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Fargo Forum: NDSU gets grant to study cancer drugs
"North Dakota State University will receive a $196,870 grant to continue research into new drugs to treat cancer and other diseases, the state's congressional delegation announced Thursday.
The university's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences will use the grant to study how the drugs impact human cells. The department has a variety of instruments and equipment in its labs. The grant was awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences with funds appropriated by Congress." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
Fargo Forum: N.D. ranked most cost-friendly for nanotechnology
"North Dakota may not be the hottest place in the nation for nanotechnology, but it is the least expensive, according to one annual ranking.
The March issue of Small Times, a popular trade publication for the micro- and nanotechnology industries, ranks North Dakota the most cost-friendly state to conduct business in micro- and nanotechnology.
North Dakota also jumped four spots in the magazine's rankings of "hotspots" in those fields, from 37th in 2003 to 33rd in 2004. The state was ranked 45th in 2002." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
Grand Forks Herald: Tracking an old killer
UND researchers develop vaccine for 'Black Death' to immunize against natural infections, bio-terrorism.
"Contrary to popular belief, the Black Death, or plague, which wiped out a third of Europe in the 14th Century, didn't die with the Dark Ages.
Dr. Matthew Nilles, a UND professor of microbiology and immunology, said that as many as a dozen Americans a year are stricken with the plague, which is carried by rodent fleas, from North Dakota to Texas and west to the Pacific Coast. People who suffer from the plague exhibit flu-like symptoms and buboes on the body, hence another name for the ailment, bubonic plague.
Today, according to the Centers for Disease Control, modern antibiotics are effective against plague, but if an infected person is not treated promptly, the disease is likely to cause illness or death.
But that's not the only reason Nilles and a team of researchers from UND's School of Medicine and Health Sciences have spent much of the past three years trying to develop a vaccine to make people immune from the disease altogether." More at GFHerald.com...
New entrepreneur center reveals symbolism, thrift
"Entrepreneurs and artists are a thrifty lot.
Bruce Gjovig, director of UND's Center for Innovation, proves the point in the design of the school's new Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center, which will be dedicated during ceremonies today.
The center will serve as an entrepreneurship hub and startup business incubator for the state and region, allowing tenants and other users to rub elbows with some of the best business minds in the area.
Already, the center is preparing to take on 19 small businesses, many started by UND students. They'll employ as many as 60 people.
The center has five business suites, broken down into small two-person work zones and private executive offices." More at GFHerald.com...
UND engineers, Hoople, N.D., company team up on 'drone' project that could save military millions
"Ralph "Brian" Johnson shakes his head as he looks over the gigantic puzzle of steel and rope.
The UND engineering professor has been working beside the contraption for most of the past six months, and it's the umpteenth time he's inspected it, yet, he still seems genuinely amazed with what a bunch of UND students and a blue-collar crew of welders from nearby Hoople, N.D., dreamt up.
U.S. military officials are impressed, too. They've been observing closely tests on the prototype machine, an innovative hydraulically powered launching system that one day could send unmanned spy planes, or drones, into the sky at a fraction of current costs.
Last June, Kringstad Ironworks in Hoople landed the biggest contract in the company's 16 years when the Defense Department awarded it $500,000 to build the prototype of the launcher." More at GFHerald.com...
Grand Forks Herald: AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT: UND gets $2.1 million boost
Officials say NASA grant to UND center a plus
"A $2.1 million federal grant from NASA is intended to help a UND center assist farmers and ranchers while continuing Earth science educational programs.
A campus visit by two astronauts Thursday - including a UND alumna - coincided with Thursday's release by North Dakota's congressional delegation of NASA grant details. The grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses funds appropriated by Congress.
The money goes to the Northern Great Plains Center for People and the Environment at UND. The center conducts collaborative earth science research with several regional universities of the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium.
Dr. George Seielstad, Consortium chairman, said part of the center's effort is through precision agriculture - collecting data "in a format that helps people make better decisions," he said." More at GFHerald.com...
Fargo Forum: NDSU mobile lab to analyze diseases
"A 32-foot-long trailer pulled by a pickup was presented Monday as North Dakota's newest rapid response tool in the fight against livestock disease and bioterrorism.
The mobile lab will allow North Dakota State University scientists and veterinarians to perform diagnostic tests on cattle, sheep and other livestock in remote areas that lack electricity, water and adequate facilities, officials said before unveiling the lab on the Fargo campus..
The $60,000-plus lab is part of a $1.25 million federally funded "agrosecurity" effort between NDSU, Dickinson State University and the Research Extension Centers in Dickinson and Hettinger. The state Department of Health and state veterinarian also are partners in the lab." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
NDSCS Receives Nanotechnology and Telepharmacy Funding
Officials at the North Dakota State College of Science received word Monday that Congress has earmarked $400,000 for two NDSCS initiatives.
