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December 31, 1998
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USA: Adventist University Receives $280,000 Grant for Biology 
Research
[98/39/03]

Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA [ANN/APD] Andrews 
University, a Seventh-day Adventist educational institution, is 
the recipient of a $280,000 grant from the National Science 
Foundation (NSF) to fund undergraduate biology research. 

While the grant is the largest that the Andrews biology 
department has ever received from the Arlington, Virginia 
based foundation, it is by no means the only money awarded, 
said Jack Stout, research professor of biology and Andrews 
biology chair.

Since 1981, the biology department has received six NSF 
grants that now total more than $1 million in foundation-
funded research at Andrews. Since the NSF only funds 10 to 
20 percent of the grant proposals it receives, the university's 
string of funded grant proposals speaks toward the quality of 
scientific research at Andrews.

Not only have they seen that we are scientifically productive," 
Stout said, "but they have also recognised the quality of our 
program and our student researchers." 

The grant will be funded in four equal instalments to support 
the ongoing study of animal communication.  One component 
of Andrews scientific research that has impressed the NSF is 
the emphasis on undergraduate research. For example, Stout 
reports that since 1994, more than 10 undergraduate biology 
majors have co-authored papers published in peer reviewed 
journals and in scientific abstracts.

There are currently 110 biology majors at Andrews. Typically, 
more than 50 percent of these students attend medical school 
and a high percentage of students who apply are accepted.

Andrews University is a comprehensive, doctoral-degree 
granting institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. 
Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, 
Michigan, Andrews is the oldest Seventh-day Adventist 
institution of higher learning in the world.