Grants and Research News

The grant will support Beauboeuf-Lafontant’s research for her book project, You May Call Me Eva P: Portraits of a Willful Black Matriline, 1837-1937.

This prestigious award enables faculty from institutions not classified as "Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity” or “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" to work alongside leading scientists at DOE-funded national labs during the summer.

The funding will support an archaeological excavation in southwestern Wyoming, focusing on the historical Rock Springs Chinatown.

David Borgmeyer, associate director in the Office of Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations, discusses his work at Grinnell and his interests outside of work.

Phillips, associate professor and associate dean of curriculum and academic programs, begins a two-year term focused on professional development and leadership within higher education on July 1, 2025.

Learn about research conducted by four new faculty members: Xiao Chen, Julian Rios Acuña, Xiaoxue (Wendy) Sun, and Putu Hiranmayena

Learn about research conducted by four new faculty members: Idelle Cooper ’01, Jenny Kenkel, Collin Nolte, and Gina Schlesselman-Tarango

In 2023, Associate Professor of Biology Idelle Cooper ’01 returned to Grinnell as a faculty member in the Department of Biology.

Two of Grinnell College’s biology faculty have earned the prestigious Council on Undergraduate Research’s Biology Mentor Award for 2022: Professors Shannon Hinsa-Leasure and Clark Lindgren.

The grant will support Peter-Michael's project “Foundations and Applications of Constraint-based Synthesis."