North Dakota’s congressional delegation — Rep. Earl Pomeroy and Sens. Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad — notified NDSCS that the funding includes $200,000 toward the development of a nanoscience technician curriculum and another $200,000 to expand a training program for telepharmacy technicians. More...
Grand Forks Herald: AEROSPACE: UND lands research jet
NASA DC-8 to arrive in March, will rest at GFAFB
"A UND-based aerospace group will take over management of a massive scientific research aircraft, according to the group's head.
George Seielstad, head of the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium, a space and earth-science research group made up of scholars from five states, had been waiting months for official word that the 154-foot-long DC-8 "Flying Lab" would be transferred to UND. He finally got word Tuesday.
UND will take control of the research jet in March. The aircraft currently is being stored at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif.
UND beat out Dryden, other NASA research centers and a private company for the right to take on the aircraft." More at GFHerald.com...
Grand Forks Herald: UND: Focus on women
Med school to become federal women's health 'excellence' test site
"UND and Altru Health System will join forces in a federal project that could lead to a full-fledged Center of Excellence designation in women's health care for UND.
The Department of Family Medicine, part of UND's School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will spearhead the four-year pilot project. The department will use a $500,000 grant recently awarded by the Office of Women's Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." More at GFHerald.com...
Fargo Forum: Bill has funds for NDSU nanowhiskers research
"Tiny strands of fiber from North Dakota crops could someday be a key ingredient in super-strong building materials, if North Dakota State University researchers have their way.
The Senate appropriations bill approved Monday includes $178,000 for NDSU to conduct research on "nanowhiskers." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
Grand Forks Herald: UND centers take the project lead
EERC, Rural Health get big fed money to head projects
"Two UND centers have been selected to lead individual projects on energy and rural health largely funded by federal agencies.
The school's Energy and Environmental Research Center will test control technologies for removing mercury from coal-fired power plants. The test will take place at TXU Energy's Big Brown Station near Fairfield, Texas.
The $2.3 million project gets the bulk of its funding, about $1.5 million, from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory. It's one of 14 new energy projects targeting the cost-effective reduction mercury from coal-fired power plant emissions." More at GFHerald.com...
Dorgan announces venture capital summit to promote commercialization of North Dakota technologies
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced Tuesday that he will organize a Venture Capital Summit in February to attract potential investors to North Dakota to discover high-tech investment opportunities and “take the Red River Valley Research Corridor to the next level.”
Dorgan said he will invite venture capitalists and other potential investors and to meet with local businessmen, entrepreneurs and community leaders. More...
UND Center for Innovation receives grant for SBIR initiative in North Dakota
Rep. Earl Pomeroy today announced that the US Small Business Administration (SBA) approved a $95,000 grant to the UND Center for Innovation for the Federal and State Technology Partnership (FAST) program to provide outreach efforts and increase the number of North Dakota businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. The federal grant requires $36,500 in local matching funds which is being provided by a successful entrepreneur who supports the Center and the SBIR program.
“The SBIR program is the largest source of seed capital for small high tech ventures in the country, and it is important that North Dakota companies get their fair share,” said Rep. Pomeroy. The SBIR and STTR programs provide more than $1.6 billion per year in 4000 awards to small high tech companies. The Center for Innovation has done a tremendous job of working the state’s tech entrepreneurs to access this source of seed capital to develop new technologies, and I am delighted that the Center secured this competitive grant,” he added. More...
FMS Joins Other Fast-Paced High-Growth Tech Companies at Park
Further solidifying its commitment to the Fargo, ND community, Feed Management Systems recently announced the relocation of its software development facilities to the NDSU Research & Technology Park, the 55-acre complex that is home to a group of highgrowth technology companies. More...
Research 2 building dedication held
Dedication ceremonies for the Research 2 building in the North Dakota State University Research and Technology Park were held Saturday, Oct. 23.
Speakers included NDSU President Joseph A. Chapman, Gov. John Hoeven, Sen. Kent Conrad, Sen. Byron Dorgan, Chancellor Robert L. Potts, Fargo Mayor Bruce Furness, Glenn Gengel, Alien Technology vice president of manufacturing and Philip Boudjouk, vice president for research, creative activity and technology transfer. Tony Grindberg, Research Park executive director, served as master of ceremonies.
The $17 million facility currently houses the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE). Plans call for the Center for High Performance Computing to expand into the building in the future, and a transitional incubator is expected to soon have four tenants. More...
Fargo Forum: Dakota Technologies receives grant
"Dakota Technologies Inc., Fargo, has received a two-year $750,000 Phase II research grant by the National Institutes of Health.
