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 […]
Research
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 […]
Colin Combs awarded $1.4 million from NIH to study inflammation in Alzhemer’s Disease
Colin Combs, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, has been awarded a 4-year, $1,420,768 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The project, “Communicating Intestinal Inflammation to […]
New detect-and-disinfect technology to be developed, tested at UND
Kneeling in the cockpit of a UND aircraft, Joe Vacek, associate professor of aviation at UND, shines SafetySpect’s handheld contamination detection-and-disinfection light while checking the results on a tablet. The SafetySpect system uses capabilities beyond human vision to detect contamination […]
UND Host-Pathogen symposium focused on infectious disease, including COVID-19
The Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) for Host-Pathogen Interactions at the University of North Dakota held its annual Host-Pathogen CoBRE Symposium at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences last week. The virtual symposium brought in experts from outside UND […]
UND study points to cost-effective way to find elite athletes
Graduate student Gabe Kavdas demos the Styku S100 scanner used in former graduate student Joe DeRouchey’s study, which has been making headlines overseas for its compelling findings. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. A recently published study from the University of North […]
UND Host-Pathogen Interactions CoBRE Symposium set for Sept. 15
The Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) for Host-Pathogen Interactions is inviting researchers and clinicians interested in infection, immunity and inflammation to participate in the Fifth Annual Host-Pathogen CoBRE Symposium to be held as an online virtual event from 8:30 […]
July and August grant awards listed
The following researchers received grant awards in July 2020. Award PI Name Sponsor Name Dept. Name Primary Sponsor Name Title Combs,Colin The Ohio State University Biomedical Sciences National Institute on Aging Mechanisms of exposure-induced tissue functional… Schmitz,David University of Washington Family & Community Medicine Health Resources & Services Administration HRSA Academic Units for Training Rural […]