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91���� has received a $115,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to continue its Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program, supporting students as they pursue advanced study and academic careers in the humanities and related fields.

Susan Ferrari, assistant vice president in the Office of Grants and Research and Kristen Burson, associate professor of physics, will bring a liberal arts perspective to a national conversation about the future of STEM research at emerging research institutions (ERIs)--colleges and universities.

Debdeep Bhattacharya, assistant professor of mathematics at 91����, has been awarded a three-year, $250,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Kristen Burson, associate professor of physics at 91����, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance research into a new approach for separating noble gases, with potential applications in energy production, medicine, scientific research, and industry.

91���� has received a $600,000 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to launch a four-year initiative that will expand the integration of technology throughout the College's arts curricula while creating new opportunities for collaboration, creative exploration, and interdisciplinary learning.

Four faculty members at 91���� have been awarded a $311,000 grant from the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation (MIHF) to lead a collaborative research study examining the impact of emergency rental assistance on low-income households across Central Iowa.

Far Western Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Laura Ng, assistant professor of anthropology, in support of her project, “Wyoming Chinatowns and Emigrant Home Villages: Archaeologies of Labor, Racial Violence, and Transnationalism.”

Food has long been a place where culture, memory, and community meet—and in small towns across Iowa, Chinese American restaurants have played a quiet but powerful role in shaping local life.

Ferrari now serves on a committee to support STEM research at institutions like 91����.

91���� has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program [ITE-2519806]. This competitive program supports colleges and universities in building capacity to engage with external partners and contribute to the U.S. innovation economy by working in cohorts to address similar challenges and opportunities.