Grace Kramer and Kennedy Davis are pictured above and below with Dr. Jon Mitchell at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International Conference. ABERDEEN, S.D. – Two Northern State University Honors students presented their research at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International Conference, with one taking home top honors.Grace Kramer and Kennedy Davis attended the conference in Seattle, Wash., March 25-28, along with NSU Professor of Biochemistry Dr. Jon Mitchell. The students competed alongside more than 2,500 international…
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Thunder Labs at Northern State University invites area residents to bring their creative ideas to an Ideation Workshop on Wednesday, April 19, 3-5:30 p.m. at the NSU Library.
This is an interactive “no judging allowed” workshop designed to help aspiring tech entrepreneurs explore new, unusual, big and disruptive ideas in a supportive, low-risk environment.
The workshop is free and open to the public, but space is limited—register today at this link!
Thunder Labs, also known as the Northern Innovation and Startup Center, is located in Beulah Williams Library on the…
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University student Grace Kramer has been named a finalist to this year’s South Dakota Governor’s Giant Vision Competition.
Kramer, a biochemistry major from Aberdeen, was named a finalist in the Student Business Competition for her business idea, eqUTI, which prevents urinary tract infections in women. Kramer’s idea also won Northern’s Idea Pitch Competition last fall.
Kramer will now compete for a $5,000 first place prize among the other nine student finalists at the Governor’s Giant Vision Competition on April 25 in Sioux Falls.
This is the second…
ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern Innovation and Startup Center—now called Thunder Labs—will host an evening of emerging tech on Feb. 27 beginning at 5 p.m. at Northern State University.“Emerging Tech: Gamifying Education,” which is free and open to the public, will showcase emerging technology that can inspire local innovators and contribute to an emerging tech startup ecosystem.The event will take place in the NSU Student Center Centennial Room and Mezzanine. Parking is available in the Washington Street Lot.At 5 p.m., Kaleb Dschaak, CEO of Fenworks, will share his company's startup journey and…
Caption: NSU students Meghan Anderson, Chase Groh and Ellie McCormick (left to right) present to members of the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation Board. ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University students gained real-world experience and helped a nonprofit organization enhance its marketing efforts, thanks to a local partnership.NSU students collaborated with the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation, presenting their marketing recommendations to the AACF Board. The project was part of a marketing course taught by Dr. Hannah Walters, and a graphic design course taught by Ms. Alexis Doerr.“…
Pictured, left to right: Doug Ohmer, Michael Wanous, Heath Johnson, Michael Bockorny, Hannah Walters, Erin Fouberg, Blake Day, Pat Gallagher, Alyssa Kiesow and Veronica Paulson.
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has received a $100,000 grant from the Knight Foundation’s Aberdeen Fund in the South Dakota Community Foundation to help launch the Northern Startup Center, which will support local entrepreneurship and innovation.
The Knight Aberdeen Fund grant complements a Venture Challenge grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build to…
Pictured: Bockorny, left, and Giannavola, right
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Two Northern State University School of Business faculty members have received a top award at a recent national conference.
Drs. Kristi Bockorny and Theresa Giannavola won a Best Paper Award at the Academy of Business Research Conference, held Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas. They received the award for their paper, titled, “Gratitude, Psychological Capital, Intent to Stay, and Satisfaction with Life: Toward a Conceptual Model.”
In their paper, Bockorny and Giannavola propose that gratitude will positively impact an…
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s Dr. Keun Lee will publish a scholarly book as well as a peer-reviewed journal article.
Lee’s book, “Economics of Keynes: Common Sense in Theory,” is forthcoming from Cambridge Scholars Publishing LTD, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Also, his scholarly article, “Inflation Targeting Monetary Policy and Stock Prices,” will appear in the Journal of Business and Economic Policy Vol. 9, No.4.
Lee, professor of economics in the NSU School of Business, has worked at Northern since fall 2001. He earned his B.A. in Economics at the…
ABERDEEN, SD – Northern State University students will compete shark tank-style this week at the NSU Idea Pitch Competition—and the winner will take home $500 cash.
The competition, which is open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in Northern’s Lincoln Gallery. Five student teams will pitch their ideas to four community judges. The student competitors and their ideas are:
Alexandria Arndt, a criminal justice major from Blue Springs, Mo., will pitch the idea, “Buddy System.”
Addison Cumbow, a special and elementary education major from Pierre, will pitch the…
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University, in a strategic partnership with the Aberdeen Development Corporation (ADC), has secured a Venture Challenge grant via the U.S. Economic Development Administration Build to Scale (B2S) program.
Northern and the ADC worked with the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) to apply for this grant as part of CORI’s 2022 Rural Innovation Initiative, a technical assistance program empowering rural communities to create inclusive digital economies that support scalable entrepreneurship and tech job creation.
The initiative was launched in 2018 by CORI and…