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Eight University of North Dakota students pose for a photo with Chester Fritz Distinguished professor Naima Kaabouch inside of the Artificial Intelligence Research Center.

Opportunity is in the AIR

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Eight University of North Dakota students pose for a photo with Chester Fritz Distinguished professor Naima Kaabouch inside of the Artificial Intelligence Research Center.

Artificial intelligence is changing the world faster than most people can keep up with it. While it’s transforming how doctors detect disease, how communities prepare for severe weather and how autonomous systems make decisions, it’s also changing how nations — and us as individuals — think about security, privacy and trust. The Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR) Center was built for exactly this moment.

Two people talk on a microphone in front of a room of people.

From Capitol Hill, UND fireside chat examines national security and space

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Two people talk on a microphone in front of a room of people.

President Armacost talks with Iridium Communications’ Senior VP John McNiff about space, security and UND’s burgeoning role in both   WASHINGTON — From the evolution of satellite communications to the future of missile defense and artificial intelligence, defense industry leaders, consultants, alumni and other friends of the University of North Dakota gathered at the U.S. Capitol on […]

A ski jumper, Paige Jones, stands next to an Olympic ski jump with her fist raised in the air triumphantly.

UND shines bright at 2026 Winter Olympics

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A ski jumper, Paige Jones, stands next to an Olympic ski jump with her fist raised in the air triumphantly.

Former hockey standouts plus ski jumper/UND distance student Paige Jones represent University at games UND was once again well represented at the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina, with alumni bringing home a pair of gold medals in the process. Former men’s hockey standouts Jake Sanderson (2020-22) and Brock Nelson (2010-12) captured the gold as […]