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Data Science Hub Benefits Students and Organizations in Kansas
Got data? Of course you do! Digital information flows freely across every segment of the economy. But harnessing the power of data takes specialized skills in math, statistics, coding, and more. The Kansas Data Science Consortium (KDSC) launched last year to build...
Kansas professor to lead new community project on energy resilience
Kansas State University engineering professor, Bala Natarajan, will lead a nearly $1 million project at KSU to enhance community power grid resilience in Ford County. Read press release. This research initiative complements the Kansas NSF EPSCoR project called ARISE,...
Resilience Research by Kansans for Kansans
With extreme weather events on the rise, a team of Kansas scientists aims to bolster resilience across the state. But rather than looking for answers just in the lab—this team is co-creating solutions with Kansas communities. “The community is not a bystander to this...
New staff member to engage communities, educate undergrads
We are thrilled to announce the newest member of our team. Alej Martinez is the new program coordinator for community engagement and education activities for the ARISE project. He will play a key role in helping this statewide initiative create Adaptive...
Happy Retirement!
This week we celebrate and say goodbye to our business manager, Candi Wilbur, who retired on September 5, 2023. Candi has worked at the University of Kansas in various roles since 2001. Starting in the spring of 2012, she began her stint with Kansas NSF EPSCoR,...
ARISE All-Science Meeting
Come dig deep into ARISE research! As we enter our second year of funding, this in-person meeting will foster information exchange among the team. Topics to discuss include research progress, methods, modifications, data management, collaboration, authorship, and...
Team Transitions
Two faculty investigators connected to the ARISE project set sail on new career paths this summer. Tim Pleskac recently transitioned to professor of psychological and brain sciences at Indiana University Bloomington. As the brainchild behind the Kansas Data Science...
Podcasts with EPSCoR Professors
This spring three professors affiliated with Kansas NSF EPSCoR were interviewed for podcasts. Check it out to learn more about them and their scientific research! The Holy Trinity of Soils by Chuck Rice Dr. Rice is a distinguished professor of Soil Microbiology at...
Five Photos Offer a Glimpse of One Graduate Student’s Life
We’re trying something new! To get to know EPSCoR-funded researchers better, we invited students on the ARISE project to submit photo essays about themselves. Our first submission is by Kansas State University graduate student Prudhviraj Dhanapala, who works with...