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For Grinnell athletes, it’s more than a team. It’s a mindset. Because here, it’s not just about the sport you play or the score you obtain — it’s about thinking, leading, and living like a Grinnellian.

The Staff Council recognized the following staff members at the Annual Staff Recognition Brunch, hosted by the Office of Human Resources on Tuesday, January 24.  

Award recipients embody Grinnell College’s mission of lifetime learning and service. They will be honored during Reunion 2023 in June.

Hâle Utar, the Sidney Meyer Professor in International Economics, is exploring how import competition from China and the “biological clock” affect the gender gap in earnings.

Anika Jane Beamer ’22 embarks on an investigation to answer her own steaming questions and to demystify manure, its origins, and most especially: its smell.

During her research sabbatical, Charvann Bailey joined forces with Doug Spitz ’78 at the University of Iowa. Together, the two biologists are uncovering a molecule to treat aggressive lung cancer.

This grant will support the creation of an immersive virtual reality experience for visualizing a Viking longship, and understanding the social, linguistic, cultural, political, and economic roles that the longship played in the Viking Age.

Among the many ways the College supports community education is through support of community-wide youth literacy initiatives. 

Grinnell College will stream Umberto Giordano’s “Fedora” on January 14 as part of the Met’s 2022-23 Live in HD season.