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Symposium Highlights Diversity of TCU Research
This year’s Tribal Colleges and Universities Program Research Symposium featured 45 projects addressing issues important to Native nations.
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Can Iron Concentration be Increased in Wheatgrass?
Water-related Research Featured at TCU Symposium
The 2023 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program Research Symposium, held at the National Science Foundation’s headquarters, highlighted community-led efforts to protect tribal waterways and provide safe drinking water.
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Diabetes on Tap
A partnership between the University of Arizona and Diné College is studying the connection between arsenic-contaminated drinking water and diabetes. It’s part of a larger effort to improve access to clean water for residents of the Navajo Nation.
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Treated Without a Trial
Native Americans are almost entirely excluded from cancer clinical trials, according to research conducted by three Dine College students.
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Imidazole-Bearing Chalcones Toward New Antifungals
A New Era
Free tuition, bigger Pell grants, and more support for STEM research, healthcare, and broadband are among Biden administration policy plans that will, if enacted, strengthen tribal colleges and empower tribal nations.
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In Memory of Dr. Todd Radenbaugh
The best way to honor his legacy is to strengthen the sustainability of our communities. He dedicated his life to it.
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Healing the Land
Tribal researchers are studying the impact of mining and oil drilling on reservation lands—and working to repair the damage done
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Science in the Summer
For tribal college faculty, summer is a time for research, teaching, and workshops. Also gardening, road trips, and fishing.
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Sovereignty by the Barrel?
Tribes sit on vast reserves of oil, coal, natural gas, and uranium. Is this a blessing or a curse?
By Katie Scarlett Brandt
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