U.S. Representative Frank J. Mrvan held a press conference at Valparaiso University’s LeBien Hall on Monday, February 12, 2024 regarding $1 million in federal funding he helped secure for the College of Nursing and Health Professions. “Congratulations to Valparaiso University for your dedicated efforts to secure this federal funding award to modernize the Skills Lab […]
Martin Buinicki, Ph.D., professor of English at Valparaiso University has been appointed the next Richard P. Baepler Distinguished Professor in the Humanities. The four-year professorship is a rotating appointment honoring exceptional teachers focused on advancing interdisciplinary and integrative study of the humanities in accord with Valparaiso University’s mission. Professor Buinicki’s term in the role will […]
Nirupama Devaraj, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and associate dean of graduate studies and online education and Margarita Rayzberg, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology and criminology, are collaborating on an interdisciplinary project looking into the impact of differing family structures on the help-seeking behaviors of women experiencing intimate partner violence in India. This research has […]
04/03/2023 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Carbon Solutions, LLC a two-year grant to develop new support tools in the fight against climate change, and engineering students and faculty at Valparaiso University have been selected to help. Using the knowledge and experience gained through working with the James S. Markiewicz […]
12/19/2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Todd Hillwig, Ph.D., professor of physics and astronomy at Valparaiso University has received a $72,743 grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute for the project “A Treasury FUV Survey of the Hottest White Dwarfs.” The funds will support the hiring of student researchers for three summers (2023-2025) to assist with collecting […]
June 26, 2023 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has been selected to receive a 3-year, $750,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to improve literacy instruction in Indiana. Lilly Endowment made the grant through its initiative, Advancing Science of Reading in Indiana (ASRI). The aim of the initiative is to enhance the use of evidence-based […]
Superbugs, antibacterial-resistant microorganisms that develop to defy some of our best medicines, have found their way to the International Space Station (ISS), hitching rides on humans and supplies and finding an environment almost totally free of competition. To combat these illness-causing microbes, new, novel compounds will need to be derived or synthesized, and that’s where […]
March 9, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Thanks to a generous gift by alumnus Mark Howell ’57, Ph.D., Valparaiso University has awarded two $5,000 STEM Faculty Research Fellowships to support scientific inquiry by pre-tenure faculty in STEM disciplines. One fellowship has been awarded to Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly ’07, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology and her research […]
Craft beer is a fast-growing industry, particularly in Maine and New England. New research led by Valparaiso University’s Niclas Erhardt, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business and former UMaine faculty member in the Maine Business School, shows that as the industry continues to grow, owners need to make decisions about scale and growth, which […]
Sept. 7, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Valpo a six-year, $1.5 million grant to fund the Establishing Practices Integrating Commuters Plus (EPIC+) program. The EPIC+ program will provide scholarships, undergraduate research opportunities, mentorships and social support for commuter students in Northwest Indiana. The program will use a multi-faceted, […]