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Sani Receives RII Track-2 Award
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program has announced the recipients of its FY17 Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-2 awards. The RII Track-2 program is intended to build national research strengths in […]
Read ArticleSTEM Curriculum Enhancement Grant Preparation Workshop
Each year SD EPSCoR provides $170,000 to schools through the SD Department of Education to increase hands-on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) opportunities and enhance 7-12 STEM curricula to introduce students to STEM careers. […]
Read ArticleResearchers investigate workings of antibody therapeutics
South Dakota BioSNTR researchers investigate how antibody therapeutics work Written by Christie Delfanian, SDSU Marketing & Communications Brookings, S.D. — Researchers from South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota are investigating how […]
Read ArticleSouth Dakota’s science and technology industries are paving the way for South Dakota’s economic growth
Brookings, SD – Data collected by Electronic Modeling Specialist International (EMSI) for a 2016 survey of South Dakota’s science and technology industries found that 28 percent of South Dakota’s job growth in the past five […]
Read ArticleProclamation: YOUTH STEM AWARENESS MONTH
YOUTH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS AWARENESS MONTH [button link=”https://sdepscor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ShowImage.aspx_.jpeg” color=”default”]STEM Proclamation[/button] An executive proclamation has been issued by Governor Dennis Daugaard to recognize March 2017 as “YOUTH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS AWARENESS […]
Read ArticleImpact of Introducing Science at an Early Age
A child is an inquisitive being by nature. As soon as kids start talking, they ask questions. Questions like “Mom, why is the grass green?” and “Dad, how do birds fly?” are part of that […]
Read ArticleSD Public Broadcasting Radio Innovation Interviews
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Radio — Innovation Jan. 13, 2017 – Interview by Cara Hetland Innovation: Dr. James Rice Dr. James Rice joined SDPB Radio’s Innovation show to discuss how South Dakota’s research infrastructure allows […]
Read ArticleScience Fairs and Research Projects Fuel STEM Careers
BOOKINGS, SD — Tomorrow’s scientists, researchers, engineers and mathematicians are getting their start with hands-on, inquiry-based problem solving thanks to school science fair research projects. “Right now, South Dakota is facing a real shortage of […]
Read ArticleSDSU assistant professor leads intelligent robotics team in development of a NASA EPSCoR grant
SMART ROBOT HAS SDSU TIES Printed in The Brookings Register October 25, 2016 – Designing a robot that can learn from its environment and thereby explore a new planet – that’s what a South Dakota State […]
Read ArticleSD EPSCoR trains secondary school science teachers in research project development workshops
October 21, 2016 BOOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (SD EPSCoR) recently completed the first series of its 2016-2017 Educator Academy programs that provide professional development activities to encourage and […]
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