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25 Oct Three students receive Alan Allery Awards at American Indian Health Research Conference

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Ryan Toledo, a second-year medical student at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), Marlinda Haudley, a second-year graduate student in public health at North Dakota State University, and Andrea Kelsch, a senior with a double major in medical lab sciences and pathology at...

25 Oct Committee invites six UND presidential candidates to campus

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Two-day visits to take place throughout November This file photo from July’s inaugural meeting of the presidential search committee shows members discussing results of three prior listening sessions and the recruitment process for finding UND’s next leader. Today, the committee announced that six finalists will be...

25 Oct Unique, high-potential technology to be developed at UND

Posted at 13:45h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

ELF Technology to develop oil filtration system with UND College of Engineering & Mines ELF Technology, which is working with the UND College of Engineering & Mines, sees the wind energy industry as a major market for its oil filtration technology. Photo courtesy of North Dakota...

25 Oct On ice: When research happens at 12,000 feet

Posted at 13:40h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

UND faculty-led ascent to Continental Glacier offers hands-on research experience for students A summer week at the Continental Glacier, some 12,000 feet in elevation, afforded an opportunity to study both the ice and water in the area. From left: Lance DiAngelis, Nana Owusu-Amponsah, Anai Caparo, Larry...

25 Oct UND’s American Indian Culture Night continues tradition of civic engagement

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Event culminates annual coat drive, continues tradition of cultural exchange Cynthia Lindquist, president of Cankdeska Cikana Community College, spoke to a gathering of students and guests at the third annual American Indian Culture Night, held at UND’s American Indian Center on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Photo by...

25 Oct UAS training gets seal of approval

Posted at 13:35h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

UND Aerospace plans to take its ASTM International certified UAS training to industry Paul Snyder, director of the UND Aerospace UAS Program, shows the school’s UAS capabilities to a a group of visitors. Snyder is a member of the ASTM International committee that developed industry standards...

25 Oct New UND faculty bring new ideas

Posted at 13:33h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Newcomers to the UND faculty talk about joining the University community Archival image. Fifteen new tenure-track faculty joined the University community this fall. And recently, they shared with UND Today their first impressions of their new home. From discussing research opportunities to describing their excitement about building new...

25 Oct ‘At the right place at the right time,’ UND hosts NORTANA Norway seminar for first time since 2003

Posted at 13:27h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

The NORTANA Norway seminar took place at the University of North Dakota last week, marking the first time UND has played host to the annual conference since 2003. Above, former Oslo city planner Ellen de Vibe talks about the Norwegian capital’s green developments in a...

25 Oct Search panel named for UND dean of Engineering & Mines

Posted at 13:11h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Archival image. The search for a new dean of the College of Engineering & Mines has begun. Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Thomas DiLorenzo has announced that Brad Rundquist, dean of Arts & Sciences, will chair the search committee to fill the permanent deanship in...

21 Oct UND awarded $6.5 million to extract rare earth elements from North Dakota lignite coal

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Nolan Theaker holds rare earth elements extracted from North Dakota lignite. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. At one time, North Dakota’s lignite coal deposits were considered a liability because they didn’t burn “clean.” Today, they’re an asset that could lead to a new industry for North Dakota. As...

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