HHMI grants

K received a new grant from HHMI. This is the same funding that went toward paying for my research last summer in Budapest.

K news page :

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Kalamazoo College Receives Grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Colleges face a number of tough challenges in teaching science today. New fields that blur the lines between disciplines are emerging, and biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians are forging interdisciplinary collaborations. Scientists trained to be outstanding researchers need to learn to be outstanding teachers. More minorities must be encouraged to pursue scientific careers.
To help colleges meet these challenges, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is awarding $49.7 million in grants to 42 baccalaureate and master's degree institutions in 17 states and Puerto Rico. A four-year grant in the amount of $1,100,00 has been awarded to Kalamazoo College. This brings HHMI's investment in undergraduate science to more than $606 million.


Carolyn R. Newton, Associate Provost at Kalamazoo College and HHMI Program Director, who coordinated the writing of the proposal, says: "We are delighted to have Kalamazoo College selected as a recipient of a $1.1 million grant from HHMI for 2004. Our new grant will expand our current summer research program for students using Kalamazoo's established study-abroad infrastructure to connect our students to HHMI's network of International Scholars. In a pilot program, Kalamazoo College student Clara Scholl will work this summer with biophysicist Miklos Kellermayer at the University of Pécs, Hungary.