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

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

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

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

Valparaiso University Announces University Research Professor Grants

Valparaiso University faculty members Robert Elder and Carlos Miguel-Pueyo have received University Research Professor grants to continue their studies. The grant program recognizes and encourages

Valparaiso University Announces 2016-2017 Kapfer Research Award Recipient

Valparaiso University Professor Amanda Zelechoski has received the 2016-2017 Philip and Miriam Kapfer Endowed Research Award to continue work on three related projects. Philip and Miriam Kapfer

National Science Foundation Awards Valparaiso University Funding for Chemistry Research

Valparaiso University secured a $223,753 grant from the National Science Foundation under its Major Research Instrumentation and Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program. With this

Margaret Lippert ’15 Receives Fulbright Award to Study, Teach in Taiwan

Margaret Lippert ’15, who earns her bachelor’s from Valparaiso University during its undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 17, will spend the 2015–2016 academic year in

Indiana Commission for Higher Education Awards Valpo $149,109 for Persistence and Success Program

Valparaiso University has secured $149,109 from the Indiana Commission on Higher Education to fund a program to help more low-income students graduate from college. Valpo’s

Caterpillar Foundation Awards Funding to Valparaiso University to Support Study Abroad in China

Valparaiso University has received funding from the Caterpillar Foundation to support study abroad in China, as a partner in the United States Department of State’s

Valparaiso University 2014 Alumni Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Grants

Two 2014 Valparaiso University graduates join an accomplished group of Fulbright grant recipients, bringing the total to 30 Valpo grantees in the past 15 years.