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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: 14-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST
Using drones to track honeybees gets ag sector buzzing
University of North Dakota

Australian technology startup Bee Innovative and the University of North Dakota (UND) are partnering to unlock an entirely new market for agricultural drones in the United States.They will track honeybees in real time for precision pollination in Australia, using UND鈥檚 global leadership in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Released: 2-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Test Flights Open Skies for Commercial Use of Drones
University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota, along with research partners from Harris Corporation and the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site, achieved a major industry milestone on Dec. 21 with the first-ever test flights over a specially developed UAS network of technologies that opens the skies for broad commercial use of drones.

Released: 9-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
鈥榃oz鈥 Up? UND Partners with Technology-Based Training Leader Started by Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple Computers
University of North Dakota

As the executive director of the Teaching Transformation & Development Academy and director of extended learning, Krenelka wants UND to serve everyone, from new students to alumni to lifelong learners.

Released: 11-Sep-2018 4:20 PM EDT
SMHS Nets $20.3M Cancer Research Grant
University of North Dakota

A $20.3-million, five-year grant to the University of North Dakota could help counter high cancer rates in North and South Dakota.

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: 17-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Representing with Flying Colors
University of North Dakota

Her name is 鈥淓velyn,鈥 and she鈥檒l be screaming across the Texas sky today representing UND on the first leg of the annual 2,400-mile Air Race Classic.

   
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: 7-May-2018 1:15 PM EDT
Drilling Down for a Win
University of North Dakota

It鈥檚 UND kelly green, seven feet tall and it can bore through limestone like butter.

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: 26-Jan-2018 10:35 AM EST
Research Suggests Colonoscopy Link to Appendicitis
University of North Dakota

Although the incidence of appendicitis in the United States has been in decline for many years, the condition still affects approximately seven percent of Americans annually.

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 鈥淓ssence of Healing: Journey of American Indian Nurses鈥 received the 2017 Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Media Award at the group鈥檚 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: 31-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Radon on the Radar
University of North Dakota

Researchers have known for decades that exposure to radon may cause lung cancer, and that North Dakota and Iowa have some of the highest radon rates in the country. Could radon potentially cause other cancers? Researchers from the geography department and the School of Medicine & Health Sciences teamed up to explore that possibility. Along with a high incidence of radon, North Dakota also has the highest rate in the nation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL. No one knows what causes this cancer, which usually is found in people over age 70. It is not curable but is treatable for some patients. Could there be a correlation?

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.



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