ND EPSCoR invites all faculty, students, and postdoctoral fellows from ND institutions of higher education to attend our 2025 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference, and to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. The conference will be on 10/21 at NDSU.

The July issue of News and Notes is now available. In this issue: - Note from the Director - NATURE University Summer Camp galvanizes STEM interest in North Dakota TCU students - Pages and Pathways by the numbers - Reminder: Let us know about your E-CORE or E-RISE proposal - Funding opportunities

In an activity-packed two-week program, thirteen students from three tribal colleges—Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Sitting Bull College, and Turtle Mountain College—immersed themselves in hands-on science at this year’s NATURE University Summer Camp. ndepscor.ndus.edu/news-updates...

The Rural Student Teaching Experience (RSTE) program supports student teachers while they complete a one-semester internship in rural ND school. This semester, the RSTE was able to accept eleven students into the program. We caught up with them to find out where they taught and what’s next.

ND EPSCoR has begun the process of measuring research capacity at ND institutions of higher education. Our goal is to identify and analyze the strengths of institutions in the areas of research, education, research administration and workforce development.

The current NSF E-CORE (25-523) and E-RISE (25-522) solicitations require principal investigators to provide the jurisdictional steering committee notice of their intent to submit a proposal prior to submission. ndepscor.ndus.edu/news-updates...

ND EPSCoR, in partnership with VCSU, solicited proposals for the Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. The program's purpose is to stimulate undergraduate research at the PUIs within NDUS. We are pleased to announce that 16 proposals will be funded.

Our May 2025 News and Notes newsletter is now available. In this issue: - Note from the Director - ND-ACES researcher Nicholas Galt wins two teaching awards - Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program awards - E-CORE and E-RISE deadline reminders And more: mailchi.mp/a9e5e9fd1a6f...

Do you provide administrative and/or development support to researchers at an institution of higher education in ND, SD, WY, NE, or MT? Would you like to meet others in the field and learn how they are navigating the current landscape and addressing shared challenges? www.sdstate.edu/division-res...

James J. Doolittle, Ph.D., has been named Director of ND ESPCoR. Doolittle will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, management, and overall coordination of the program. He joined ND EPSCoR in October of 2023 as Project Administrator and was named Head of Operations in August of 2024.

The April 2025 ND EPSCoR News and Notes newsletter is now available. In this issue: - Kalpana Katti named AAAS Fellow - Sheridan McNeil to be inducted to NDSU’s Tapestry of Inclusion - E-CORE and E-RISE deadline reminders and more! mailchi.mp/07a41c9c1687...

To better support researchers to build capacity and competitiveness through NSF awards, especially E-RISEs and E-COREs, ND EPSCoR is offering a pre-planning grant program for PUI and TCU institutions in ND. ndepscor.ndus.edu/funding-oppo...

Reminder: our Director candidates will be holding open forums next week. You can see the schedules and view their resumes at this link.

Please join us next week as our Director search continues with an open forum for each finalist.

This collaboration was such a pleasure. Our new paper on cascades of HT after introduction of two TEs to human commensals www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Are you a #NorthDakota business interested in hiring a STEM intern this summer? ND EPSCoR's STTAR program provides partial funding for ND businesses to hire STEM interns for the summer. You pay your intern at least $15/hour, and ND EPSCoR will pay half of their wages, up to $3,600 per intern.

Check out this graduate research opportunity from Vermont EPSCoR: SOCKS GRA - Driving Change with Climate Stories www.uvm.edu/socks/node/6... #climateresearch #nsf

Are you a North Dakota business interested in hiring a STEM intern this summer? The ND EPSCoR STTAR program program provides STEM students with an opportunity to use their academic training to address challenging science and technology problems faced by ND companies.

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We're launching a Pilot NSF Proposal Resubmission Program to help ND researchers improve an already highly-rated NSF proposal for resubmission. Awards of up to $9,000 can be used for unfunded proposal reviews received within the past 6 months.

For Maths fans, 2025 is a square. 45² = 45 x 45 = 2025 Also, 9² x 5² = 2025 40² + 20² + 5² = 2025 My favourite? 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025 #Mathematics #teaching #education

When Leah Feland had to give lessons on cell mitosis for the 7th grade life science classes she was student teaching this fall, she thought about how she could impart the material while keeping her students engaged. She had her students make their own animations with Play-Doh and an iPad app.

Dean Webster, NDSU professor and chair of coatings and polymeric materials, been named one of 170 Fellows for 2024 by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Congratulations to Dr. Webster on this well-deserved honor! www.ndsu.edu/research/res...

Our December 2024 News and Notes newsletter is now available. In this issue: - Note from our State Steering Committee Chair - Year in Review - 2024 UROP Awards - ND STEM Highlights - STEM Workshops, Webinars, and Events - Other Funding Opportunities #ndstem

If you didn't see our live 8th ANNUAL FIELD REPORT last night, you can now stream it in 1080p on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0350... Fossils collected under permit on US public lands (Bur. of Land Management & Bur. of Reclamation) #FossilFriday #dinosaur #dinosaurs #fossils #scicomm

- 1 - North Dakota State University associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences Sathish Venkatachalem is working on reducing severe symptoms of lung disease and has developed an invention that aims to reduce the symptoms of asthma.

A new study by researchers at North Dakota State University shows how nest boxes with cavities of varying diameters affect growth in alfalfa leafcutting bees. Cavities of 8 millimeters produced the biggest bees, but cavities of 7 millimeters produced higher quantities of bees.

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

We need your help. We're raising funds to support research at NDSU during #NDSUGivingDay. Please consider making a donation to either of these funds during NDSU Giving Day (Dec 2-3). www.ndsugivingday.com/giving-day/9...

NDSU rolled to a 5th straight record year for #research, leading all ND institutions in terms of overall research expenditures according to the #NSF's #HERDSurvey. NDSU's new milestone is $190.3 million in #researchexpenditures for FY23. www.ndsu.edu/research/res...

ND and SD researchers are invited to attend a webinar on the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot program. calendar.boomte.ch/single/tcA8L...