Happy Retirement!

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

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

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

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...
Supporting KCK Youth

Supporting KCK Youth

This summer, ARISE helped a group of about 30 high school students from Kansas City, Kansas, take a field trip and learn about a variety of career paths in water infrastructure. Dr. Mary Patterson is one of the teachers for the five-week long Health Science Academy....