RCA Events

• Session 1: Kick off, familiarization with online bootcamp materials
  Jan. 12, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm
  Meinecke Board Room + Zoom
• Session 2: Intellectual Merit / Broader Impacts
  Feb. 9, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm
  Badlands + Zoom
• Session 3: Educational Component
  Mar. 9, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm
  Badlands + Zoom
• Session 4: Ugly First Draft
  Apr. 13, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm
  Badlands + Zoom
• Session 5: Other Sections / Continue to Work with Consultant
  May 18, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm
  Badlands + Zoom

Water and coffee provided. Bring your own lunch.

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The NDSU Sponsored Programs Administration & Grant and Contract Accounting offices are introducing a new collaborative training series which is designed for faculty and business support staff who assist in the pre- and post-award processes.

Goal: To empower faculty and staff with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively manage sponsored projects, ensure compliance, financial integrity, and successful project execution. The first five sessions are designed to be sequential; however, each module can be used independently for training at the college or department level.

Format: Each session will be approximately 60-75 minutes long, ideally comprising 45 minutes of presentation and 15-30 minutes for Q&A and practical examples. Sessions will be offered in-person with virtual attendance options.

Navigating Sponsored Programs – From Pre-Award to Closeout sessions

• Session 1: Overview of Award Lifecycle Sept. 29, 12 pm - 1 pm
• Session 2: Pre-award to Proposal Submission – Oct. 20, 12 pm - 1 pm (Hidatsa + Zoom)
• Session 3: Research Integrity, Security and Compliance (RISC) and Just-in-time (JIT) Requirements – Nov. 24, 12 pm - 1 pm (Meadowlark + Zoom)
• Session 4: Project Start-up – Jan. 26, 2026
• Session 5: Award Operations Management – Feb. 23, 2026
• Session 6: Novelution – March 16, 2026
  Note: CHANGED from March 23.

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Discussion about Open Access support at NDSU with NDSU Libraries

Jan. 28 12 pm – 1 pm
Nueta + Zoom

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Learn about the Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC), its data, and research opportunities from Cathy Fitch, Associate Director of the Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation, an interdisciplinary research institute that provides the infrastructure and services to support the work of its four centers: IPUMS, the Minnesota Population Center, the Life Course Center, and the Minnesota Research Data Center.

Main audiences for FSRDC data are economists, public health researchers, sociologists, geographers, and demographers.

Catherine A. Fitch, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation
Executive Director, Minnesota Research Data Center
Co-Director, NIA Demography and Economics Coordinating Center (DECC)

Gina Erickson, Ph.D.
RDC Administrator, Minnesota Research Data Center

Feb. 4, 2026, 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Badlands + Zoom
Lunch Provided
Presentation until 1pm with time for Q&A following.

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The Translational Science Engaging North Dakota (TRANSCEND) symposium will be held on May 20, 2026. This event is free and open to the public.

Activities will include:

• Educational Opportunities
• Poster Sessions
• TRANSCEND Awardee Presentations
• Networking Opportunities

Check the TRANSCEND website for updates as additional information becomes available.

About
We believe advances in disease treatment will come from broad approaches by collective groups of clinical and basic researchers who are focused on conducting clinical/translational research.

The primary goal of TRANSCEND is to bring together researchers and clinicians with diverse experience from across the region to develop unique and innovative means of combating disease and other health issues in North Dakota. The program is a collaboration among NDSU, UND, and Sanford Health.

TRANSCEND is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 1P20GM155890-02.