Alumnae fund new courses, workshops and research
The Alumnae of Northwestern award $125,000 to support a variety of new projects
Weinberg College faculty have again benefited from the generosity of The Alumnae of Northwestern.
The grants awarded by the all-women volunteer organization will fund a wide variety of projects at the College, including the following:
- The development of three new courses focused on the cultural influence of three Middle Eastern cities — Istanbul, Cairo and Jerusalem — based on the newest language learning theories.
- Research that investigate how infants learn the communication status of novel auditory signals.
- A film essay about the origins and encoded meanings of three science-fictional avatars for Asian American representation — the robot, the clone and the alien.
- A workshop series about the criminal justice system and incarceration.
- A documentary, “Garfield Park, USA,” which examines the ways children explore playgrounds in an urban area.
- Research on black parents’ decision-making and advocacy in suburban schools.
- Research into chemo-resistance in tumors through the use of various contrast agents.
- Research on biochemicals associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
- The purchase of teaching microscopes and cameras for archaeological science training.
- The study of gene therapy technology.
In all, The Alumnae will bestow $125,000 to an array of Northwestern schools and entities.
“The grants committee was impressed by the quality and variety of the proposals submitted – it was quite a challenge to choose recipients from among them,” said grants committee chair Carolyn Krulee ’69. “The grants provide funding for such worthwhile endeavors as exhibits, stage productions, travel, scientific research and educational outreach.”
In addition to Weinberg College, The Alumnae’s grant recipients include Alice Millar Chapel, the Bienen School of Music, the Block Museum of Art; the Chicago Botanic Garden, the School of Communication, the McCormick School of Engineering, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications; Norris University Center, the Office for Research, the Pritzker School of Law, and the Public Health Program.
Since its founding in 1916, The Alumnae has given more than $9 million to the University in the form of grants, fellowships, scholarships, and an endowed professorship, as well as funding special University projects and summer internships.
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