Red River Valley Research Corridor

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The Red River Valley Research Corridor is the name that has been given to a region in the American state of North Dakota. It roughly comprises the corridor along the Red River of the North. The Research Corridor is anchored by North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the University of North Dakota (UND). The corridor was established in 2002 by United States Senator Byron Dorgan in an effort to draw research dollars to the state. Since that year, Dorgan has helped to direct $300 million to research in the corridor. [1]

United States Federal republic in North America

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North Dakota U.S. state in the United States

North Dakota is a U.S. state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States. It is the nineteenth largest in area, the fourth smallest by population, and the fourth most sparsely populated state. North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, along with its neighboring state, South Dakota. Its capital is Bismarck, and its largest city is Fargo.

Red River of the North Canadian and American river

The Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it flows northward through the Red River Valley, forming most of the border of Minnesota and North Dakota and continuing into Manitoba. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the Nelson River and ultimately flow into Hudson Bay.

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Research at NDSU

Areas of research at North Dakota State University include nanoscale science and engineering, microsensors (RFID tags), polymers and coatings, agriculture, combinatorial science, and spintronics. [2] [3] Research at NDSU includes the annual $100+ million NDSU research budget, $78.4 million in annual outlays, $234.9 million in annual direct and secondary impacts, as well as research budgets from other enterprises that are a part of the research park. [4] Many of the research projects at NDSU use federally backed grants, including several from the United States Department of Defense.

North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University (NDSU), is a public research university located in Fargo, North Dakota. The institution was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the research land-grant institution for the state of North Dakota. NDSU is a doctoral university and is classified as having very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation. As of 2018, NDSU offers 102 undergraduate majors, 170 undergraduate degree programs, 6 undergraduate certificate programs, 79 undergraduate minors, 81 master's degree programs, 47 doctoral degree programs of study and 10 graduate certificate programs.

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The NDSU Research and Technology Park is a 55-acre (223,000 m²) site of innovation and technology; the site sits adjacent to the main NDSU campus. [5] The Research and Technology Park is a public/private partnership between NDSU and private enterprises. As of 2006, the research park employed 511. [4] The park's cornerstone anchor tenant is Phoenix International, a Deere & Company (John Deere) company. Phoenix International develops custom, integrated electronic systems. Other research park facilities include Research 1 (polymers and coatings), Research 2 (nanotechnology), Alien Technology (microsensors, RFID), the Center for High Performance Computing, the Center for Technology Enterprise, and an NDSU controlled Candlewood Suites hotel. [5]

Alien Technology

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Research at UND

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Clifford Hall at UND

Areas of research at the University of North Dakota include biosciences and medicine, energy and the environment, aerospace sciences and engineering, and human health and nutrition. [2] [6]

University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, it is the state's oldest. UND was founded with a strong liberal arts foundation and expanded to include scientific research.

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The UND Technology Park is a 55-acre (223,000 m²) research and technology campus on the west end of the UND campus. [7] Facilities at the research park include two business and technology incubators — the Skalicky Technology Incubator and the Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center. Other buildings in the research park include COELSAT (Center of Excellence in Life Sciences and Technology), Ryan Hall, UND Aerospace Foundation office building, the National Weather Service, BioLife Plasma Services, and a Hilton Garden Inn. [8]

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In addition to the UND Technology Park, other research institutions at UND include the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) [9] which includes the National Center for Hydrogen Technology, [10] the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, [11] and the United States Department of Agriculture Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center. [12]

The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States is a research, development, demonstration, and commercialization facility for energy and environment technologies development. The center is a nonprofit division of the University of North Dakota.

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota at the University of North Dakota (UND) and is the only school of medicine in the state of North Dakota.

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From now until at least 2010, UND will play host to NASA's Douglas DC-8 "Flying Laboratory" research aircraft. The University's agreement with NASA is valued at $25 million. The aircraft's areas of research include tracking pollution, monitoring the hole in the ozone layer, and studying the atmosphere's chemistry. [13]

One feature of the research park is the Center for Technology Enterprise. The Center is a 49,757 sq ft (4,622.6 m2). building that serves the needs of entrepreneurial endeavors. The center offers venture capital, networking and technical advice, as well as supply services, among others. The building offers wet and dry labs, tenant space, production/manufacturing areas, as well as internet/computer capabilities suitable for expansive research and development. One of the building's major tenants is the Bobcat Company.

Economic impact

Research at both NDSU and UND has an economic impact on the state of North Dakota. [14] A 2007 study showed that research at UND had a statewide economic impact of $135.7 million. [14] The same study showed that UND research generated a total of 1,649 jobs, of which 728 were on campus. Another 2007 study showed that research at NDSU had a statewide economic impact of $100 million. [14] That study showed that NDSU research generated a total of 1,250 jobs, of which 950 were on campus.

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  2. 1 2 "Key Research Areas". Red River Valley Research Corridor Coordinating Center of North Dakota. Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2007-10-03.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
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  4. 1 2 "Park Stats". NDSU Research Technology Park Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-10-03.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
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  6. ↑ "University Research". University of North Dakota. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  7. ↑ "About the UND Tech Park". UND: University Technology Park. Retrieved 2007-10-03.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Tech Park Tenants". UND: University Technology Park. Retrieved 2007-10-03.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "About Us". Energy and Environmental Research Center. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  10. ↑ "National Center for Hydrogen Technology (NCHT)". Energy and Environmental Research Center. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  11. ↑ "School of Medicine and Health Sciences". UND: School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  12. ↑ "GFHNRC". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  13. ↑ "University of North Dakota to Formally Open National Suborbital Education and Research Center". UND Office of University Relations. November 4, 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-09-20. Retrieved 2008-02-29.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
  14. 1 2 3 Garaas-Johnson, Kristin (February 24, 2008). "UND research provides benefits to North Dakota". Grand Forks Herald . Forum Communications.
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