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Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services

Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services, received $999,897 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the “Rural Utilities Service’s (“RUS”) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.”   

Yiyan Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physics & Engineering

Yiyan Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physics & Engineering, received $75,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency for “An Open-Source Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) System for the Rapid and Accurate Detection of Bacteria from Environmental Water Samples project.”

Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center

Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center received $100,000 from the US Small Business Administration through the Colorado Department of Economic Development and International Trade (COEDIT) to fund SBDC activities in 2024.  

As the region puts on its summer finery, ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ students embrace the change with enthusiasm and gratitude!

One small Colorado town has fielded mountain bikers at every Summer Olympics since 1996

The Colorado Sun highlights Team USA Olympic mountain biker Savilia Blunk (ATT '18-21) among the Durango-trained cyclists who are competing in the Olympics in France this year. Blunk said that riding for the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Cycling Team and training in Durango fired her passion for the bike, improved her riding skills, and shaped her career trajectory.   

NSF funds over $50M in new partnerships to broaden participation in materials science

The Partnership for Education and Advancement of Quantum and nano-Science (PEAQS), led by Jeff Jessing and a team of ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty and staff, is one of 11 collaborative research groups nationwide to receive six more years of funding from the National Science Foundation. The team will receive $4.2 million over that period. (NSF).

Southern Ute youth go to Space Camp in Alabama

Ever year,  thanks to Danny Jaques, a retired science teacher from Ignacio Junior High School and ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus (Biological Science-Natural History, '83). (KSJD)

 

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