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Hammer-Time for Hannah Reid: A summer research story

Hammer-Time for Hannah Reid: A summer research story

by Claudia Bode | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Undergrads

To University of Kansas junior Hannah Reid, fungi are more than just mushrooms, molds, or yeast. They are a source of inspiration that became the focus of a research project supported by Kansas NSF EPSCoR.  For 10 weeks of summer 2021 Hannah got the chance to...
Diana Diaz’s Summer Research Story: Wading rivers for science

Diana Diaz’s Summer Research Story: Wading rivers for science

by Claudia Bode | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Undergrads

Diana Diaz had never traveled from her home in Florida before coming to Kansas in summer 2021. But when she heard about an opportunity to do research during the summer at Kansas State University, she jumped on it. She was one of 10 students supported by Kansas NSF...
Justin Oettle’s Summer Research Story: Seeking a second degree and a new career

Justin Oettle’s Summer Research Story: Seeking a second degree and a new career

by Claudia Bode | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Undergrads

While we tend to think of college students as young adults fresh out of high school, many students do not fit this mold.  In fact, most do not. Three-quarters of college students are older than 25, balancing school with family life and work. Justin Oettle from...
Hannah Nuest’s Summer Research Story: Exploring water’s edge leads to award-winning results

Hannah Nuest’s Summer Research Story: Exploring water’s edge leads to award-winning results

by Claudia Bode | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Undergrads

The muddy banks of Kansas rivers are home to all sorts of bacteria and fungi. But little is known about how microbes at the water’s edge endure a habitat with endless cycles of soaking and drying. Hannah Nuest, University of Kansas (KU) senior from Hutchinson, Kansas,...
10 Undergraduates advance microbiome research and build professional skills with support from Kansas NSF EPSCoR

10 Undergraduates advance microbiome research and build professional skills with support from Kansas NSF EPSCoR

by Claudia Bode | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Undergrads

Ten undergraduates were supported by Kansas NSF EPSCoR last summer to conduct research at four universities across the state. Their projects were all different but related in some way to microbes—the tiny life forms that are too small to see without a microscope but...

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Kansas NSF EPSCoR is funded by the National Science Foundation Grant No. OIA-1656006 and the State of Kansas. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.