Campus Happenings

07 Dec UND professor pulls back the curtain on tiny world of atoms

Posted at 16:36h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

‘Impossible,’ physicists once said, when asked whether people ever could see atoms. Today, physicist Nuri Oncel would answer, ‘Very possible indeed’ Nuri Oncel, associate professor of physics and astrophysics, gave a presentation titled “Have you ever seen an atom?” for the Nov. 20 Faculty Lecture Series....

07 Dec UND reaching new heights with North Dakota youth

Posted at 16:32h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Near-Space Balloon Challenge hosts middle and high school student teams at UND to send experiments miles above Earth Weather balloons each carrying six research payloads made their ascent Nov. 23 for the ninth annual Near-Space Balloon Challenge. Schools from across the state came to UND for...

05 Dec Newest work from University of North Dakota’s Digital Press affirms: To fail is human, even in the unforgiving world of academia

Posted at 21:22h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Carleton University digital humanities professor reframes failure, using own struggles to remind us: Don't be a jerk. Make space for others. Use your own position to build others up GRAND FORKS, N.D. – “Please, you gotta help me. I’ve nuked the university!” The Digital Press at the...

05 Dec NDSU’s Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth offers 80 student scholarships

Posted at 14:25h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

The Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth at NDSU recently announced it will begin awarding a large number of scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year. Recipients of the scholarships will be students majoring in international studies or global business. “This will be...

03 Dec NDSU professor named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Posted at 17:36h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

David Grewell, chair and professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He will be formally recognized at the NAI Fellows Induction Ceremony, scheduled for April 10, 2020, in Phoenix during the organization’s ninth annual meeting. The...

03 Dec 4th Annual Veterans Symposium

Posted at 15:13h in Campus Happenings by cpallai

WILLISTON, N.D. – Presented by Kim Weismann’s COMM 212 Interpersonal Communication class, the 4th Annual Veterans Symposium will be held at the Williston Area Recreation Center next Monday, December 9. The evening begins with a free meal sponsored by the Williston State College Foundation for veterans...

02 Dec NDSCS Performing Arts Department to present Holiday Concert

Posted at 19:49h in Campus Happenings by jsveet

The NDSCS Performing Arts Department will present its Holiday Concert on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton. The concert will feature performances by the NDSCS...

02 Dec WSC Giving Tree Returns

Posted at 17:21h in Campus Happenings by cpallai

WILLISTON, N.D. - Williston State College's Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) has put up its annual Giving Tree for the 2019 holiday season. "This year, the PTK students wanted to support to the MonDak Animal Rescue and Williston Wonders," explained Lynne Raymond, Associate Professor of Psychology and...

02 Dec North Dakota State Board of Higher Education to convene at UND’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) on Tuesday, Dec. 3

Posted at 14:25h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

If you can’t make it to the meeting, the North Dakota University live streams open portions of State Board of Higher Education meetings; information below The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) will meet at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Discovery Hall at...

30 Nov North Dakota State Board of Higher Education to convene at UND’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) on Tuesday, Dec. 3

Posted at 18:00h in Campus Happenings by ddodds