SD EPSCoR News

Upcoming National STEM Challenge
Information and picture from the US Department of Education and EXPLR. Calling all middle and high school educators! Let your students shine in the 2024 National STEM Challenge, presented by the US Department of Education and EXPLR. […]
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SDSU Researchers Create Algorithm for Crops
This piece by South Dakota State University was published September 14. Pictured: Farming crops and sunset. Farmers across the United States will be able to monitor their crops in real time, thanks to a novel […]
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NASA App Development Challenge
NASA’s App Development Challenge (ADC) is searching for middle (grades 5 – 8) and high school (grades 9 – 12) coding teams to create and app visualizing the South Pole region of the moon. Teams […]
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Mines Center for Sustainable Solutions
This piece was published from South Dakota Mines. By Mike Ray Photo: Sadie Tornberg, who is completing her masters in atmospheric and environmental sciences at South Dakota Mines, spent part of her summer in the […]
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Mines Researchers Receive NSF Funding
Press Release: South Dakota Mines Photo: Dr. Gokce K. Ustunisik and Dr. Roger Nielsen stand in Ustunisik’s laboratory at South Dakota Mines. The data generated with equipment like this gives geologists an understanding of processes […]
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SDSGC NASA Student Stipend Program
The South Dakota Space Grant Consortium (SDSGC) NASA stipend program invites applications from U.S.citizens for undergraduate and graduate student Educational stipends to support the pursuit of degrees inthe fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics […]
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NSF Grant for Future Electric Grid
Published by South Dakota State University. Through a four-year, $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), South Dakota State will partner with universities from the far-corners of the United States to improve electrical grids […]
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SDSU Ready for NASA’s ‘Break the Ice’ Lunar Competition
Published Aug. 7 by Renee Ortiz from Keloland. BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — Surviving someplace other than Earth sounds like a sci-fi movie but students and staff at SDSU’s College of Engineering are working on a […]
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Putting Pine Ridge on the Map
This piece by Native Science News was published July 31. By Melanie Lenart Oglala Lakota College is using the power of big data to develop flood maps that will help protect the reservation in a […]
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SD Biotech Awarding Grants for South Dakota K-12 STEM Outreach
In coordination with Fisher Scientific, South Dakota Biotech will be awarding grants for K-12 STEM outreach efforts in South Dakota. The grants are up to $1,000 per award, administered annually. Eligible applicants include but are […]
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