Northwestern faculty awarded grants for summer scholarship
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Dr. Thomas Holm, director of the A cappella Choir, will prepare Taiwanese choral works for American choral directors this summer with assistance from the Northwestern College Scholarship Grants program.
Ten Northwestern College professors will conduct research and pursue further study this summer with funding from the Northwestern College Scholarship Grants program. The awards, ranging from $1,150 to $5,000, are designed to encourage the production of scholarship work for publication and distribution beyond Northwestern’s campus.
Four science faculty will collaborate with students on their research projects.
Chemistry professor Dr. Dave Arnett is a double award winner. One grant will fund efforts to design and make a biosensor for use in class. Will Bauer, a sophomore from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who is majoring in both chemistry and biology–genetics, molecular biology and cellular biolog
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