NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity

Training session on submitting an IACUC proposal through Novelution. Other topics covered include the steps required for a submission, how to determine which category to choose, when an AV consult is required, common pitfalls to avoid, and what happens after a protocol is submitted.
March 25, 11 am - noon

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IRB Office Hour, hosted by NDSU IRB administrator Andrea Ludwig, is the time to get answers to your questions about Novelution and compliance, or to get help in general with protocols. Feel free to drop in, ask your question(s) and leave or stay and listen to the conversation.

IRB Office Hour is held the second Thursday of every month from 12 pm - 1 pm.

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April 13, 2026 12 pm - 1 pm
Badlands + Zoom

The NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity’s Bison Arts, Humanities and Social Science Fund supports new research and creative work in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

An NDSU team has developed a wearable, modular hazard-detection and alerting system to help reduce deaths and injuries in work zones.

To strengthen policymaking that supports resilient, future-ready rural communities, North Dakota State University and RAND have launched a new research partnership focused on workforce development and other critical issues facing North Dakota

Trung Le, NDSU associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, has been named interim director of the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute (NDWRRI).

NDSU associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, Danling Wang, has been named one of nine emerging leaders nationwide by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

NDSU once again reached a new all‑time high for research activity, leading all North Dakota higher education institutions in overall research expenditures for the most recently reported fiscal year 2024.

Pecararo has been at NDSU since 2018, when she was hired as a veterinary anatomic pathologist.

Samiran Banerjee, NDSU assistant professor of microbial ecology, has been named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list. As one of only 6,868 researchers worldwide to be recognized, Banerjee is also among only 168 microbiological scientists and is the lone NDSU researcher selected for this year’s list.

John Cox, NDSU professor of history, won a prestigious publication grant from the Serbian Ministry of Culture of the Republic for his translation of “The Children of Neverville,” a novel authored by Miloš K. Ilić.

An example of how AI’s usage in agriculture is expanding rapidly is BisonGuard, a hands-off, intelligent tool for tracking bison herds in real-time while keeping them safe. The project weaves together generations of Indigenous tradition with pioneering technology.

The state-of-the-art soda kiln will bolster NDSU's ceramics program and a growing student population.

This year, NDSU is represented by 29 researchers on the single-year list and 36 on the career-long list, including six faculty who are new to the career list this summer.

The team’s research has produced several key advancements in 3D printing through the incorporation of fiber reinforcement. While the 3D printing movement has expanded massively over the past several years, it has always struggled with an inherent disadvantage: the types of materials used in manufacturing are limited in their strength and size. Researchers at NDSU, led by Chad Ulven, professor of mechanical engineering, are working to change that.

NDSU has again been recognized as one of the country’s top research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The Research 1 distinction is Carnegie’s highest classification and is presented to the nation’s top research institutions.

For FY25, the latest fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, NDSU researchers earned $93.5 million in external research and instructional funding awards from federal, state, and private sources.