Groundbreaking research in materials science will be happening over the next three years at UND as a result of a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. Through the DoD’s Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR), Assistant Professor Deniz […]
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You’re invited to take virtual reality survey
Please complete a 10-minute survey regarding virtual reality research. Click here to take the survey It is open to anyone with experience in Virtual reality (VR) systems as students, developers, academic researchers, and everyday users. For any questions, please feel free to contact […]
UND Center for Family Medicine in Bismarck pursues research study on blood-based colorectal cancer screening
The UND Center for Family Medicine (CFM) in Bismarck is partnering with Beacon Biomedical to study a new blood-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test, called BeScreened-CRC, for North Dakota patients. Developed by Beacon Biomedical, this federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) test for CRC screening […]
ND Brain Injury Network receives grant to study brain injury and criminal justice system
A new program geared toward helping survivors of brain injuries deal with the judicial system will soon begin. Titled “Positive Outcomes for Individuals with a History of Brain Injury and Involvement Within the Criminal Justice System Through Screening, Identification, and […]
Sandeep Singhal identifies novel biomarker for cancer
Sandeep Singhal Sandeep Singhal, assistant professor in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Pathology, basic research scholar of the DaCCoTA, and director of the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) bioinformatics division, recently published a paper in Communications Biology – […]
Farming on asteroids: Science future, not science fiction
Graduate student Steven Russell holds one of the pots in which he and Assistant Professor Sherry Fieber-Beyer are testing the ability of asteroid top-soil to sustain plant growth. The soil inside is a mixture of conventional potting soil and a […]
$450,000 NSF grant pairs school teachers and UND researchers to design engineering tasks
UND researchers are part of a project, funded by a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, to help North Dakota elementary and middle school teachers design and implement engineering tasks in the classroom that are culturally relevant for […]
SMHS researchers publish major study on tumor-destroying option for cancer patients
A team of researchers at UND’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences might just have revolutionized the treatment of solid tumor cancers. As reported in the prestigious Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer, a team led by Department of Biomedical Sciences professors […]
UND to develop augmented reality system for Humvees
The University of North Dakota, already a national leader in developing technology for unmanned aircraft, now is bringing its autonomous-technology expertise to ground vehicles – specifically, the Humvee, the iconic tactical vehicle widely used by the U.S. military. The Department of […]
Nuri Oncel and colleagues receive applied research grant
Nuri Oncel, associate professor in the Department of Physics & Astrophysics, was awarded research funding through the UND College of Arts & Sciences Applied Research to Address the State’s Critical Needs Initiative for calendar year 2021. Oncel’s proposal, “Transition Metal Chalcogenides […]
Nominations due Jan. 8 for Founders Day Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Research and Creative Activity Award
Nominations are invited for The UND Award for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Research and Creative Activity. This award will recognize outstanding interdisciplinary, collaborative work in the past three years by two or more UND faculty investigators. There are no limitations on […]
Nominations due Jan. 8 for Founders Day Faculty Research Award
Nominations are invited for The UND Foundation/McDermott Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity. The recipient will be recognized and receive a monetary award at the Founders Day Banquet on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Tenured faculty who have […]
Nominations due Jan. 8 for Founders Day Departmental Research Award
Nominations are invited for The UND Award for Departmental Excellence in Research and Creative Activity recognizing research, scholarly, and creative productivity. The winning department will be recognized at the Founders Day Banquet on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Nominations should include […]
Motoki Takaku and colleagues find gene mutation that marks breast cancer
Motoki Takaku in the lab at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences The statistics are by now too well-known: one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Likewise, breast cancer […]
UND aims to turn corn stalks, stems and leaves into jet fuel
UND researchers are involved in a Department of Energy project to transform corn stover — the stalks, stems and leaves left after corn harvest — into a fuel capable of powering jet aircraft. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. One of […]