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Valparaiso University Announces Kapfer Research Award Recipient

Valparaiso University’s Michael W. Longan, Ph.D., professor of geography, has received the Kapfer Endowed Faculty Research Award to continue his work on the geography of

Valpo Faculty Members Receive University Research Professor Grants

Christopher Drapeau, Ph.D., and Todd Hillwig, Ph.D., will serve as University Research Professors at Valpo for the 2020–2021 academic year. The grants recognize and encourage

Seven Valparaiso University Alumni Receive Fulbright Awards

Seven Fulbright grants have been extended to Valparaiso University recent alumni. Through the Fulbright Program, these recipients will have the opportunity to meet, work, live

Valpo Faculty Members Awarded 2019-2020 Wheat Ridge Ministries–O.P. Kretzmann Fund Research Grants

Sara Gundersen, Ph.D., Theresa Kessler, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, CNE, and Julie Peller, Ph.D., are recipients of the 2019–2020 Wheat Ridge Ministries–O.P. Kretzmann Fund grants for

National Endowment for the Humanities Awards $100,000 Grant to Valparaiso University Digital Storytelling Project

The Welcome Project at Valparaiso University will expand its storytelling endeavors through a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Projects

Valpo Faculty Members Receive University Research Professor Grants

Haiying He, Ph.D., and Luke Venstrom, ’07, Ph.D., will serve as University Research Professors at Valparaiso University for the 2019–2020 academic year. The grants recognize

National Science Foundation Awards TRIPODS+X Grant to Valpo Researchers to Advance Data Science Education

Two Valparaiso University professors are partnering with colleagues from Brown University and Smith College to advance the field of data science education, thanks to a

Star light, star bright: Careers and stars don’t end — they slowly transition to something just as bright

When a star is born They possess a gift or two One of them is this They have the power to make a wish come

Creating Possibility: EPIC Scholarship Fuels Valpo Experience

As Anna Bockman ’21 enters her second year of college, she has already engaged in critical research at Valparaiso University, playing a role in the
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