UW Joins Consortium in NSF I-Corps Hub’s $14M STEM Innovation Program

The University of Wyoming has joined seven other universities in the newly awarded National Science Foundation Innovation Corp Great Plains Hub — a $14 million, five3-year effort to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs in rural, economically underserved regions. According to information from the University of Wyoming, NSF I-Corps consists of regional hubs across the nation, and each hub consists of a lead institution and seven or more partner universities, researchers, established entrepreneurs, local and regional entrepreneurial communities, and federal agencies. The new Great Plains Hub is part of a group of five additional hubs announced by NSF in September.

UW is joined by hub leader North Dakota State University and hub partner institutions the University of North Dakota, South Dakota State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Dakota State University, the University of South Dakota and the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Each institution will host regional I-Corps courses and contribute to programming and curriculum strategy in STEM. The Great Plains Hub will become the 10th I-Corps hub within the National Innovation Network. The Great Plains Hub launches officially in 2023.