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3M Grant Supports River-Monitoring Project
Alma College, joined by representatives from St. Louis and Alma public schools, received a $12,000 check from the 3M Foundation Dec. 7 at the 3M Scientific Anglers facility in Midland.

MCC Grant Funds Peer-facilitated Support Group Program
Michigan Campus Compact has awarded a Youth to Youth Fellowship Grant to an Alma College program piloted by Paw Paw senior Rachel Krefman and program advisor Thomas Batchelder.

 

Alma College received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2009 for research that could eventually lead to the development of more effective drugs to treat and prevent certain kinds of influenza, including human infections of swine and avian flu. "This project provides an opportunity for students to get involved in important laboratory research," says faculty member Jeff Turk, principal investigator.

 

Student Profile

Brett Seymoure

Brett Seymoure
Graduation: 2009
Major: Biology
From: Paw Paw, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Politics

Alma’s close faculty-student interaction provides numerous benefits such as the ability to do undergraduate research on a graduate level. Alma’s professors treat students more as peers welcoming student input and collaboration on faculty projects. When students are involved in research, faculty aggressively pursue publication of findings including students as co-authors.