Susan Ferrari

Susan Ferrari Joins National Academies Committee

Dec 02, 2025
Ferrari now serves on a committee to support STEM research at institutions like Grinnell.
drone shot of Grinnell with blue sky and highway

Grinnell College Awarded $400,000 NSF Grant to Expand Innovation Partnerships

Oct 02, 2025
Grinnell has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program [ITE-2519806]. This competitive program supports colleges and universities in building capacity to engage with external partners and contribute to the U.S. innovation economy by working in cohorts to address similar challenges and opportunities.
Xinchan Lu

Economics Professor Xinchan Lu Wins Grant to Host Workshop

Sep 01, 2025
The Alliance for the Advancement of Liberal Arts Colleges has awarded Grinnell College economics professor Xinchan Lu a $20,000 grant to host a workshop for faculty members at liberal arts colleges.
Professor Mark Levandoski, two current Grinnell students, and two alumni pose for a photo

Building Bonds Over Proteins and Fika in Scandinavia

Aug 27, 2025
Professor Mark Levandoski and three Grinnellians headed to Sweden over the summer to connect with co-researchers and alumni, and to experience a welcoming culture.
Sharon Quinsaat holds a copy of her new book.

Quinsaat’s Book Wins Recognition

Aug 27, 2025
Associate Professor of Sociology Sharon Quinsaat’s 2024 book, “Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora,” has been widely praised and has won multiple honors from professional organizations.
Four students holding butterfly nets pose on a bridge with a brilliant blue sky behind them

The Challenges and Excitement of Field Research: A Grinnell Student’s Perspective

Aug 28, 2025
For Josh Emrys Payong, a Mentored Advanced Project (MAP) in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Associate Professor of Biology Idelle Cooper ’01 was the perfect way to satisfy his urge to conduct more field research.
Four young people carrying butterfly nets walk in a shallow stream surrounded by trees

Damselflies Looking for Love: The Joy of Studying Nature in Nature

Aug 25, 2025
This summer, Associate Professor of Biology Idelle Cooper ’01 took four students and her 11-month-old son, Wendell, to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a four-week field research experience to study jewelwing damselflies.
RS8 (left to Students in Laura Ng's summer MAP excavating at the site of the Rock Springs Wyoming Chinatown.

Unearthing Forgotten Stories

Aug 19, 2025
Professor Laura Ng leads students in a summer Mentored Advance Project (MAP) on an archeological dig to unearth the forgotten history of the Rock Springs Wyoming Chinatown.
A professor speaks to a classroom full of students

Grinnell Course Explores What Makes Life Worth Living

May 05, 2025
Last year, Professor Elias G. Saba received a grant to develop a class that guides students through the process of developing philosophies for a flourishing life.
person reading to children outside

Grants Fuel Free Summer Arts and Literacy Program for Grinnell Kids

Apr 28, 2025
Storytime Art in the Park: Read it, See it, Make it, Eat it” returns with new funding and renewed purpose.

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