<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/magazine/spring-2009/hedco-foundation-grant-supports-research.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>HEDCO Foundation Grant Supports Research</title><excerpt>The practice of engaging Westmont students in research with faculty has enthused, educated and mentored future scientists and medical professionals for years. A $130,000 challenge grant from the Hedco Foundation will help the college purchase equipment to increase these opportunities. The grant will fund a flow cytometer as long as Westmont raises an additional $109,900 in the next two years for an infrared imager. These new instruments, combined with the existing fluorescent microscope, will establish a comprehensive fluorescence detection and imaging work-station for use in class and ongoing research.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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