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KSU MAPS student, Bre Waterman, studies variations in groundwater discharge and its biogeochemical impact
The environment, especially aquatic systems, always interested Breanna (Bre) Waterman. However, it was during her undergraduate career at Oklahoma State University (OSU) that Bre, solidified her interests in water and aquatic systems. She said, “I had some great...
Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Solicitations has released two funding opportunities and will host a DEPSCoR Day
The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced for the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) 2 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Solicitations. 1. Department of Defense DEPSCoR: FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2021-0008DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE...
Internal Funding Opportunity for MAPS faculty only
REQUEST FOR WHITE PAPERS: RESEARCH & EDUCATION INNOVATION (REI) AWARDSFor Research in Microbiomes across Aquatic, Plant and Soil Systems REI awards are for MAPS research or education initiatives that: increases multidisciplinary, multi-institutional and...
New supplemental funding opportunity for NSF EPSCoR RII FEC Track 2 awardees
A supplemental funding opportunity for RII Track-2 awardees designed to expand project networks is not available in this Dear Colleague Letter (DLC) NSF 21-078. This DCL provides an opportunity to create connections with Minority serving Intuitions (MSIs) to help...
New MAPS multi-institutional career preparation course for MAPS graduate students offered in the fall of 2021
To continue the training continuity for the MAPS project, MAPS faculty are organizing a fall 2021 "Finishing" seminar course for graduates students earning degrees in MAPS-related disciplines. This course will prepare students to plan ahead for post-graduation...
Kansas NSF EPSCoR announces the spring 2021 MAPS First Awards
The Kansas NSF EPSCoR First Award program assists early-career faculty to become competitive for funding from the research directorates at the National Science Foundation by: 1) encouraging early-career faculty to submit proposals to the NSF (or other federal funding...
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Wichita State University MAPS student, Abigail Urban, studies the restoration of legumes across a precipitation gradient in Kansas
As long as she can remember, Abigail Urban has been interested in plants. Plants, she said, “are everywhere and often overlooked, but they play so many important roles ecologically and culturally. Human civilization has been shaped by the availability of certain plant...
MAPS faculty and students gather for the 2021 MAPS Virtual Research Symposium
Over 85 researchers, students, teachers and invited guests gathered on March 8 and 9, 2021 via ZOOM to present research findings, updates and next steps related to the Kansas NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 Award OIA-1656006: Microbiomes of Aquatic, Plant, and Soil Systems...