Grants Received

Funds totaling $1,541,193 were recently received by Computing and Technology Services (CTS), Public Safety, DU CAREs, the School of Education, the Center for Catholic Faith and Culture (CCFC), the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (BSNES), the School of Pharmacy, the School of Law and the Michael P. Weber Learning Skills Center.

  • Sheryl Reinhard, director of IT infrastructure services, CTS, $462,680, from the National Science Foundation, for CC* Networking Infrastructure: A High-Performance Science DMZ and Dedicated Research Network for Duquesne University.
  • Michael Sippey, assistant chief of public safety, and Dr. Dan Gittins, associate director of DU CAREs, $234,295, from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, for DUPD Reducing Violence Grant.
  • DU CAREs, $20,000, from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, for programs to reduce and eliminate underage and dangerous drinking. Dr. Dan Gittins, associate director of DU CAREs, will administer the award.
  • Temple Lovelace, associate professor, School of Education, $157,907, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to support a six-month planning cycle to prepare for a prototype grant submission for the eXi Lab. The lab is a culturally responsive R&D hub that leverages partnerships across the network—school leaders, teachers, product developers, researchers, community organizations and data scientists.
  • Amy Olson, assistant professor, School of Education, $128,024, from the National Science Foundation, for Co-Developing a Curriculum Coherence Toolkit with Teachers.
  • Bridget Green and Apryl Poch, School of Education, $100,000, from the Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust, for Outreach for Addressing Educational and Legal Challenges of Students with Disabilities.
  • Cindy Walker and Darius Prier, School of Education, $5,000, from the Jack Buncher Foundation, for Mission: Generating Hope and Opportunity for Academically Capable Unaccompanied and Foster Care Youth through Professional Development of Educators at Duquesne University School of Education.
  • Darlene Weaver, director, CCFC, $100,000, from the Henry Luce Foundation, for Catholicism and the Common Good.
  • Benedict Kolber, BSNES, and Dr. Kevin Tidgewell, School of Pharmacy, $98,332, from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
  • Jelena Janjic, associate professor, School of Pharmacy, $60,000, from the DSF Charitable Foundation, to support the acquisition of lab equipment.
  • Michelle Valkanas, doctoral student, BSNES, $2,475, from the Geological Society of America, for Cryptic Sulfur Cycling in a Freshwater AMD Passive System.
  • Brandon Hoenig, doctoral student, BSNES, $2,475, from the American Ornithological Society, for Using Stable Isotope Analysis to Investigate Adult Provisioning Plasticity and Nestling Developmental Consequences Triggered by Limitations in Preferred Prey.