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24 Jan UND connections featured in Molly Yeh’s Food Network Girl Meets Farm TV show

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Nick Hagen. left, husband of Food Network TV star Molly Yeh, is videotaped during a practice session with the UND Trombone Choir for an upcoming episode of the Girl Meets Farm TV show. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. Fans of the Food Network’s Girl Meets...

23 Jan UND graduate students to compete in Three Minute Thesis contest Jan. 29

Posted at 15:25h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

It’s the art of making research compelling. Three minutes. One graphic. UND graduate students will condense years of work into a three-minute talk at the fourth annual Three Minute Thesis competition Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Gorecki Alumni Center. Prizes will be awarded beginning at 3 p.m.,...

23 Jan Thrower, videographer, committee chair, UND senior and recent NASA intern Andy Samuel wears many hats

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Thrower, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee chair, double major and recently a NASA intern – Andy Samuel keeps himself busy at the University of North Dakota. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. Striding to the throwing circle, with all eyes upon him, Andy Samuel keeps his composure, even as...

20 Jan UND Chester Fritz Library looks to completed renovations, new services and innovative capabilities in 2020

Posted at 17:53h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

As work continues on the multi-staged Chester Fritz Library renovation project, new services and innovative spaces are starting to take form. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. During the semester break, for only a few weeks while most students were away, the quietest place on the UND...

20 Jan UND researcher Vasyl Tkach finds parasites fascinating, not terrifying

Posted at 17:49h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Vasyl Tkach, professor in the UND Department of Biology and president-elect of the American Society of Parasitologists, sees parasites as an interesting life form that’s part of the natural ecosystem. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. To most people, a parasite is an organism that creates...

20 Jan UND Atmospheric Scientist Aaron Kennedy seeks answers to the chilling mysteries of winter storms

Posted at 17:47h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Aaron Kennedy, UND associate professor of atmospheric sciences, braves subzero temperatures to perform maintenance on weather instruments at the Oakville Field Station west of Grand Forks, N.D. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. It’s that time of year on the Northern Plains when weather forecasters predict...

20 Jan Internship put UND student in the diplomatic big leagues

Posted at 17:44h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

After two consecutive summer internships with the U.S. Department of State, Maria Wallenhorst was ‘hooked’ Maria Wallenhorst earned her bachelor’s degree in December, following two summers with the U.S. Department of State. As an intern for the country’s foreign service, Wallenhorst deepened her passion for diplomacy....

20 Jan UND Interim President Joshua Wynne: ‘Your degree is a starting point’

Posted at 17:42h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Interim President addresses hundreds of new UND grads at three ceremonies Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today. More than 900 new graduates crossed the stage in three Winter Commencement ceremonies at UND in December. A total of 662 undergraduate students were eligible for commencement, along with 236 graduate...

20 Jan UND medical researchers bring the fight home

Posted at 17:40h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry racks up awards and recognitions for documenting cancer incidence in the state From left to right, Yun (Lucy) Zheng, Xudong Zhou, Cristina Oancea and Mary Ann Sens make up the core of North Dakota’s Statewide Cancer Registry. Since 2012, UND’s Department...

20 Jan UND Aerospace and Petroleum Engineering teaming up to study whether aviation safety concepts can be applied to offshore drilling

Posted at 17:37h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Federal grant leans on leading UND research programs to solve deepwater safety concerns in Gulf of Mexico “Better safe than sorry” is an overused credo in life. But in the world of aviation and oil-and-gas exploration, as much as anywhere, it can be the fine line...

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