Campus Happenings

29 Sep UND is building the future, say leaders at annual Wake Up to UND and State of the University events

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UND President Joshua Wynne delivered an upbeat message to the Greater Grand Forks community and the University’s stakeholders at the Wake Up to UND breakfast at the Alerus Center on Tuesday. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. From the festive lighting and Fighting Hawks mascot to the...

29 Sep UND’s State-of-the-art, motion-capturing lab teems with experiential learning, cross-campus collaboration

Posted at 20:23h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Holding a hockey puck with two infrared-reflecting markers, Associate Professor of Kinesiology Jesse Rhoades provided explanations and demonstrations of the BiPed Lab’s technology during an open house for the lab’s new location at the Clinical Education Center. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. The new location for...

29 Sep UND researchers win federal grants to study anxiety disorders, waste-stream pollution

Posted at 20:20h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

In this 2017 photo, UND Environmental Engineer Frank Xiao (second row, right) is shown with post-doc researchers, graduate students and undergraduates in the Civil Engineering Lab at the UND College of Engineering & Mines. Image courtesy of Juan Pedraza. Two UND researchers have been awarded significant...

29 Sep UND Geology graduate students organize trip to expose undergraduates to the discipline

Posted at 20:18h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

A three-day geology-centered trip to western North Dakota exposed several University of North Dakota students to the region’s oil industry and natural formations. Above, fifth from the right, Marie Bergelin wears a white tank top. Photo courtesy of Marie Bergelin. Marie Bergelin wanted students to come...

29 Sep Fargo-based weather forecaster Lydia Blume credits UND for helping her realize her childhood dream career

Posted at 20:12h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Now with WDAY-TV’s morning news show, meteorologist Lydia Blume pursued her passion for weather at UND. Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today. Few people would call a tornado a “masterpiece.” Lydia Blume is one of them. It was a twister in the summer of 2004, after all,...

29 Sep Help along the way for Main Street GF Challengers

Posted at 20:06h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Participants in the Main Street GF Challenge had summer of meetings, speakers and important lessons Holding their framed certification as Main Street GF Challengers, Anisa Holwerda, Maura Ferguson and Carter Razink have been working all summer on their community-bettering ideas. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. This summer,...

29 Sep UND Office of Safety and the SMHS develop in-house program to certify biosafety cabinets

Posted at 20:03h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

University of North Dakota Safety Assistant Jeffrey Voigt tests the air flow in a biosafety cabinet. Photo by Dima Williams/UND Today. Jeffrey Voigt was in a lab, testing the air circling through a biological safety cabinet. This is crucial for a piece of equipment that facilitates...

26 Sep NDSU offers graduate certificate in women and gender studies

Posted at 19:11h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU’s women and gender studies program has received State Board of Higher Education approval to launch a graduate certificate program. The program will provide opportunities to integrate gender and sexuality studies using a variety of approaches and disciplinary methodologies. Students will complete the training in conjunction...

26 Sep NDSU professor emeritus to be honored for outstanding career

Posted at 19:10h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Allan Ashworth, NDSU University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of geology, has been selected by the Geological Society of America to receive the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Section’s Distinguished Career Award. He is scheduled to be recognized during the society’s annual meeting at an awards ceremony Tuesday,...

26 Sep Panel to honor famed economist, NDSU alumnus Mancur Olson

Posted at 19:08h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

A panel discussion honoring North Dakota native and NDSU alumnus Mancur Olson is set for Friday, Oct. 4, at 4:30 p.m. in the Richard H. Barry Hall auditorium. “Who is Mancur Olson? A Discussion of His Life and Legacy” will explore Olson’s ideas and their lasting...