Success Stories

Sponsored by Mississippi INBRE, the 2026 Mississippi Academy of Sciences meeting featured over 1,400 attendees and 550 research abstract submissions, once again demonstrating the strength and continued growth of Mississippi’s scientific community.

EPSCoR, INBRE funding serve vital role in Delaware STEM research workforce and biomedical research

What began as a vision to strengthen biomedical research capacity in Delaware has grown into a thriving, collaborative network that has shaped careers, advanced discovery, and built a foundation for the First State’s research future.

NIH funding supported hundreds of jobs and significant economic activity in Hawaiʻi, highlighting the broader impact of federal research investment.

Langston University discusses the impact of the Kansas INBRE program, which provides Oklahoma undergraduate research opportunities and professional development in biomedical sciences.

Emily Spaulding, Ph.D., a Maine native and Assistant Professor at the MDI Biological Laboratory, has received a $2.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how cells organize one of their most active internal structures — the nucleolus.

The award, from the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences, will expand Spaulding’s research on this small structure inside the cell nucleus that builds ribosomes — the molecular machines that cells use to make proteins.

Nebraska EPSCoR announced the 2026 recipients of its Small College/University Undergraduate Research Experiences program.

A longtime University of Wyoming faculty member who led the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Program in Wyoming for many years has been honored nationally for his efforts.

Libby Metcalf, a University of Montana professor of forestry and co-lead of Montana NSF EPSCoR's Smart Fires project, recently was announced as dean of UM’s W.A. College of Forestry and Conservation. Metcalf becomes the first female dean in the college’s 112-year history, marking a milestone for Montana’s cornerstone forestry and conservation unit that delivers statewide and national impact.

DOE designates Idaho National Laboratory as its leading institution for critical research, development, and demonstration efforts concerning used nuclear fuel management.