Frank Winkler (Emeritus Professor, Physics) has been awarded funding from the NASA-funded Space Telescope Science Institute for his role in a collaborative research project involving researchers at STScI and University of Toronto. This project entails observations from the Hubble Space Telescope and is titled To be or not to be the Progenitor: The Question about Tycho-B. The…Continue Reading Frank Winkler awarded NASA funding
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VGN Awards for Glen Ernstrom, Clarissa Parker, and AJ Vasiliou
Vermont Genetics Network grants for Research in the Biomedical Sciences Middlebury College is one of the baccalaureate partner institutions participating in a major grant from the National Institutes of Health to the University of Vermont. This grant continues the Vermont Genetics Network support that has been an important source of funding for faculty and student…Continue Reading VGN Awards for Glen Ernstrom, Clarissa Parker, and AJ Vasiliou
Peggy Nelson awarded NSF funding for collaborative research
Peggy Nelson (Sociology-Anthropology) and a colleague at Wellesley College have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for a two-year project titled Social and Biogenetic Factors of New Forms of Families. The goal of this project is to better understand the new kinds of relationships that are made possible when individuals have children…Continue Reading Peggy Nelson awarded NSF funding for collaborative research
Peter Nelson receives NSF funding for international collaboration
Peter Nelson (Geography) and a colleague at Point Park University have received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled International Rural Gentrification; research teams from the United Kingdom and France are also funded through their own respective national funding agencies. The entire project is part of the Open Research Area…Continue Reading Peter Nelson receives NSF funding for international collaboration
Catherine Combelles awarded an NIH R15 research grant
Catherine Combelles (Biology) has been awarded an R15 research grant through the National Institutes of Health’s AREA (Academic Research Enhancement Award) program. This grant will support work to determine the effects of endocrine-disrupting compounds on the oocyte and the ovarian follicle, the structure that nurtures the developing oocyte. Because the health of adults, neonates, fetuses,…Continue Reading Catherine Combelles awarded an NIH R15 research grant
Peter Nelson – grant for international research project
Peter Nelson (Geography) and a colleague at Point Park University have received a three year grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled International Rural Gentrification; research teams from the United Kingdom and France are also funded via their own respective national funding agencies. The entire project is part of the Open Research…Continue Reading Peter Nelson – grant for international research project
Will Pyle receives funding from Russia’s National Research University
Will Pyle (Economics) has received funding from Russia’s National Research University Higher School of Economics’ (HSE) International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development, which will provide support for three years. He will be participating in a research project titled Collective Action in the Business Community and giving a couple of lectures per year…Continue Reading Will Pyle receives funding from Russia’s National Research University
Mark Spritzer awarded NIH AREA grant
Mark Spritzer (Biology) has been awarded an R15 research grant through the National Institutes of Health’s AREA (Academic Research Enhancement Award) program. This grant will support work to investigate the effect of testosterone replacement on the spatial working memory of hypogonadal aged male rats. It will fund research equipment, supplies, and travel to conferences and…Continue Reading Mark Spritzer awarded NIH AREA grant
Sujata Moorti awarded residencies at Mt. Holyoke and McGill
Sujata Moorti (Gender, Sexuality, & Feminist Studies) has been awarded residencies at two institutions in support of her 2014-15 leave and her research titled Science and Gender in New Media. During the fall she will be a Research Associate at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center at Mount Holyoke College, where she will contribute…Continue Reading Sujata Moorti awarded residencies at Mt. Holyoke and McGill