Research & Scholarship

Christine Smith, Undergraduate Research support coordinator and adjunct instructor of Biology, received $50,320 from Intuitive Foundation, Inc. for the “Pay It Forward” project.

Cheryl Nixon, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, and Steven Fenster, interim dean, professor of Biology, and NIH U-RISE program director, received $25,000 from the National Science Foundation for the “NSF Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Challenge.”

Nik Kendziorski, archives manager for the Center of Southwest Studies, received $5,000 from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board (CHRAB) for the “Digitizing Voices of the Southwest.”

Alana Romans, director of Academic Affairs, received $371,000 from Wend II, Inc. for the Springboard Fellowship in partnership with Colorado Mesa University that will support the social capital development of our underserved, first generation, and Indigenous students.