Senate Scholarly Activities Committee announces research awards The Senate Scholarly Activities Committee received one publication grant application requesting $520.81, and 15 research/creative activity grant applications, requesting a total of $34,706 in response to the February call for proposals. The following awards were made: Research and Creative Activity Awards * Albert Berger, history, $2,150, “A Christian Conscience and a Billion Dollars: The Life and Work of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.” * Eric Burin, history, $2,400, "’The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here’: Emigration to Liberia, 1820-1904" * William Caraher, history, $2,000, “Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project” * Frank Cuozzo, anthropology, $2,000, “Introduced Mammal Predation of Wild Lemurs at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar: A Systematic Threat Assessment” * Richard Josephs, geology and geological engineering, $1,500, “Micromorphological Investigations of the Dahlen Esker, Walsh and Grand Forks Counties, North Dakota” * Adam Kitzes, English, $2,000, “The Breath of Every Fool: Conspiracy and Popular Literature in Shakespearean England” * Patrick Luber, art, $322.50, "Travel to Serve as a Career Development Mentor for the Career Mentor Program Sponsored by the College Art Association” * Nuananong (Lek) Seal, family and community nursing, $2,000, “The Effects of Camp ‘Wellness Adventure’ on Children's Health Behaviors, Self Competence, and Wellness” * Donovan Widmer, art, $2,000, “Is That a Fact: A Post-Modern Visual Critique of the Institutional Imperatives” -- B. P. Bandyopadhyay, Chair, Senate Scholarly Activities Committee, bishubandyo@mail.und.nodak.edu, 701/777-3844