News Archives: July, 2026

EIF Executive Director Jessica Molesworth delivered the opening keynote address at the fifth annual Mississippi IDeA/EPSCoR Conference on July 23 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Episode 2 of Science Works Here features Dr. Robert “Scott” Seville, parasitologist and longtime University of Wyoming professor who recently retired after 23 years with Wyoming INBRE, including 11 years as director and principal investigator.

The NSF has awarded 12 new Regional Innovation Engines across 20 states, including several EPSCoR and IDeA jurisdictions.

Student researchers and program leaders from NIH Institutional Development Award (IDeA) states traveled to Washington, D.C., in June for the 2026 Take Your IDeA Science to Capitol Hill event, where they met with congressional offices to share how the NIH IDeA program has shaped their research experiences and career aspirations.