The Center for Excellence in Arts and Humanities has announced the recipients of the Spring 2026 grants.
Research Grants:
Miray Boga, Assistant Professor, Industrial Design, "Revisiting Biophilic Product Dimensions: Semantic Dimension”
Jeff Bremer, Professor, History, "Des Moines: A Concise History"
Raluca Iancu, Associate Professor, Art & Visual Culture, "From Fiber to Image: Handmade Paper and Contemporary Printmaking in Japan"
Bonar Hernandez, Associate Professor, History, "The Making of Guatemala's Grassroots Religious and Political Activists during the Cold War"
Chris Hopkins, Professor, Music & Theatre, "Of Muses and Mysteries: a reflective musical dialectic"
Jo Mackiewicz, Professor, English, "Gatekeeping Skilled Trades in the United States"
Digital Research Grants:
Evan Hume, Asst. Professor, Art & Visual Culture, "Skyking, Skyking, Do Not Answer: Audio-Visual Remnants of the Cold War"