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Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Feng “Frank” Xiao teamed up with Civil Engineering graduate students Bosen Jin and Swetha Mallula and collaborators (Drs. Mikhail Golovko and Svetlana Golovko in UND Biomedical Sciences and Dr. Baoshan Xing at UMass Amherst) to publish “Sorption and Desorption Mechanisms of Cationic and Zwitterionic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Natural Soils: […]

In support of the important creative activity and scholarship of faculty in the fine arts and humanities, and in alignment with its strategic plan, the College of Arts & Sciences recently awarded the following Fine Arts & Humanities Scholarship Grants for calendar year 2020: Eric Burin, professor in the department of History & American Indian […]

In anticipation of funding for Year 2, the UND Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) for Epigenomics of Development and Disease is announcing Pilot Grant awards for 2020/2021. The funding opportunity is designed to allow researchers to generate preliminary data using epigenomics platforms to increase their ability to compete for extramural awards. This is a competitive program to […]

In anticipation of next year’s funding, we are requesting round 5 Seed Grant Applications. Please see the Call for Applications for more details. Note:  The deadline for applying to the Host-Pathogen Interactions Pilot Program (Year 5) is extended to April 15-2020. Non-tenure track research faculty are highly encouraged to apply for this RFA as one […]

The deadline for submission of abstracts for the upcoming April 3 meeting of the North Dakota Academy of Science Meeting taking place at the State Museum in Bismarck this year is fast approaching! This year, in addition to our typical Dennison awards for undergrad and graduate presenters, we have secured an additional $3,000 in award […]

Pilot Project Call for Applications Applications due March 31, 2020 Anticipated start date: June 1, 2020 NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Center for Host Pathogens Interactions (HPI) In anticipation of funding for the 5th consecutive year, the UND HPI CoBRE invites proposals for pilot projects to support promising research that fits well within […]

Two SMHS researchers this week reported publishing significant research findings in a pair of peer-reviewed journals. A lifelong fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and SIDS researcher, Department of Pediatrics Professor Larry Burd, Ph.D., reported the end of an embargo on a paper he and his colleagues published in The Lancet‘s EClinicalMedicine describing the almost 12-fold increase in […]

A team of University of North Dakota’s Space Studies student researchers, called the “Dinonauts,” recently assisted with the successful launch into space and recovery of a research project, aboard Amazon Founder Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin reusable launch vehicle “New Shepard.” The launch and recovery took place on Wednesday Dec. 11 at the West Texas Launch […]

Nadeem Khan, assistant professor in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.78 million, five-year grant by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This prestigious R01 grant will support Dr. Khan’s research into Streptococcus […]

Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded $360,589 to the University of North Dakota. The funds will support research regarding the immune system, including innovative treatment for influenza and other viruses. “This […]

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 disciplines that may be recognized. Scholarly creative work can be demonstrated in many forms: peer-reviewed […]

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, Feb.27.  Nominations should include information that will allow the selection committee to judge the quantity and quality of the research, scholarly, […]

 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, Feb. 270. Tenured faculty who have been at UND for at least five years are eligible to receive this award. The following […]

The State of North Dakota is awarded funding each year for AmeriCorps and is excited to fund new projects. The workshop will focus on the AmeriCorps funding and information on other opportunities that the Corporation for National and Community Service has to offer. The North Dakota Department of Commerce – State Commission on National and […]

The UND CoBRE for Epigenomics of Development and Disease is announcing a new pilot grant program for 2019/2020. The funding opportunity is a short-term pilot grant program that is designed to allow researchers to generate preliminary data using epigenomics platforms in order to increase their ability to compete for extramural awards. This is a competitive […]