School Lab Manual Collaborative
research by a team of educators studying the local watershed has
led to the publication of a lab manual that will enable high school
students to conduct explorations of their own.
Dinner
Celebrates Science Research Summer The division of
the natural and applied sciences celebrated its signature summer
research program with a dinner that highlighted the depth and breadth
of the activity on campus.
Hope
Alumna Featured in Science Magazine
American Physical
Society Summer Interns Promoting Special Projects Raina
Khatri (left), from Hope College, and Leslie Watkins, from North
Carolina State University, are Society of Physics Students interns
at AP Headquarters in College Park, MD.
How
dark chocolate helps - Student research looks into how antioxidents
protect cells (Holland Sentinel Article) - Antioxidants
have become a selling point for health foods, an ingredient in wrinkle-reducing
creams and a scientific excuse for snacking on dark chocolate. Now,
a team at Hope College is studying how cells use and create antioxidants
in the hopes of understanding human cells’ self-defense against
oxidation.
Grant
Supports Research on Cell Functioning A major multi-year
grant from the National Science Foundation is supporting a Hope
College professor's on-going research into how cells produce natural
anti-oxidants.
Dr. Leah Chase, associate professor of biology and
chemistry at Hope, has received a three-year, $466,724 grant from
the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her project focused on
understanding strategies used by cells to combat oxidative damage.
The support began in June and will continue through May 31, 2012.
Chemist
William Polik Receives Teaching Award Dr. William F.
Polik, who is the Edward and Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry
at HopeCollege, has received the 2009 James Flack Norris Award for
Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry from the Northeastern
Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS).
Book
Highlights Hope’s Approach to Science Education
Hope College's approach to preparing future scientists through involvement
in undergraduate research is highlighted in a new book that advocates
extending such efforts nationwide.
Susan
Dunn Appointed to Peer-Review Committee Dr. Susan Dunn
of the Hope College nursing faculty has been appointed to serve
as a peer reviewer for the federal Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ).
Hope
Nursing Program to Expand In response to strong national
need and student interest, Hope College is expanding its nursing
program.
CUR E-News : "Dr. Sue Dunn,
Chair of Nursing at Hope College, has recently been appointed to
serve on the Study Section of an Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ). Dr. Dunn maintains an active research program
that is focused on hopelessness experienced by patients who suffered
from cardiovascular complications. Her other research areas are:
cardiovascular nursing, cardiac rehabilitation, depression, exercise
participation and physical functioning. In her research work, Dr.
Dunn has published numerous articles in high impact journals. Dr.
Dunn’s work was recently honored by the American Association
of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) for a research
project conducted at Holland Hospital. Dr. Dunn’s project
won the “2008 New Investigator Award.” Selection for
the award is based on the quality and significance of the research
and the presentation."
Recent
Graduates Receive NSF Fellowship Honors Named fellowship
recipients this year were Kristin Dittenhafer of Midland, who graduated
earlier this month; Rebecca Lathrop, a 2007 graduate from Gladwin;
and Emily Timmons, a 2007 graduate from Kalamazoo. Recognized with
honorable mention were Jamin Dreyer, a 2006 graduate from Holland;
Alicia Hofelich, a 2007 graduate from Midland; and Jonathan Moerdyk
of Paris, who graduated earlier this month.
Students
Receive Hope Summer Research Awards Seven Hope College
students have received Dean's Science Division Research Awards from
the college. The students who have been honored are Jessalyn Bolkema,
Terra R. Fox, Jeff Largent, Courtney Long, Eric Lunderberg, Peter
Van Heest and Valerie J. Winton.
Darin
Stephenson Elected Chair of State Mathematics Group
Dr. Darin Stephenson of the Hope College mathematics faculty has
been elected chair of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association
of America (MAA).
Maria
Burnatowska-Hledin Appointed to Professorship Dr. Maria
Burnatowska-Hledin of the Hope College biology and chemistry faculty
has been appointed to the college's Frederich Garrett and Helen
Floor Dekker Endowed Professorship.
John
Krupczak Presented H.O.P.E. Award Dr. John Krupczak
of the Hope College engineering faculty has been presented the 45th
"Hope Outstanding Professor Educator" (H.O.P.E.) Award
by the graduating Class of 2009.
Darin
Stephenson Elected Chair of State Mathematics Group
HOLLAND - Dr. Darin Stephenson of the HopeCollege mathematics faculty
has been elected chair of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical
Association of America (MAA).
Jeana
Longoria Wins Nursing Scholarship Hope College junior
Jeana Longoria of Howard City has won a scholarship from the Kalamazoo-Muskegon
chapter of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA).
Margaret
Mohr Receives Conference Award for Research Margaret
Mohr, a Hope College senior from Reed City, has received recognition
from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology for original
research that she has been conducting at the college investigating
the onset of puberty.
Megan
Haserodt Receives NOAA Scholarship Megan Haserodt,
a Hope College sophomore from North Olmsted, Ohio, has received
a highly competitive, two-year Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate
Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
Hope
Students Win Stryker “Engineering Challenge”
A three-student team has won the second-annual "Engineering
Challenge" organized by Stryker Corporation in Kalamazoo. The
Hope team was one of nine teams competing in the challenge, held
on Saturday, March 28. The students on the Hope team were junior
Joel Blok of Schoolcraft; senior Bo (Christopher) Buckley of Caro;
and junior Joel Mulder of Jenison. |
