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Sanford Lab When Darin Newton graduated from the University of Montana with a master’s degree seven years ago, he fully expected to be working in his area of study: wildlife biology. When his wife, also a wildlife biologist, took a job in the Belle Fourche area, Newton began working as a kindergarten assistant and substitute teacher in the Belle Fourche school district. It was a temporary thing, meant to last only until he found a job in his field. But then something completely unexpected happened. “I really enjoyed being around the kids,” Newton said. “And the...

NSF invites scholars to partner across disciplines and with supporting organizations, entrepreneurs, and investors to form research collaborations to investigate the challenges and systemic barriers faced by science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) entrepreneurs from minority populations and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdictions and the best practices for overcoming these barriers. The desired outcome of this DCL is to broaden awareness and gain insight into best practices that promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the science and engineeri...