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13 Sep UND business alum Jim Vasichek leads one of the country’s top John Deere dealerships

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Jim Vasichek, who earned a business degree from the University of North Dakota in 2005, heads Leading Edge Equipment, a four-shop John Deere dealership that his grandfather started in 1963 in Michigan, N.D. Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today. If there’s a person who embodies what it...

13 Sep Airtonomy partners with UND Aerospace Foundation, Xcel Energy and Microsoft

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Airtonomy will test its idea of autonomous drone flight for commercial operations by inspecting wind turbines at Xcel Energy’s Foxtail Wind Farm near Kulm, N.D. On the left, a drone conducts a wind turbine inspection. On the right is a map of the drone’s programmed...

13 Sep UND intern pioneers new UAS technology

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InternGF program links with UAS tech startup to provide engaging, eye-opening internship Through InternGF, local UAS tech startup Airtonomy was able to bring on aspiring computer engineer Connor Propp as an intern this summer. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. What started as a simple search for summer...

13 Sep UND works to be designated a Cardiac Ready Campus

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Terry Wynne, UND’s director of safety, stands next to an AED station on the first floor of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. The University is making a push to receive designation as a Cardiac Ready Campus. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. When a...

09 Sep North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry recognized for contributions to NAACCR

Posted at 21:06h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

GRAND FORKS—The North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry (NDSCR), managed by the Department of Pathology at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), has once again received Gold Certification from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). This marks the seventh consecutive year that the NDSCR...

08 Sep UND to celebrate Constitution Day on Tuesday, Sept. 17

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Guest speaker will be Richard F. Duncan of the University of Nebraska College of Law The University of North Dakota will celebrate Constitution Day on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 by hosting a lecture at the UND School of Law in the Baker Courtroom beginning at noon....

08 Sep 54th Annual Potato Bowl USA fest serves up French fries, football , fun and fireworks

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Parade route makes return to University Avenue prior to big UND football rematch at Alerus Center Every year about this time, the epicenter of the potato-growing world is the Grand Cities and the Potato Bowl USA festival. The 54th Annual Potato Bowl celebration kicks off Monday with...

06 Sep NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine lauds UND’s aerospace research

Posted at 21:18h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences on Wednesday to learn about research being conducted there for the agency and to discuss future collaborations. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. In a visit to UND on Wednesday, NASA Administrator...

06 Sep ‘Longest Table’ hosts dinner, sparks civic-engagement dialogue near UND

Posted at 21:14h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

On Wednesday, hundreds gathered at a blocks-long table along the westbound lane of University Avenue for the second iteration of Main Street GF: Longest Table. Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today. For a time on Wednesday evening, the sounds drifting over University Avenue near UND were of...

06 Sep UND biologist uses drones and data to track bison and invasive plants in Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Posted at 21:11h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Bob Newman uses UAS, satellite imagery, and big data to track both bison and invasive plants in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Image courtesy of Bob Newman and Jenna Fuollo. Fitting a bison with a GPS tracking collar is about as challenging as you’d expect. “It’s nerve-wracking,” said...

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