PCM Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 UND is one of 10 universities named to receive a portion of a $30 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for research facility improvements. NIH awards nearly $30 million for research facilities improvement projects University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, N.D.) $3,913,697 To construct the Northern Plains Center for Behavioral Research, that will include 16,700 square feet of research space"The creation of the Northern Plains Center for Behavioral Research will allow us to house behavioral research and to provide training for desperately needed staff so they can give critical assistance to our community's most vulnerable populations--American Indians, rural elderly poor, Latino migrant farm workers, women and children--who suffer disproportionate rates of physical and mental disorders," said Glenda Lindseth, Ph.D., principal investigator of the project at the University of North Dakota. "Our situation is particularly urgent as the Northern Plains American Indian population is one of the most health-care deprived and fastest growing ethnic groups in this state." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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