News and Events
Six-Year Microbiome Project Wraps Up with Leadership Transition
We said goodbye to the MAPS team with the recent submission of its final report to NSF. The team's research shed light on a path for farmers to both feed the world and slow climate change.A major Kansas NSF EPSCoR project concluded in December 2023. Titled Microbiomes...
Presenting Research Near and Far
This fall several ARISE investigators gave presentations about their work at conferences. Some talks were given locally, some out of state, and one was even overseas. All promoted knowledge sharing and provided opportunities to network with other researchers. Amin...
Sunsets, Open Roads Lead to Community Engagement
This guest post from EPSCoR Program Coordinator Alej Martinez highlights how the ARISE team involves Kansas community members in resilience research.Hey there! I'm Alej Martinez, and I recently went on a road trip across Kansas with my team from EPSCoR/ARISE. Picture...
Dr. Sun joins the ARISE Team
We are thrilled to welcome Tianjun Sun, assistant professor of psychological sciences at Kansas State University, to the ARISE team. She will help lead and work with the team on Themes 1 and 4, bringing a strong psychological science perspective and approach to...
Five Awards Promote Research and Education Innovation in Kansas
Kansas NSF EPSCoR announces five $50,000 awards for research and education innovation. These awards support small, one-year projects that contribute to ARISE, a five-year statewide initiative launched in 2022 focused on developing “Adaptive and Resilient...
Four First Awards Jumpstart Research for Junior Faculty
Kansas NSF EPSCoR announces four First Awards for assistant professors from Emporia State University, Kansas State University, and Wichita State University. These seed grants are designed to help early-career faculty initiate novel research related to the ARISE...
Dr. Sturm to Serve as Interim Leader at the University of Kansas
We are thrilled to announce that Belinda Sturm, director of Kansas NSF EPSCoR and principal investigator for ARISE, will serve as the interim vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas until the position is filled. Her leadership efforts for the ARISE...
Message from ARISE partner Mary Patterson
Mary Patterson is an instructor for the Kansas City Kansas Community College Saturday Academy, a teen program partially funded by the ARISE project.I live in Wyandotte County, which sits between the Missouri and Kansas River in Northeast Kansas. This part of Kansas...
Student’s class project informs Lied Center about ticket sales, audience sentiments
Undergraduates rarely, if ever, get invited to present to a board of directors. But University of Kansas senior Nikita Kuzin did just that thanks in part to the Kansas Data Science Consortium (KDSC). On October 11 the Friends of Lied Board of Directors invited Kuzin...