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10 Jul State Board of Agriculture Research and Education elects officers

Posted at 13:33h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Mark Birdsall of Berthold, North Dakota, is the new chair of North Dakota's State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, known as SBARE. Sarah Lovas of Hillsboro, North Dakota, is the board's new vice chair. They were elected at the board's recent meeting in Fargo. SBARE also...

10 Jul NDSU faculty member receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Posted at 13:30h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU assistant professor Britt Heidinger recently received a $1.29 million National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The award is the agency’s most prestigious recognition for early stage faculty and supports scholars who are likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. Recipients are chosen on...

10 Jul NDSU team finishes fourth at autonomous vehicle competition

Posted at 13:29h in Campus Happenings, Student by hhotzler

A team of five NDSU students placed fourth in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition’s Autonav Challenge, held June 7-10 at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. The NDSU Autonomous Bison Team included students Andrew Jones, Daniel Anderson, Qianqian Yao, Rodi Murad, Avijeet Tomer and Ali Rahim Taleqani....

03 Jul NDSU staff win communication honors

Posted at 15:56h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Agriculture Communication staff members were honored for their work by the Association for Communication Excellence, known as ACE, and the National Federation of Press Women. Recognized during ACE’s conference June 24-27 in San Antonio were: • Kelli Anderson, information specialist, silver in website for the new NDSU...

01 Jul NDSU School of Nursing receives grant to advance care in rural areas

Posted at 19:18h in Campus Happenings, Campus Info by hhotzler

The NDSU School of Nursing is receiving a $1.57 million federal grant award over four years that will help educate future health care professionals that serve rural areas. The award will make possible a Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program for new graduates. NDSU and Essentia Health are partnering to...

01 Jul NDSU to launch inclusion project

Posted at 19:05h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU’s Inclusion Initiatives will kick off a campuswide project called ”Inclusion: Equity at the Intersections” during the upcoming academic year. The initiative is partially funded through the Sue Fergus Andrews Fund, an endowment gifted to the university through the Compass Program Foundation. The fund supports ongoing,...

28 Jun NDSU joins NSF-funded Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites

Posted at 16:10h in Campus Happenings, Campus Info by hhotzler

NDSU has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to become a university site of the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites, known as CB2. The center is part of NSF’s Industry–University Cooperative Research Centers program and NDSU will receive an initial award of $150,000 to...

27 Jun NDSU Department of Public Health chair named

Posted at 14:46h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU announced Pamela Jo Johnson has been selected as chair and associate professor of the Department of Public Health in the College of Health Professions. Johnson also was named the Mary J. Berg Distinguished Professor of Women’s Health at NDSU. “Dr. Johnson’s background in epidemiology, research, community health,...

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 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...

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