There has never been a better opportunity to increase North Dakota State University’s success with the National Science Foundation (NSF), because the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 authorized increasing percentages of budget to go to states like North Dakota. More than $1B of NSF’s research budget has been designated in the current fiscal year for regions like ours, but submissions of proposals to the NSF from EPSCoR jurisdictions are dropping. All North Dakota State University faculty members are invited to join NDSU VPR Colleen Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Fitzgerald and NDSU Associate Vice President for Research Development Heidi Grunwald as they discuss strategies for increasing your competitiveness on NSF proposals by targeting the NSF mechanisms that are a right fit for you. Learn how to play even smarter and let RCA help increase your win rate! https://lnkd.in/dac2Vrkp

Gratitude to NDSU VPR Colleen Fitzgerald, Ph.D. for serving on the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Executive Committee.

The next ND EPSCoR Director will lead the development of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (#STEM) research, education and workforce competitiveness and capacity for the state of North Dakota. Under the auspices of the North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) office, housed at North Dakota State University (NDSU), the Director will partner throughout the state to ensure that North Dakota grows its federal funding portfolio for research, education and workforce from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NSF EPSCoR programs.

Febina Mathew, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Sheridan McNeil Oyaté Ohowičada Wiŋ, Director of Tribal Partnerships for ND EPSCoR will present best practices of engaging underrepresented groups on campus. NDSU faculty and grad students who mentor undergraduate researchers are welcomed to attend. Fall 2024 Undergraduate Research workshop: Working with Historically Underrepresented Groups November 12, 1:00pm-2:00pm Sanish, Memorial Union Registration is required: https://lnkd.in/ezJbfEvS

There has never been a better opportunity to increase North Dakota State University’s success with the National Science Foundation (NSF), because the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 authorized increasing percentages of budget to go to states like North Dakota. More than $1B of NSF’s research budget has been designated in the current fiscal year for regions like ours, but submissions of proposals to the NSF from EPSCoR jurisdictions are dropping. All North Dakota State University faculty members are invited to join NDSU VPR Colleen Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Fitzgerald and NDSU Associate Vice President for Research Development Heidi Grunwald as they discuss strategies for increasing your competitiveness on NSF proposals by targeting the NSF mechanisms that are a right fit for you. Learn how to play even smarter and let RCA help increase your win rate! https://lnkd.in/dac2Vrkp

North Dakota State University's Three Minute Thesis competition is scheduled for Feb. 13, 2025. Registration for the event is underway and NDSU graduate students enrolled for the spring 2025 semesters are eligible to register. Registration continues through Dec. 15. The Three Minute Thesis competition offers an opportunity for graduate students to present a compelling discussion on their particular research topic – highlighting its significance and impact for the general public – in three minutes or less. Participating graduate students will submit a three-minute video of their presentation for the preliminary round. Finalists will be selected to compete in a live, in-person competition on Feb. 13. Competitors will be judged on content, comprehension, communication and engagement. Preliminary round winners will each receive $250 and advance to the championship round. The championship round winner will receive $1,000 and will also move on to the Western Association of Graduate Schools Regional 3MT competition. NDSU vice president for research and creative activity Colleen Fitzgerald, Ph.D. will once again serve as the emcee for the event. https://lnkd.in/e8zfhU4P #threeminutethesis #gradstudents NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity

Grateful to John P. Hanish, J.D., Ph.D., Maynard Nexsen shareholder and NDSU Research Foundation board member, for his recent presentation at North Dakota State University, where he shared his insights on and answered questions about managing intellectual property.

We are looking for the next ND EPSCoR Director.

The NDSU Department of Pharmacy Practice ONE Program has received a $500,000 grant through the ND Health and Human Services distribution of federal funds. The grant, titled “Opioid and Naloxone Education: A Statewide Approach to Opioid Harm Prevention,” will be utilized to continue to support opioid harm reduction efforts across the state of North Dakota. This includes screening of patients for opioid risks and provide education across 75 pharmacies across the state; increasing naloxone access in campuses and public settings: educating college students across the state about opioid safety; enhancing medication safety for patients through home health, community paramedics and for those incarcerated; and establish safe and convenient dispensing of opioid medications. The ONE Program started in 2018 to help pharmacists use proactive tools to help reduce drug overdose deaths. It has been funded through ND Health and Human Services. Co-PIs include Heidi Eukel, North Dakota State University professor of pharmacy practice; Elizabeth Skoy, NDSU professor of pharmacy practice; Jayme Steig, NDSU assistant professor of practice; Mark A. Strand, NDSU professor of pharmacy practice; Amy Werremeyer, NDSU professor and chair of pharmacy practice, Lisa Nagel, director of operations for the NDSU CAP Center - Center for Collaboration and Advancement in Pharmacy and Oliver Frenzel, ONE Program pharmacist.

Grateful to Anthony Boccanfuso, President and CEO of UIDP, for his recent visit to North Dakota State University, where he shared valuable insights on building impactful industry partnerships. Anthony highlighted this moment as a "golden age" for university-industry collaboration, emphasizing that high-performing universities excel by gaining leadership buy-in, recognizing researchers’ efforts to engage with industry, making contract processes more future-focused, and most importantly, simplifying the pathway for industry partners to collaborate with academic researchers. UIDP is a global organization with a network of industry and university members dedicated to advancing strategies that address shared challenges and promote collaborative innovation between these sectors. Looking ahead to 2025, UIDP and NDSU will co-host #Xurban2025, a national gathering that will bring together universities, businesses, and other key players to advance research, innovation, talent, and economic development across non-metropolitan areas.