Grants and Awards
The primary purpose of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects is to support faculty and staff in obtaining funding from sources external to the university and to provide project evaluation and statistical support…
Awards Honors and Grants
Learning Well Magazine | Awakening the Lion Mind at Loyola Marymount University
LearningWell Magazine highlighted LMU’s Intellectual Character Initiative, co-directed by philosophy professors Dan Speak and Jason Baehr. The three-year initiative, funded by a $943,668 grant from Wake Forest University’s Center for Leadership and Character, aims…
From Petri Dishes to the Patent Office: LMU and MSMU Professors Patent Synthetic Peptide That Could Slow Diabetes
More than 40 million Americans live with diabetes, and between 90% to 95% of them have Type 2 – with more children, teens, and young adults developing the disease than ever before. While most…
LMU Biology Professor Awarded Grant to Lead Global Micro-forest Summit
LMU biology professor Demian Willette received a $40K grant from The Borchard Foundation Center on International Education to bring experts from Europe and the U.S. together in France to collaborate on micro-forest models for urban schoolyards.
LMU Biology Professor Awarded Grant to Study LA Coastal Health Through Marine Mussels
LMU biology professor Christina Vasquez was awarded a $20K grant from the Ferris Olson Family Foundation for Ocean Stewardship to study heavy metal exposure on marine mussels to understand toxin levels and the overall health of the Santa Monica Bay.
LMU Computer Science Professor Awarded NSF Grant for Research on Task Scheduling Algorithms
Jared Coleman, assistant professor of computer science at LMU, receives a $150,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to tackle task scheduling algorithm challenges in distributed computing.
LMU Physics Professor Secures NASA Grant
LMU physics professor Emily Hawkins is diving deep into icy moons with a $300K NASA grant. Her research explores how nutrients move through alien oceans — and LMU students are part of the journey.