Luther College physics professor receives $150,000 NSF research grant

Professor Pedlar stands next to two students

This grant will allow more students to actively contribute to research based in Japan aimed at understanding the building blocks of the universe.

September 23, 2021
A woman looks into the distance.

Megan Priest worked on developing a new curriculum framework that would shift away from the traditional education system towards more progressive practices.

September 10, 2021
A student fist bumps someone while his professor looks on.

Luther College professors and students are working together to create an anthology detailing the history and significance of Black intellectuals.

August 30, 2021

Professor of Psychology Loren Toussaint and Mayo Clinic doctors utilize patient data to examine risk factors and outcomes of COVID-19.

August 12, 2021

Professor of Psychology Loren Toussaint and Mayo Clinic doctors utilize patient data to examine risk factors and outcomes of COVID-19

August 12, 2021

Their findings can help to explain how human diseases form, such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

August 6, 2021

The American Psychological Association journal, Health Psychology, recently published the empirical article, “Hostility, Forgiveness, and Cognitive Impairment Over 10 Years in a National Sample of American Adults.” The research was conducted by Luther College Professors Loren Toussaint and Stephanie Travers with Luther graduates Emily Green and Kelly Kennedy, and all members of the Laboratory for the Investigation of Mind, Body, and Spirit.

January 7, 2019

Luther senior Jack Jagielski spent the summer interning in Rochester, Minnesota, at the Mayo Clinic Center for Sleep Medicine.

November 15, 2018

Evan Lobdell, Luther College Junior, spent his summer interning at the Sterling Schools Foundation, in his hometown of Sterling, Illinois, where he wrote articles and conducted research for “The Blue and Gold,” an alumni magazine for the school. There he worked with fellow interns to brainstorm and create articles as well as interview alumni and write some articles of his own.

October 25, 2018

John Kuntz believes that there is an importance in telling stories and sharing experiences. In his research, he has been able to reinvent the story of “The Little Match Seller” from H. C. Anderson’s short story, to his own, with the collaboration of some fellow students. He spent his summer at Luther College creating the musical “Matchgirl.”

October 24, 2018