Research News--Below are the most-recent articles from WMU News relating to research, grants and sponsored programs at Western Michigan University. Two students earn national security education awards (July 23) Courtney Buck and Jamie LeBlanc-Hadley get awards totaling $30,000 for research and study abroad. WMU gets new Michigan research initiative funding (July 18) Two WMU initiatives among the major efforts funded, aimed at helping startup companies, creating jobs. Bensley named Mandella research associate (June 26) WMU's Dr. Robert Bensley gets research appointment with Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Dissertation Completion Fellows selected (June 26) Five doctoral students selected for WMU dissertation fellowships valued at up to $19,747. Grad student saluted for work on animal phobias (June 23) Doctoral student Richard Seim's research suggests new treatment for fear of spiders, other animals. Applications due for NEH stipends (June 19) Deans collecting proposals for $6,000 National Endowment for Humanities Summer 2009 Stipend. Preliminary findings from Kalamazoo Promise study released (June 16) WMU Evaluation Center releases preliminary findings on impact for Promise. WMU hosting national STEM education conference (June 16) Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education is focus of June 16-19 conference. Security related research meetings offered (June 4) WMU faculty or staff interested in security related research invited to meetings June 10-12. Fulbright applications sought (June 4) Applicants for Senior Fulbright Scholar program due in July. Grad students demonstrate success in research endeavors (May 7) Fourteen graduate students receive awards at Research and Creative Activities Day. Grant total tops $1.8 million for March (May 6) Through end of March, total of externally funded awards more than $18.3 million for 2007-08 fiscal year. Research and creative activities recognized Friday (April 10) Graduate students and faculty members showcase scholarly work Friday in the Fetzer Center. Study finds mixed picture for school choice (March 24) WMU's Evaluation Center part of nationwide research project finding school choice yields mixed results. Grant total tops $16 million for fiscal year (March 24) Grants received in January and February topped $1.5 million, raising 2007-08 total to $16.5 million. Students compiling 100 WMU points of pride (Jan. 30) WSA seeking submissions, primarily from students, for points of pride. Web submission form goes online. Fetters leading project benefiting six area schools (Jan. 30) Dr. Marcia Fetters leads $200,000 grant project to increase academic achievement in Battle Creek schools. Schedule for grant development workshops announced (Jan. 8) Spring schedule of six Friday lunchtime workshops begins Jan. 18, continues through April. New undergraduate research award applications due (Jan. 4) Students have until Jan. 21 to file first-round applications for Undergraduate Research Excellence Award. WMU tops $1.3 million in grants in November (Dec. 15) Externally funded grants $1.3 million in November. Year-to-date total of grants nearly $13 million. Evaluation Center joins policy and research alliance (Dec. 5) WMU center joins 32 other leading university research and evaluation centers to boost education policy and research. National organization honors Wil Emmert (Dec. 5) WMU senior research and program officer is one of 10 recognized for service by Society of Research Administrators. Granholm visits WMU to help open new Kalexsyn facility (Nov. 21) Governor joins WMU and local officials at opening of new BTR Park home for life-science startup. NIH pumps additional $4.8 million into WMU-led study (Nov. 15) Study aims to ensure that traffic intersections are accessible for people who are blind or visually impaired. Grant total for August exceeds $5 million (Oct. 31) Fiscal-year total for externally funded grants tops $7.6 million through end of August, of which $5 million is for research. Renowned physicist named Distinguished Faculty Scholar (Oct. 19) Dr. Arthur McGurn will be recognized during Thursday's Academic Convocation. Three professors lauded as emerging academic stars (Oct. 19) Dr. Stephen Covell, Igor Fedotov and Dr. David Huffman received Emerging Scholar Awards. Research funding is focus of workshops (Sept. 9) First program in series, Wednesday, shows WMU researchers how to use Community of Science database. |
