Nebraska EPSCoR

Transformative research & workforce development for Nebraska. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation via OIA-2044049. Host, NSF EPSCoR 28th Nat'l Conf.

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

Next spring, a @UNKearney experiment will travel to the International Space Station & return to earth for analysis. Funding for #UNK participation comes from Nebraska EPSCoR, supported by @NSF.

We're proud to help launch #Lopers #STEM dreams!
🚀🛰️🧪🔬

https://t.co/CDj37wEjDf

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

#STEM futures launch here 🚀
Our @nsf funding at work!

With our collaborators @unl_ncmn we're hosting these groups of #STEM REU (undergrads) & High School Researchers, working in labs @UNLincoln this summer!

Excited to welcome them, thankful for add'l support from @JAWoollamCo

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

.@NSF X-Labs Webinar:
Thu4June, 2–3 pm EDT
Introduction to Funding Opportunity - Quantum Systems:  Interconnects &  Integrated Photonics
This initiative is designed to launch+scale a new generation of organizations focused on independent research, development & innovation...

[U.S. National Science Foundation @NSF]

NSF announces $1.5B NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science efforts. NSF X-Labs will scale a new generation of transformative independent research organizations to advance breakthrough science outside of traditional institutions. https://t.co/LljEcBoBFa

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

Hey #LNK, the time is RIPE🍎 to join #YoungNebraskaScientists SNACK CAMP:
July 22-23 at @NIC_Innovates!

Led by @UNLFoodScience & sponsored by the Kimmel Foundation, middle- & high-schoolers make new foods from Nebraska agricultural products.

APPLY NOW https://t.co/ljmICEMaNM

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

*program info: https://t.co/RM3oEXiUiF

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

Along the way to his @NSF CAREER Award, this researcher earned one of our FIRST* Awards.

We're proud to help boost success of Nebraska's #earlycareer faculty!

https://t.co/Ri0xFQNtnP

[Nevada EPSCoR @NevadaEPSCoR]

Exciting news! @NSF launched Tech Accelerators to fast-track deep tech from lab to market! Funding supports teams scaling tech in agriculture, materials, ocean science, & instrumentation. Have feedback? Submit your input via the Request for Information. https://t.co/FzUHwpuU4u

[U.S. National Science Foundation @NSF]

Today, NSF announced $250 million to restart its NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer programs, including a $40 million pilot initiative focused on next-generation scientific instrumentation and advanced experimental platforms. https://t.co/TeV57Jh5Tj

#NSFSBIR

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

The Nebraska EPSCoR office is closed, May 20-22, to attend @NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Summit in New Orleans, LA -- an event conducted by @aaas.

Our office reopens Tuesday, May 26 (after the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 25).

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

Psst, #Omaha -- this is unusual:
Our #YoungNebraskaScientists camp, The Secret Life of Metals (for middle-schoolers), still has a few spaces open for July 27-29 @Creighton with Prof. Eric Villa (usually it's full before school ends)!

Learn more & apply at https://t.co/pS0RbXCMhC

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

Hey #LNK middle- & high-schoolers,
join #YoungNebraskaScientists this summer!

🤩Hands-on fun & learning
👩‍🔬Meet friends & mentors
🚀 Find your future

Choose your #STEM adventure at
https://t.co/pS0RbXCMhC, then apply online --
need-based scholarships to attend are available!

[Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources @UNL_IANR]

Edgar Cahoon, director of @UNLincoln's Center for Plant Science Innovation, has been elected to @theNASciences — National Academy of Sciences — one of the nation’s highest honors for scientists and engineers.

More: https://t.co/53CMU0iMNS

[Mike Tobias @mtobiasNE]

Congrats to @UNLincoln's @ecahoon2 on his election to the @theNASciences!
Learn about Cahoon & his work in this story from our @NebPublicMedia "What If..." series: https://t.co/MlL6GJHQcE

#WhatIfNebraska @NebPubMediaNews @u_nebraska

https://t.co/XdyaC6VdnV

[U.S. National Science Foundation @NSF]

🚨 Early-career scientists & engineers: New career opportunities will drop on May 11. Responsibilities include portfolio analysis, merit review support, research engagement & data-driven insights into NSF investments. Stay tuned to the NSF Careers page. https://t.co/w3kOpKqREK

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

Teacher Appreciation Week!
We want to THANK NEBRASKA SCIENCE TEACHERS, who help students: understand the world and explore career paths to grow our state's future.

Photos are from a teacher professional development session we led this year w/Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences.

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

1. Science takes time.
2. What a team!
Saline wetlands methanogen discovery (Methanobacterium nebraskense) supported by @NSF-funded Ctr for Root & Rhizobiome Innov could aid sustainable bioenergy.
Thanks, @rockNmicrobe +early-career scientist Nicole Fiore!
https://t.co/ML0UMydSA5

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

@NEStateColleges @chadronstate @PeruState @waynestcollege Wow, look at that -- well done, @NEStateColleges !

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

🤩@theNASciences announced new members
(https://t.co/nh6gdvMy15)
incl @unlincoln biochemist Ed Cahoon!

He led our 5-yr, $20M #plantsci research funded by @NSF & now leads @UNL_PSI.

View @NebPublicMedia video on Ed w/Ctr for Root & Rhizobiome Innov "CRRI"
https://t.co/OVX4ssNjxU

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

Here's the scoop:
We ♥️talking #YoungNebraskaScientists camps on @PureNebraska with @UNLFoodScience & @UNLDairyStore ice cream (YNS campers will make their own batch, May 28)!

MS & HS students apply: https://t.co/iLkgOpUSf0
Bio, Chem & Nano camps, too!

https://t.co/dRWywu4uMf

[Nebraska EPSCoR @NebraskaEPSCoR]

@UNL_PSI @Rebecca_Roston @MSUDOEPlantLab @UNL_Biochem @UNLresearch @UNL_AgResearch Thank you, Dr. Roston, for your good work @UNLincoln