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09 Sep NDSU geosciences faculty member receives grants, publishes research

Posted at 13:51h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Benjamin J.C. Laabs, associate professor of geosciences, has received two research grants and published a paper in a leading journal. Laabs is the principal investigator on a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation Geoinformatics program for collaborative research involving scientists at the University of California-Berkeley...

09 Sep NDSU leading international research team to protect Naval vessels from fouling

Posted at 13:50h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU has received a three-year, $5,792,117 grant from the Office of Naval Research to combat contaminants on ship hulls and ice on ship structures. “Infrastructure is constantly plagued by the settlement of environmental contaminants that are often challenging to remove,” said Dean Webster, professor and chair...

04 Sep NDSU provost finalists selected, interviews scheduled

Posted at 21:06h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

The search for the next NDSU provost has been narrowed to an outstanding group of five candidates. Campus visits have been scheduled in September. During the finalists’ visits to NDSU, each candidate will have a series of interviews and participate in an open forum in the...

04 Sep NDSU transportation and logistics degree programs receive STEM designation

Posted at 21:05h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Several NDSU transportation and logistics graduate programs recently were designated as STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs, signaling to potential students and employers that graduates will be skilled in the latest technology and data science in their field. “Employers demand strong technical proficiencies in these...

04 Sep NDSU geosciences faculty member receives grants, publishes research

Posted at 21:03h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

27 Aug Menard family gift supports NDSU Challey Institute speaker series

Posted at 19:49h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU’s Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth will bring to campus major thought leader Arthur C. Brooks to help launch the Menard Family Distinguished Speakers Series. Brooks, professor of practice and public leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Arthur C....

27 Aug Former Minnesota chief justice to participate in NDSU diversity conversation

Posted at 19:47h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

The Northern Plains Ethics Institute at NDSU and the YWCA Cass Clay have announced former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan C. Page will be the Learning the Language of Diversity and Meaningful Inclusion program’s first speaker. Page is scheduled to participate in the conversation series on...

26 Aug NDSU professor publishes article on drugs to combat COVID-19

Posted at 15:30h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Birgit Pruess, NDSU professor of microbiological sciences, has written a review article about drugs being tested to fight COVID-19 and its infection agent, SARS C0V-2. “Current status of drug development against SARS CoV-2 infections” was published Aug. 17 in Medical Research Archives, a KEI journal. According to...

26 Aug Theatre NDSU announces 2020-21 season

Posted at 15:28h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Theatre NDSU's has announced a dynamic line-up for the 2020-2021 season. The first two productions can be viewed via the internet. Tickets are available online. “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms,” by Qui Nguyen, is scheduled to be performed live on Zoom Oct. 15-17 and Oct. 21-24...

19 Aug NDSU graduate students earn awards from online alliance

Posted at 14:36h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

The Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance has awarded two of its five 2020 Student Excellence Awards to NDSU graduate students. Kristina Schule, who is from Stamford, Connecticut, and Piper Jensen, whose hometown is Shorewood, Minnesota, each earned $1,000 to use toward their online studies. Schule...

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