NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity

BisonSpark Talks are short stories about the incredible research happening at NDSU. In her talk, NDSU assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences Natasha Fillmore speaks about how diabetes is a large economic and social challenge and how increasing our understanding of the disease will help us identify strategies to prevent and treat it. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓'𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 6 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆'𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔: Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gUDdakzy

Food insecurity can make people struggle with anxiety and shorter sleep durations. A paper from North Dakota State University doctoral graduate psychology teaching assistant Jesujoba Ife Olanrewaju examined the associations between food insecurity and anxiety. The paper was published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. The study states that food insecurity alone may not necessarily affect sleep duration but the combination of anxiety and food security leads to shorter sleep. NDSU associate professor of psychology Leah Irish was among those who assisted with the project. https://lnkd.in/grE2tBUa

BisonSpark Talks features short stories about the incredible research happening at NDSU. At last year's event, Barney A. Geddes, NDSU assistant professor and Richard and Linda Offerdahl Faculty Fellow, discussed his work to improve symbiotic nitrogen fixation in agriculture to reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers. This year's event is on March 6 and we're looking for NDSU presenters - learn more at https://lnkd.in/dzr5c44R

Join this open forum (either in person or online) to learn about Dane Mataic's vision for the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute.

The North Dakota State University Office of Research and Creative Activity is offering NDSU faculty with access to the Bouvier Grant Group’s program 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩. This NIH-specific grant-writing boot camp is led by Meg Bouvier, Ph.D. and will give attendees a focused dose of grantwriting expertise every week. https://lnkd.in/gx-GuY-5

NDSU researchers are invited to attend the 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐒𝐅 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐂𝐨𝐑 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐂𝐨𝐑 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐒𝐅 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. Learn about the unique opportunities present to researchers in North Dakota through the EPSCoR Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE) Program. - Feb. 5, 12:00pm - Meadowlark, NDSU Memorial Union - BYO lunch (coffee, tea, and softdrinks provided). Register: https://lnkd.in/ezwZhVF5

North Dakota State University researchers considering applying for an NSF Career Award should attend this boot camp, presented by the NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity This boot camp runs from Jan. 27 through July and features topics including: - 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭 - 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬  - 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 “𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭” - 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬 Register: https://lnkd.in/g8wenS7n

The NDSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business has 17 student teams working on 17 different problems facing states like North Dakota this semester. The problems include studying rural health care, the K-12 education system, obesity, and higher education. There will be a Showcase Event in April when each group will discuss the problems they studied and their solutions. Led by Jennifer Schillinger and Murphy Anderson, the top project will receive the chance to travel to the University of Oxford to further discuss their project. 

North Dakota State University researchers Ryan McGrath, Ph.D. and Armstrong Aboah, Ph.D. joined NDSU VPR Colleen Fitzgerald, Ph.D., NDSU alumni Paul Steffes and others in testifying at the North Dakota Senate Appropriations – Education and Environmental Committee in support of SB 2003. If passed, the bill will provide additional funding for the ND Economic Diversification Research Fund (EDRF). McGrath is studying the treatment of age-related disease and disability through a honey/pomegranate antioxidant supplement. Initial findings suggest blood pressure and the rate of muscle force development may benefit from such supplementation. Armstrong aims to reduce the number of work zone fatalities by increasing driver awareness through an AI-driven visual and audio alert system. He plans to work with the North Dakota DOT to pilot and evaluate the effectiveness of the research. https://lnkd.in/guRZhBu7

The Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth at North Dakota State University presents Nobel at Noon on Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Louise S. Barry Auditorium located at Richard H. Barry Hall in Fargo. Nobel at Noon recognizes the discoveries and achievements that led to recent Nobel Prizes. The event is free and open to all members of the NDSU community and the general public. The event will feature NDSU faculty members giving short presentations on the significance of the discoveries that led to Nobel Prizes being awarded in 2024. Following lunch, which is provided, a Q and A session will take place. Featured presenters include John Bitzan, Menard Family Director of the Challey Institute; Julia Bowsher, NDSU professor and department chair of biological sciences; Chris Colbert, NDSU professor of biochemistry; Alan Denton, NDSU professor of physics; and Elizabeth Carlson, NDSU associate professor of political science and Challey Institute Scholar. More information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gfU8tCcs