Campus Happenings

05 Jun Business adviser hired to assist regional businesses

Posted at 16:19h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

A new position jointly funded by the NDSU Research and Technology Park and the North Dakota Small Business Development Center has been established to provide additional support to small business and entrepreneurs in the region. Ian Carlstrom has been named the new North Dakota Small Business...

05 Jun Inspiring Teacher: Kara Falk, NDSU assistant professor of practice in nursing

Posted at 16:18h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Kara Falk teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the NDSU School of Nursing. Her graduate courses include healthcare delivery systems, finance and informatics as well as practicum courses for nurse practitioner students. Falk's positivity and knowledge have helped her become a favorite of nursing students in...

05 Jun WSC Associate Professor Competes in Great Cycle Challenge

Posted at 14:45h in Campus Happenings by cpallai

WILLISTON, N.D. – Dr. Kyle Norris, Associate Professor of Music at Williston State College, is taking his passion for bike riding to the next level by competing in the Great Cycle Challenge this June. Started in 2015, the Great Cycle Challenge is a fundraiser that benefits...

03 Jun NDSU psychology student receives Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

Posted at 17:33h in Academics, Campus Happenings, Student by hhotzler

NDSU’s College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies has awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship to Anna Strahm for the 2019-2020 academic year. Strahm is a psychology doctoral student who is advised by Clayton Hilmert, associate professor of psychology. “The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is very competitive – programs may...

30 May NDSU pilot study shows potential untapped resource to help people stop smoking

Posted at 15:35h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

As “World No Tobacco Day” approaches on Friday, May 31, results from a pilot study show there may be another path to help people who want to quit smoking. A study led by Kelly Buettner-Schmidt, associate professor in the NDSU School of Nursing, looked at the role...

30 May NDSU Research and Technology Park hires communication director

Posted at 15:20h in Campus Happenings, Campus Info by hhotzler

Shelby Krech has been named communication and program director for the NDSU Research and Technology Park. Krech is a native of Huron, South Dakota, and earned her bachelor’s degree in management communication from NDSU. She previously worked with the leadership programming in NDSU’s Student Activities Office and...

30 May NDSU research proves area fish species lives beyond 100 years

Posted at 15:19h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Research recently completed at NDSU has proven that the Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus), a fish native to North America, lives more than eight decades longer than previously thought. The studypublished in Communications Biology documents several individuals more than 100 years of age, with one at 112...

29 May NDSU researchers study North Dakota’s unique water resources

Posted at 14:25h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Water is a critical issue for North Dakota. Farmers want precipitation and snowpack information; people living along rivers want data on snowmelt and flood potential; and everyone is affected when a drought hits. That’s why Xuefeng Chu, ND EPSCoR-funded researcher with the Center for Regional...

29 May Inspiring Teacher: Bradford Strand, NDSU professor of health, nutrition and exercise

Posted at 14:23h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Brad Strand is educator who believes in the full potential of each of his students. He is a nationally recognized authority on physical education curriculum and sports-related research, and his mission is to share that knowledge with NDSU students. Housed in the College of Human Development...

28 May UND Center for Innovation startup SkySkopes expands throughout Midwest

Posted at 16:30h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Expanding out of the Center for Innovation at UND, SkySkopes, Inc., has situated itself as an important player in the regional energy industry in the last two years. Image courtesy of SkySkopes, Inc. Two years is both a blink of an eye and a lifetime in...