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Released: 28-Jun-2019 2:00 PM EDT
NSF Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites Adds North Dakota State University Site
North Dakota State University

Joining current CB2 sites at Iowa State University, Washington State University, and the University of Georgia, NDSU has also been selected as the lead CB2 Center site by the CB2 Industry Advisory Board.

   
Released: 30-May-2019 12:50 AM EDT
Pilot study shows untapped resource to help people quit smoking
North Dakota State University

As “World No Tobacco Day” approaches on Friday, May 31, results from a pilot study show there may be another path to help people who want to quit smoking. A study led by Kelly Buettner-Schmidt, associate professor in the School of Nursing at North Dakota State University, Fargo, looked at the role chiropractic clinics could play in providing education about tobacco cessation to their patients.

Released: 28-May-2019 10:00 AM EDT
Research Proves Midwestern Fish Species Lives Beyond 100 Years
North Dakota State University

Recent research from NDSU shows that the Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus), a fish native to North America, lives more than eight decades longer than previously thought. The study documents several individual fish more than 100 years of age, with one at 112 years, an age that quadruples all previous age estimates for this species. The Bigmouth Buffalo can now be considered the longest-lived freshwater teleost and the oldest age-validated freshwater fish.

Released: 20-Feb-2019 3:05 PM EST
Study Shows Longer-Term Impact of Weight Loss Surgery on Sexual Function
North Dakota State University

A longitudinal study led by Dr. Kristine Steffen, NDSU School of Pharmacy, shows patients undergoing bariatric surgery for obesity found the positive results of such surgery on sexual function may be longer lasting than previously known. The study included more than 2,000 patients at 10 hospitals in six clinical centers in the U.S.

Released: 17-Aug-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Pharmacy and Health Partners Announce ONE Rx Program to Help Prevent Opioid Misuse
North Dakota State University

A new opioid misuse prevention program called ONE Rx was announced by pharmacy and health care partners in North Dakota. This continuing education program for pharmacists at community pharmacies moves opioid misuse and overdose prevention to the initial patient encounter, increasing awareness when patients first fill an opioid prescription.

Released: 13-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
NDSU Research Foundation and OncoThira Announce License Agreement to Develop & Market Compounds Discovered at NDSU for the Treatment of Cancer
North Dakota State University

OncoThira will develop and market compounds discovered by NDSU pharmaceutical sciences researcher Steven Qian that take advantage of high COX-2 expression in cancer to down regulate cancer promoting prostaglandins and elevate production of the recently characterized anti-cancer compound 8-HOA

Released: 28-Jun-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Study Shows Promise in Administering Insulin in Pill Form
North Dakota State University

A study by a team that includes Amrita Banerjee, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at North Dakota State University, Fargo, shows promise in administering insulin in pill form. Banerjee is listed as first author in the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

   
Released: 19-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
NATURE program builds a STEM career pathway for tribal students in North Dakota
ND EPSCoR State Office

NATURE is a North Dakota EPSCoR-sponsored collaboration from the five North Dakota tribal colleges, North Dakota State University, and the University of North Dakota held annually for nearly 20 years. NATURE aims to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education for North Dakota tribal college and middle/high school students.

Released: 13-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
NDSU Researchers Develop Improved Production Method to Create Synthetic Silk Fibers
North Dakota State University

Researchers in the pharmaceutical sciences lab of Dr. Amanda Brooks at North Dakota State University, Fargo, have developed a method to improve the production of synthetic silk fibers. The goal is to develop synthetic silk fibers for biomedical and other applications. NDSU researchers developed a 3-D printed silk spinning device that mimics the natural gland structure of spiders.

Released: 26-Feb-2018 2:00 PM EST
Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Student Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition
North Dakota State University

A pharmaceutical sciences doctoral student studying results of weight-reduction surgery delivered the top presentation at North Dakota State University's Three Minute Thesis Competition hosted by the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies on Feb 22.

   
Released: 16-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
North Dakota State University Joins Two National Distributed Computing Groups
North Dakota State University

The NDSU Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology (CCAST) joins OSG (Open Science Grid) and XSEDE (Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment).

Released: 10-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
American Indian Nursing Documentary Receives Multiple Awards
North Dakota State University

A documentary film titled “Essence of Healing: Journey of American Indian Nurses” received the 2017 Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Media Award at the group’s 44th biennial convention in Indianapolis in October and the Best Service Film Award from the 42nd American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco in November.

Released: 8-Nov-2017 3:05 PM EST
Researchers Examine Fall Prevention Efforts for Seniors
North Dakota State University

Two NDSU researchers have published a paper giving high marks to a program designed to help aging adults prevent falls.

Released: 28-Sep-2017 3:05 PM EDT
NDSU Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Study Repair of Vascular Damage From Diabetes
North Dakota State University

A North Dakota State University research team led by Dr. Yagna Jarajapu in pharmaceutical sciences has been awarded more than $1.3 million in a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health for research to combat the negative impact of diabetes on blood vessels.

Released: 6-Jul-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Millennials View Support, Access to Information as Key to Staying with an Employer
North Dakota State University

A new study by researchers at NDSU and the National University of Singapore found members of the Millennial Generation may be interested in long-term employment with an organization when employee communication is open, thorough and applicable to their work.

Released: 14-Jun-2017 12:05 PM EDT
NDSU Assistant Professor Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
North Dakota State University

A North Dakota State University assistant professor has received a national award that will bring more than $500,000 to the geosciences department at NDSU and provide research opportunities for students.

Released: 8-Jun-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Student Researchers Prepare Space Satellite for Launch
North Dakota State University

NDSU students are putting the finishing touches on a project that soon will be rocketed into space.

Released: 7-Jun-2017 3:05 PM EDT
NDSU Study Examines Perspectives on State's Oil Development
North Dakota State University

The latest round of oil development in North Dakota’s Bakken region has raised a variety of issues and concerns, according to new research led by Devan McGranahan, assistant professor in the School of Natural Resource Sciences.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2017 9:00 PM EDT
NDSU Graduate Student Nears Landmark Publication Total
North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University entomology doctoral student Eduardo Faundez is nearing the rare and remarkable milestone of 100 scientific publications.



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