Tag Archive for ‘STEM’
NSF Program Announcement With Limited Submissions Sought For WIDER
The National Science Foundation has issued the following program announcement which allows UND to submit only a limited number of submissions. Thus, if you are interested in submitting a proposal to NSF for the program, please let us know as soon as possible (barry.milavetz@UND.edu or 777.4280). Widening Implementation & Demonstration of Evidence-Based Reforms (WIDER) #13-552 [...]
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, and MATHEMATICS: Department of Defense/National Defense Education Program/Department of Defense Ordinance Technology Consortium-Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (DoD/NDEP/DOTC-STEM) Professional Development Grant
FON: W15QKN-13-R-0103 AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Army Contracting Command ITEM: Notice seeking proposals related to training, evaluation, assessment, and improvement of the National Defense Education Program K-12 programs and local DoD Laboratories educational outreach programs. ACTION: Proposals are due July 11th, 2013. Approximately $25 million is available to support one award. LINKS: Grants.gov [...]
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, and MATHEMATICS: Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Medium Duty Trucks, Roof-top Backup Power, and Advanced Hydrogen Refueling Components
FON: DE-FOA-0000828 AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy; Golden Field Office ITEM: Notice seeking applications for projects proposing to demonstrate and deploy hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and for research and development of hydrogen meters. ACTION: Letters of intent are requested and due June 28th, 2013. Applications are due July 11th, 2013. Approximately up to $9 [...]
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, and MATHEMATICS: Research in Quantum Computing
FON: W911NF-13-R-0010 AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense; Department of the Army; Army Research Office ITEM: Notice seeking proposals to fund research in the field of quantum computing. Two research topics are covered in this solicitation: 1) quantum characterization, verification, and validation; and 2) advanced quantum computing measurement technology. ACTION: White papers are requested by July [...]
STEMtech Conference in Atlanta October 27th – 30th
The STEMtech conference is an international convening focused on increasing student access, success, and completion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Over 400 sessions emphasize improving STEM education, better aligning educational systems, addressing local workforce needs, and exploring technology’s role in teaching and learning processes. College and university faculty members, K-12 teachers, administrators, government [...]
STEM Student Loan Forgiveness Program
University of North Dakota Science, Technology, Engineering or Math Graduates May Be Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness! College graduates employed for at least one year in STEM occupations in North Dakota may be eligible for up to $1,500 per year for a maximum of four years. For more information, click here. ~ Deanna Dailey, Secretary, North [...]
Upcoming Study of STEM Faculty Work Life
Faculty across the sciences, including engineering, physical and social sciences, and mathematics, are invited to participate in an upcoming study about faculty work life. Results from the survey will be used to inform a proposal for the NSF ADVANCE institutional transformation grant. ADVANCE – Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and [...]
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, [...]
NSF Seeks More Research to Broaden Participation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) directorates for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Social, Behavioral, and Economic sciences (SBE) have issued a dear colleague letter seeking additional research on the Science of Broadening Participation (SBP). Researchers from social, behavioral, economic, and education disciplines are encouraged to develop proposals for research that will ultimately increase the [...]
Judges Needed for Middle School Science Fair
UND undergraduates are needed Thursday January 17, 2013 at the Science & Engineering Fair, Schroeder Middle School, 800 32nd Ave South, Grand Forks. Get your green on for youth by judging Science & Engineering Fair projects. Everything you need will be provided. The time slots are: 9:30-11:00 am and/or 12:30-2:00 pm and buses will be [...]
The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium Receives Award
The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (http://ndspacegrant.und.edu/) recently received an award of $860,000 for FY 12 and 13 from NASA’s Department of Education. The award is for promoting STEM education at college level in North Dakota through “hands on” student projects, scholarships and fellowships for students, summer internships at NASA centers, and seed research. ND [...]
STEM Graduates may be Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness
Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) graduates employed for at least one year in STEM occupations in North Dakota may be eligible for up to $6,000 in student loan forgiveness. For more information, go to www.ndus.edu/students/paying-for-college/grants-scholarships/#STEM. — Patricia Hanson, director of Human Resources and Payroll Services, 777-4228, pat.hanson@und.edu.
Faculty Team Scores National Tech Fellowship
A team from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human Development was recently honored with a National Technology Leadership Initiative Fellowship award from the Association for Science Teacher Education. The team will travel to Austin, Texas, March 7, to present the project in a symposium at the international Society [...]
University Faculty Lecture, “Beyond Earth: Integrating STEM and Native Science to Enhance Learning,” is next Thursday
Mark Guy, professor of teaching and learning, along with Timothy Young, associate professor of physics and astrophysics, will present the first lecture of the University of North Dakota Faculty Lecture 2011-2012 series. “Beyond Earth: Integrating STEM* and Native Science to Enhance Learning” will be presented on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the North Dakota Museum of [...]
Inoculation Against Stereotype
New research provides evidence that female instructors may be key to encouraging talented female STEM students to stay in those disciplines. The research, just published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (abstract available here), is based on a study at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst comparing the behavior of female and male [...]
Most Powerful Moms in STEM
Despite the myth that women aren’t interested in a career in science or engineering working mothers are running huge tech companies, building robots and teaching the next generation of women engineers. Meet the women workingmother.com calls the Most Powerful Moms in STEM. For all of the bunk that women aren’t interested in careers in math [...]
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