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ND EPSCoR Hosts Informational Meeting for NATURE Program

ND EPSCoR will be hosting an informational meeting for our NATURE (Nurturing American Tribal Undergraduate Research and Education) program.  NATURE is an educational outreach program sponsored by ND EPSCoR and designed to strengthen existing pathways for Native American students to pursue careers in the STEM fields at one of the North Dakota research universities. There [...]

ND EPSCoR Advanced Undergraduate Research (AURA) Program

ND EPSCoR is accepting proposals from tenured or tenure-track faculty at UND who are interested in participating as a mentor in the Summer / Fall 2013 Advanced Undergraduate Research (AURA) program. The ND EPSCoR AURA program at the University of North Dakota (UND) provides undergraduate students with opportunities to experience research in STEM (Science, Technology, [...]

ND EPSCoR Nature Meeting Scheduled

ND EPSCoR will be hosting an informational meeting for our NATURE (Nurturing American Tribal Undergraduate Research and Education) program. NATURE is an educational outreach program sponsored by ND EPSCoR and designed to strengthen existing pathways for Native American students to pursue careers in the STEM fields at one of the North Dakota research universities. There [...]

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Meeting Scheduled

As part of the effort to further undergraduate research opportunities at UND, a meeting has been scheduled for interested faculty from all colleges and departments who have worked or wish to work with undergraduates in research.  Faculty who have been identified by their Chairs or Deans in response to my earlier email are particularly encouraged [...]

ND EPSCoR Small Award Opportunities

A reminder to all tenured and tenure-track STEM faculty: ND EPSCoR has funds available for small research and equipment awards up to $2,500. To apply for ND EPSCoR small awards, please email me (mark.hoffmann@email.und.edu) or mail a request letter to the UND ND EPSCoR office stating the nature of your request and the amount that [...]

ND EPSCoR New Faculty Startup Proposals

University of North Dakota Department Chairs and Deans recruiting Department Chair positions are invited to submit proposals requesting start-up funds for tenure-track research faculty to be hired during FY2013.  Electronic abstracts are due July 15, 2011 with proposals due August 18, 2011. The RFP is posted on the ND EPSCoR website www.ndepscor.nodak.eduor contact Mark R. [...]

White Papers Sought for DOE EPSCoR Research Implementation Program

In anticipation of a DOE EPSCoR RI program announcement, interested tenure, tenure-track and research faculty are invited to submit whitepapers to be eligible for selection as the finalist for the ND DOE EPSCoR RI proposal.  Program Description The purpose of this program is to enhance the capabilities of designated EPSCoR states to conduct nationally-competitive, energy-related [...]

ND EPSCoR Announces UND 2011 AURA Winners

The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) announces the 2011 Advanced Undergraduate Research Award (AURA) winners at the University of North Dakota. The goal of AURA is to encourage undergraduate students to consider a career that involves research in Science, Engineering, or Mathematics. AURA provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to [...]

North Dakota EPSCoR Announces: CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE 2011 – Where Research, Education, and Technology Meet!

Under the direction of David Givers and Mark Hoffmann, ND EPSCoR Project Directors, plans are being made for our first state-wide EPSCoR-sponsored CI (Cyberinfrastructure) Conference for the NDUS campuses, Tribal Colleges and K12 community on March 3, 2011.  All conference activities will be delivered virtually via multipoint videoconference to all participating sites.    The UND site [...]

ND EPSCoR Celebrates 25 Years

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it,” wrote American advertising guru Allen Kay. Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group founder Steve W. Gilbert put it in more action-oriented terms: “Don’t predict the future, build it.” These sentiments sum up the enduring legacy of the North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research [...]

North Dakota EPSCoR awards of $650,000 new faculty start-up monies

The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) has announced that six academic departments at UND will share in $650,000 designated for six new faculty start-up opportunities. These funds are made available to departments on a competitive basis and are designed to enhance the start-up packages offered to prospective research faculty during [...]

Faculty grant workshop scheduled for October 7

ND EPSCoR is pleased to announce a workshop on Thursday, Oct. 7, for faculty interested in submitting competitive research proposals in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines to federal funding agencies. The workshop will be focused on NSF, NIH, and DOE programs and opportunities–although it is expected that much of the information will be [...]