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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 […]
Read ArticleBlack 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 […]
Read ArticleK-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 […]
Read ArticleRecap: 11th Annual Research Symposium
Pictured left: Dakota State University (DSU) student, Emelye Josko, describes her research to the Principal Investigator of SD EPSCoR, Mel Ustad, at the poster session on August 1. BIG thanks to all undergraduate, graduate STEM […]
Read ArticleUSD is part of NSF Investment to Build Climate Resilience
Full from USD article and picture here. The U.S. National Science Foundation recently announced a $77.8 million investment in 14 projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Spanning 50 institutions across 21 jurisdictions, […]
Read ArticleSDSU project opens more STEM research pathways for Native American students
ARTICLE: BY ADDISON DEHAVEN AT SDSU Pictured: Delaney Wilson, a soon-to-be sophomore pre-pharmacy major and one of the students involved with this STEM research opportunity, works with an ice core in the Ice Core and […]
Read ArticleTwo SDSU faculty members receive prestigious NSF grants
ARTICLE: BY ADDISON DEHAVEN AT SDSU Pictured: Rachel Short (left) and Gazala Ameen (right), two assistant professors in South Dakota State University’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, have each received one of the […]
Read ArticleUSD Professor Earns NSF EAGER Award
University of South Dakota Department of Biology Professor, Bernard Wone, received a National Science Foundation award of $299,988: EAGER: SYNPLASOMES – SYNthetic PLAnt epiSOMES for plant genome editing and engineering. With this award, what is […]
Read ArticleThe NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) is a new program that provides an opportunity for applicants who received the distinction of Honorable Mention in the existing NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) program […]
Read ArticleStudents Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships for 2024
Two students who completed their baccalaureate degrees in South Dakota have received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for 2024. Launched in 1952, the GRFP is the oldest […]
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