SD EPSCoR News

Mines Scientist Travels to South Pole to Advance Cosmic Ray Studies
Article by Michelle Pawelski of South Dakota Mines. Picture: Larissa Paul during her first trip to Antarctica. Antarctica might not top the list of most people’s typical travel destinations – unless you are a scientist […]
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Mines Secures $1 Million DOE Grant to Build Climate Resilience Center with Tribal Communities and Stakeholders
Article by: Michelle Pawelski of South Dakota Mines. South Dakota Mines is one of 10 institutions awarded funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) to help vulnerable communities respond to the impacts of extreme weather […]
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NASA EPSCoR FY2025 Rapid Response Research (R3) Funding Opportunity
The FY2025 NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research (R3) opportunity is now posted here! View proposal document here. Proposals must address one of the NASA research topics listed in Section 15.A (pages 451-523). PLEASE NOTE: Unlike […]
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OLC Workshop Recap
On October 24-25, 2024, the “Metagenomics and Molecular Biology Techniques” workshop took place at Oglala Lakota College. This comprehensive two-day workshop provided participants with hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of fundamental and advanced techniques in […]
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NASA ROSES-23 Amendment 61
ROSES-23 Amendment 61: Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology SMD’s Graduate Student Research Proposals due February 6, 2024. Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST F.5) solicits […]
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AI-Powered Materials Discovery Workshop
Article by Hanna DeLange at USD. The University of South Dakota has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to host a workshop on June 23-25, 2025, focused on AI-powered materials discovery […]
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NSF EPSCoR National Conference Recap
NSF EPSCoR’s 28th National Conference in Omaha, Nebraska took place October 13-16, 2024. The conference theme, Connect & Collaborate to Keep Science Flowing, rang true as 500 attendees across 28 EPSCoR jurisdictions came together to […]
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SD Space Grant 2025-2029 Award
Congratulations to the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium (SDSGC) as they are awarded a four-year grant totaling $3,410,000 to support research, higher education, and public outreach across the state. Funding comes through the NASA Office […]
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Black Hills State University (BHSU) Inspires Future Physicists
Article: Mike Ray at SURF. Pictured: Archer Sagaskie with his research poster at the SD EPSCoR 11th Annual Research Symposium held July 31 and August 1 in Sioux Falls, SD. Each summer, college students take […]
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K-12 STEM Grant
South Dakota Biotech, in partnership with SD EPSCoR, will award grants for K-12 STEM outreach efforts in South Dakota. The grants can be up to $1,000 per award and intend to fund approximately 10 applications. The […]
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