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Indiana Health Department Awards Valparaiso University Funding for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Efforts

Posted on January 11, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

Valparaiso University acquired a $200,000 grant from the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission of the Indiana State Department of Health. With this funding, Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions will continue their prominent role in implementing the objective of the Tobacco Education and Prevention Coalition for Porter County (TEPCPC) — building and maintaining […]

American Chemical Society Awards Valparaiso University Funding for Chemistry Research in the Petroleum Field

Posted on January 18, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

Valparaiso University secured a $70,000 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. Valpo obtained one of only 45 estimated annual awards for undergraduate institutions. This funding, awarded over a 3-year span, will be used to further the goals of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund — to support fundamental research in the […]

Valpo Offers Public Astronomy Programs

Posted on February 3, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

WHO: The physics and astronomy department at Valparaiso University continues its series of public astronomy programs for spring 2016. WHAT: Each evening will include either a telescope viewing on clear nights, carried out with the Valparaiso University computer-controlled telescope, or a constellation program on cloudy nights. The public is also invited to attend a SARA […]

U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation Award Valparaiso University Funding for Physics Research

Posted on February 10, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

Valparaiso University acquired a $210,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and a $129,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for nuclear physics research. “This funding provides several Valpo students with extraordinary research opportunities,” said Shirvel Stanislaus, Ph.D., professor of physics and principal investigator for the grants. “These students become fully engaged […]

Valparaiso University Introduces Data Science and Statistics Degrees

Posted on March 23, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

The College of Arts and Sciences at Valparaiso University has developed data science and statistics degree programs in response to an increased demand for professionals in these fields. According to CNN Money, the data science field will grow 18.7 percent in the next 10 years, and McKinsey Global Institute predicts 140,000–190,000 job openings by 2018. […]

Valpo Professors Honored for Excellence in Teaching

Posted on April 4, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

Valpo’s Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching has selected Zuhdi Aljobeh, Sandra Bleza, and George Pati as the 2016–2017 Valparaiso University Excellence in Teaching Award recipients. The award recognizes a number of outstanding undergraduate faculty and/or units each year for general teaching excellence, with particular attention to excellence in any of three areas: course development, pedagogy, and mentoring/advising. Each […]

Valparaiso University Students Named Kemper Scholars

Posted on May 31, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

Claire Marie Ehr ’19 and Daniel P. Sukowicz ’19 have been selected from a group of national finalists to become two of 16 in this year’s incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program. The James S. Kemper Foundation of Chicago has been supporting Kemper Scholars since the program’s inception in 1948. Claire, a first-year […]

Valparaiso University Student Receives Critical Language Scholarship

Posted on June 22, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

The United States Department of State granted Kathleen Salter ’19 a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Chinese this summer. The CLS Program’s objective is to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Salter is one of approximately 560 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who received a CLS scholarship in 2016. […]

Valparaiso University Sophomore Recognized as Outstanding First-Generation College Student

Posted on November 1, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

Nicholas Schrombeck ’19 is a 2016 recipient of the “Realizing the Dream” scholarship from the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). The annual award recognizes a first-generation college sophomore who excelled during their freshman year. The scholarship, made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., provides $2,500 toward tuition and expenses for one student at […]

Valparaiso University Student Competes in International Chinese Language Contest

Posted on November 7, 2016 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

Valparaiso University student Teshurah Lee ’18 was one of 150 students worldwide selected for the prestigious “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition held recently in China. The “Chinese Bridge” Proficiency Competition recognizes and showcases the Chinese language in several rounds of competition. Lee competed against 150 other students in Changsha, China, after winning the U.S. Midwest […]