Modern dance members awarded new grant funding Just a day before the IU Dance Theater’s premier of the “Contemporary Voices” annual concert, a modern dance recital featuring unconventional work by IU faculty and guest choreographers, members of IU’s modern dance faculty were awarded funding from various performance grants. Selene Carter, George Pinney and Elizabeth Shea, faculty members in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, were selected to receive funding from grants. The funding was established in memory of Fran Snygg, a former professor of modern dance and associate dean of faculties. |
Funding News 3 state firms awarded grants for fuel-saving technologiesJohnson Controls Inc., Eaton Corp. and Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants received a total of $6 million in grants for projects that would boost vehicle fuel economy and cut gasoline use for drivers. The projects were among 40 around the country that will receive more than $175 million over the next three to five years, Obama administration officials said Wednesday during a conference call with reporters. Together with private investment, the total amount being invested in this initiative is $300 million, said Daniel Poneman, deputy energy secretary. “They are driving innovation for cars that are going to lower carbon pollution, lower our dependence on foreign oil and help drive innovation and get a lot of new jobs created,” he said. Read More > Mary Kay Foundation awards Alice's Place $20,000 grantWINSLOW, Ariz - Alice's Place, a local domestic violence shelter serving Northern Arizona, received a $20,000 grant from the Mary Kay Foundation. In observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, the Mary Kay Foundation awards the grants to more than 150 domestic violence shelters across the country for a total of $3 million. Alice's Place will use the grant to provide critical support for its recently opened shelter, Laura's House. Read More >TESTIMONIALS |
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