The grant’s purpose is to advance its innovative high performance microplate reader and assays to the commercialization stage.
Dakota Technologies produces complete measurement solutions for life science, biological agent detection and environmental customers."
Grand Forks Herald: Neuroscience facility dedication today
Expansion plans under way for new $3 million center
"The new 14,000 square-foot facility will add eight ultra-modern laboratories for research on neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease, Lou Gehrig's Disease and Alzheimer's.
Three years ago, only days after the horrific terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and at a time when Congress still wasn't allowing postal mail, UND scientist Mike Ebadi fired a short but sweet e-mail to Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.
"Dear Sen. Dorgan, Miracles happen to those who believe in miracles. Faith is believing in things common sense tells you not to. You are a miracle in the life of people of North Dakota. UND's School of Medicine needs a neuroscience building." More at GFHerald.com...
Fargo Forum: NDSU lands $8.9 million grant
"Several North Dakota State University professors who proposed a study last year on how the brain affects vision are now seeing dollar signs.
The NDSU psychology department has been awarded a five-year, $8.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
The money will be used to establish a Center for Visual Neuroscience on the Fargo campus, said Mark McCourt, a psychology professor and the project's leader." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
Expansion Management: Research Corner: Work Force Training Can Help Colleges Bridge Budget Gap
"Phoenix International, an operating group within Deere & Co., has grown and prospered through its relationship with North Dakota State University. Phoenix International, which employs about 400 workers, manufactures electronic parts and systems for use in John Deere equipment.
Phoenix International has been a tenant in the NDSU Research and Technology Park in Fargo since 1999.
“Our interaction with the university has resulted in us being a more profitable, more vibrant company, and it has resulted in NDSU being able to turn out better graduates by virtue of their interaction with real businesses,” said Barry Batcheller, one of the founders of Phoenix International." More at ExpansionManagement.com...
The Manufacturer.com: Are clusters the last stand?
Themanufacturer.com article features North Dakota Aerospace Cluster
"Across the country, under the aegis of the Greater North Dakota Association, the state’s chamber of commerce, a series of industry clusters were established in tourism, agriculture, and aerospace. According to Tom Kenville, CEO and president of Mid-America Aviation (West Fargo, ND), the latter cluster has taken off from a very specific idea. “When this cluster began, we attended the first couple of meetings and it became clear that they didn’t have a horse to ride in the race,” says Kenville. “They needed to be able to sink their teeth into a project.” More at TheManufacturer.com...
October 11-12
The Upper Great Plains Technology Conference and Trade Show. U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan and the Chamber of Commerce Fargo Moorhead will host the sixth annual conference and trade show in the Fargodome. For more information see http://www.uppergreatplainstechnology.com
Grand Forks Herald: RESEARCH: Partnership engineered
University links with defense researcher, Alion, to develop parts coatings for the military
"UND will partner with a national defense research company to develop new surfaces and coatings for military aircraft and vehicle engine parts to make them last longer.
North Dakota companies also could be involved in the $2.8 million project that teams UND's School of Engineering and Mines with Alion Science and Technology Corp., a Virginia-based company that specializes in research and development for the U.S. Department of Defense." More at GFHerald.com...
Grand Forks Herald: Dorgan announces funding for EERC
"Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., announced Friday that a Senate committee has approved $3 million for the Energy and Environmental Research Center to conduct research on hydrogen technology development.
Dorgan said he included the money in the 2005 Interior Appropriations Bill, which was approved by the full Appropriations Committee Tuesday. The bill will now go to the full Senate.
The new funding brings total hydrogen research at the EERC to $4 million this year alone."
Grand Forks Herald: New, renovated building dedicated
"The UND Energy and Environmental Research Center officially dedicated its new and renovated facilities Friday. The $8 million expansion and renovation project was completed in mid-July after two years of construction.
The project includes an environmentally friendly 47,000-square-foot building with office space for 90 employees and a remodel of the existing office facilities built in 1949. The expansion project was funded in total by EERC revenues." More at GFHerald.com...
Grand Forks Herald: UND: University reaches for 'glass cockpit'
$1.3 million partnership brings new technology to flight school, possibly Devils Lake
"UND's aviation school soon will be a proving ground for cutting-edge equipment that lets the school continually monitor its entire aircraft fleet and student pilots from take off to landing.
"We can even monitor their taxi speed on the runway and call down to tell 'em to slow down," said Al Palmer, director of flight operations at UND's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, "Talk about Big Brother looking at you." More at GFHerald.com...
Grand Forks Herald: UND acquires land to support research
School gets 160 acres near Emerado, N.D., for space studies/biology projects; on-campus plat will facilitate expansion of medical school's neuroscience center
"UND has been authorized to acquire more land on campus and west of Grand Forks to support its growing research enterprise.
