Campus Happenings

24 Jun UND and local business community launch new round of student focused partnerships

Posted at 20:58h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Three UND students—Maura Ferguson (left), Carter Razink and Anisa Holwerda (not pictured)—have been selected for the 2019 Main Street GF Challenge. Their ideas for improving Grand Forks earned a $5,000 prize and support from the entrepreneurial community. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. Collin T. Hanson, executive...

24 Jun App will help NDSU students navigate college

Posted at 17:09h in Campus Happenings, Student by hhotzler

Starting college is a new adventure. You are bound to have questions about what to do and how to find things. An app called Navigate is designed to be your gateway to a great educational experience. Navigate provides convenient access to class schedules, faculty and adviser contact information...

19 Jun NDSCS Announces Spring 2019 President’s Honor List

Posted at 19:25h in Campus Happenings by jsveet

The North Dakota State College of Science has named 370 students to its spring semester 2019 President’s Honor List. The Honor List recognizes students who have achieved grade point averages of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credits with letter grades. The honorees...

19 Jun Search begins for new NDSU science and mathematics dean

Posted at 19:04h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Interim Provost Ken Grafton has appointed a search committee to find NDSU’s next dean of science and mathematics. The search committee is comprised of faculty, staff, students and alumni from a broad array of disciplines and constituencies the college serves. Dean Scott Wood, who joined the...

19 Jun Water Resources Research Institute Graduate Research Fellowships awarded

Posted at 19:03h in Campus Happenings, Student by hhotzler

The North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute has announced its Graduate Research Fellowship recipients for 2019-2020. The fellowships, ranging from $1,500 to $13,440, were awarded to 15 graduate students, including nine doctoral and six master’s degree students. They will conduct water resources research at NDSU...

19 Jun NDSU entrepreneurship director to speak at rural engagement conference

Posted at 19:00h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Scott Meyer, Ozbun Executive Director of Entrepreneurship and director of The Nice Center at NDSU, is scheduled to speak at RuralX June 19 in Mitchell, South Dakota. He will share how communities can engage with universities and attract and retain talent. He also will discuss...

18 Jun Dickinson Research Extension Center Field Day set for July 10

Posted at 18:35h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Weed management will be among the topics presented during the annual summer field day July 10 at North Dakota State University's Dickinson Research Extension Center. The program begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. at the center's headquarters in Dickinson. Field day topics and presenters are: · Acidic soils, what are the options...

18 Jun Northern Crops Institute holds Cambodia seminar

Posted at 18:33h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

The Northern Crops Institute at NDSU and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health held a one-day seminar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 20. The course highlighted the basics of buying feed ingredients from the United States, working with suppliers, managing quality, and how to...

17 Jun NDSU baseball student-athlete named Google Cloud Academic All-American

Posted at 14:26h in Academics, Campus Happenings, Student by hhotzler

For the second-straight year, NDSU baseball player Jayse McLean has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. McLean is the 20th all-time selection – University & College Division – to the team from...

17 Jun NDSU cereal science students reach finals in food technology competition

Posted at 14:24h in Campus Happenings, Student by hhotzler

North Dakota State University cereal science doctoral students Minwei Xu and Yang Lan were finalists in the Graduate Student Division Competition at the 2019 Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting. Xu received second place for his oral presentation in the Food Chemistry division. Four members of...