<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/westmont-news/grant-raise-1m-student-research.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>07/30/2012</pubDate><title>Grant to Raise $1M for Student Research</title><excerpt>The John Stauffer Charitable Trust has awarded a $500,000 challenge grant to endow the Westmont chemistry department’s Summer Science Research Program. The trust will match each dollar donated to the program through 2017 until the college is able to endow the program with $1 million.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2012/07/Student-Research-Chemistry-505x336.jpg" alt="Westmont students conduct research in a chemistry lab."/>
        </image><caption>Westmont students conduct research in a chemistry lab.</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...</description></item>