The state Board of Higher Education at its regular meeting in Devils Lake on Thursday approved a 160-acre land transfer from the Fellows of the University of North Dakota to UND, giving the school a buffer zone that will reduce light pollution around the site of a proposed space observatory." More at GFHerald.com...
RFID Journal: Senator calls for RFID task force
"If the technology is to quickly reach its full potential, says U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, the U.S. government must get involved in RFID’s development." More...
Fargo Forum: Local researchers studying metabolism of fire retardant
"Researchers in Fargo and Moorhead are studying how potentially harmful chemicals used to make flame-retardant furniture and electronics end up in animal and human tissue.
The chemicals, known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, have been thrust under the public microscope since a 2003 study found increasing levels in human breast milk in California." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
Grand Forks Herald: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Technological alchemy
Researchers, officials hope to create jobs and 'gold' out of new patents
"As a center of technology research, North Dakota ranks near the bottom of the list, but Delore Zimmerman believes the state can make a move up within two years.
To do that, businesses would have to spend another $23.5 million a year, and the state would need to spend another $2.1 million a year on research, he said." More at GFHerald.com...
"The North Dakota State College of Science is extending its academic reach, thanks to a major federal grant.
College officials announced Wednesday the Wahpeton campus will receive an initial one-year, $365,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education starting Oct. 1." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
Grand Forks Herald: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: UND, NDSU receive $1.2 million in grants
EDA funding will help finish off the new Ida Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center
Fargo Forum: UND, NDSU granted funds
Grand Forks Herald: GRAND FORKS ENTREPRENEURS: From idea to Innovation
Center for Innovation on UND campus celebrates 20 years
"In 1984, Bruce Gjovig had a dream of creating a place where entrepreneurs could discuss technology, manufacturing and innovation.
Twenty years later, entrepreneurs have a guide to creating a business plan for a technology business and more than 380 new products and ventures have been launched in the Center for Innovation's incubator." More at GFHerald.com...
Grand Forks Herald: WEATHER: Workshop unites experts
Dakotas a model for better coordination between meteorologists and highway engineers
"Ten years ago, UND and North Dakota transportation officials had a vision to pool their expertise to benefit the traveling public.
Today, the dream is a reality, and the school and state Department of Transportation, along with South Dakota Transportation Department, are regarded nationally as leaders in surface transportation weather information. Now, those experts want to expand that know-how nationwide." More at GFHerald.com...
"Air service development company and UND Aerospace spin-off, EASE LLC, has teamed with NASA and the FAA on a $1.3M project to upgrade North Dakota's airspace with the latest next-generation air traffic management technologies. This is one of the first steps in a broader effort by EASE to deploy cutting-edge airspace and airport infrastructures with the necessary communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) capabilities to facilitate the emergence of reliable, all-weather commercial air services connecting our region's small airports and public-use landing facilities to a new, more robust regional air transportation system. More...
Fargo Forum: Biotech firm gets research funding
"Fargo biotechnology firm Aldevron has received $2.45 million from the Department of Defense to conduct vaccine research to fight HIV and bio-terror agents.
The one-year funding package will allow Aldevron to expand and apply its rapid vaccine-testing technology to the nation’s chemical and biological defense program, said CEO Michael Chambers." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
Grand Forks Herald: Microbeam receives Phase II SBIR grant
"Microbeam Technologies Inc. of Grand Forks has been awarded a $499,650 Phase II SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a technology to accumulate and remove valuable elements from coal-fired gasification systems.
The award of the Phase II SBIR grant was based upon the results of Phase I efforts and the proposed Phase II work. Phase II of this project will involve the design and construction of a pilot-scale on-line metalloid recovery system that will be bench tested using simulated synthesis gas and then tested on slip streams from small-scale gasifiers. The goal of Phase II work is to determine the effects of real-life variables such as particulate matter and pressurization on the ability to concentrate and remove the valuable elements from the gas stream.
MTI's offices are located in the Technology Incubator at UND."
Fargo Forum: NDSU Foundation Signs Hotel
"A Fargo hotelier and North Dakota State University alum said Tuesday he will build a $4 million hotel on the Fargo campus and eventually donate it to the NDSU Development Foundation.
With 70 to 75 rooms, the Candlewood Suites hotel will cater primarily to scientists and research executives working at the research park." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
Fargo Forum: Small tags, huge potential
"North Dakota could become the epicenter for "smart tag" production, an industry projected to reach $10 billion and capable of producing 10,000 jobs locally within a decade, a panel of radio frequency identification experts said Wednesday.
Their audience was 170 business, academic and industry leaders in Fargo attending an RFID Action Summit sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D." Read more at IN-Forum.com...
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