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Research Symposium Registration Now Open
SD EPSCoR will host a free research symposium to highlight undergraduate research in South Dakota. Undergraduate STEM students, faculty and industry experts from institutions across the state will gather in person on Tuesday, July 25, […]
Read ArticleSouth Dakota Mines Develops Cutting-Edge High School Laboratory for NSF VITAL Prize Challenge
This piece by South Dakota Mines was published June 30. Photo: Dr. Prasoon Diwakar works with a laser and optics in a lab at the Frost Science Museum in Miami, Florida. Diwakar is leading a […]
Read ArticleAugustana Biology Professor Earns $1.2 Million NSF CAREER Award
This piece by Augustana University was published June 28, 2023. Dr. Carrie Olson-Manning, Augustana associate professor of biology, has received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award. Her award is […]
Read ArticleSouth Dakota Mines Hosts Leading Astroparticle Physicists and Students at IceCube Undergraduate Summer Program
This piece by South Dakota Mines was published June 27. Photo: A group of astroparticle physicists and physics students have gathered at South Dakota Mines this summer for the third annual IceCube EPSCoR Initiative (or […]
Read ArticleWebinars for New Partnering Opportunities
Attend upcoming webinars on partnering opportunities with Kraft Heinz, Amcor, and Procter and Gamble. During these sessions, R&D executives will discuss their opportunities and speak about funding and resources available for researchers. Finally, Procter and […]
Read ArticleWebinar Materials for New EPSCoR Opportunities, E-CORE and E-RISE
Two presentations from webinar sessions outline the process and answer questions. NSF’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) has published materials from two NSF webinars last week for each of the two new EPSCoR opportunities, E-CORE […]
Read ArticleUndergraduate Research Symposium Registration Now Open
This year’s summer 2023 tenth annual SD EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Symposium will be 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, July 25, at the Best Western PLUS Ramkota Hotel (3200 W Maple St) in […]
Read ArticleNative American and Tribal Communities Take Initiative to Increase Representation in Engineering
This piece by Native Science Report, an organization dedicated to exploring the role of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in tribal and Native communities across North America, was published May 25, 2023. A recently […]
Read ArticleStudent Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) 20th Flight Opportunity
U.S. and Canadian National Model STEM Education Program Opportunity Announcing the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) 20th Flight Opportunity — SSEP Mission 18 to the International Space Station, starting September 2023. 2023-24 Academic Year Opportunity […]
Read ArticleButzin Earns NSF CAREER Award
This piece by South Dakota State University was published May 30, 2023. Nicholas Butzin, assistant professor in South Dakota State University’s Department of Biology and Microbiology, has been awarded a five-year, $1.3 million grant through […]
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