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SD Biotech Awarding Grants for South Dakota K-12 STEM Outreach

August 15, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

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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SDSU to Spearhead NSF-Backed Fertilizer Development Project

August 8, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

This piece by South Dakota State University was published August 7. Beads, pictured here, will encapsulate the microbial fertilizer in the soil. In South Dakota, agriculture production is big business. As an industry, agriculture has […]

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SDSU Awarded NSF Grant for Research Support Conference

August 3, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

This piece by South Dakota State University was published August 1. Through a nearly $100,000 grant, the National Science Foundation has positioned South Dakota State University to help improve the nation’s research enterprise. One of […]

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South Dakota Mines Professor Wins NSF Grant to Study Patterns for Next-Generation Smart Grid

August 1, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

This piece by South Dakota Mines was published August 1. Photo: Dr. Long Zhao, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and the director of the Smart Grid and Energy Research Lab at South Dakota Mines, […]

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NASA EPSCoR Awards Rapid Response Research (R3) Grants

July 14, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

By providing resources to STEM research, NASA helps create a stronger and more vibrant scientific community to drive innovation and push the boundaries of what is possible in space exploration. NASA announced the recipients of […]

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Research Symposium Registration Now Open

July 6, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

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, […]

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South Dakota Mines Develops Cutting-Edge High School Laboratory for NSF VITAL Prize Challenge

July 6, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

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 […]

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Augustana Biology Professor Earns $1.2 Million NSF CAREER Award

June 28, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

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 […]

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South Dakota Mines Hosts Leading Astroparticle Physicists and Students at IceCube Undergraduate Summer Program

June 27, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

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 […]

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Webinars for New Partnering Opportunities

June 22, 2023   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates

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 […]

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