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Where the bees are by, Patrick Miller Last week was the first time Paul Snyder, director of the UND Aerospace Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program, got a firsthand look at technology from Australia that could help North Dakota sunflower farmers increase production through a process known as precision pollination. Kate and David Lyall, co-founders of an […]

Flight Academy takes cadets to new heights by, Connor Murphy Maybe it was the many early mornings she’d spent on the University of North Dakota flight line, or the seven weeks of intensive classroom and cockpit work that were leading her to a private pilot’s license. All she knew was that somewhere along the line, […]

Perfect trifecta By, Patrick Miller What do you get when you combine the top sunflower-producing state in the U.S. with the top state for honeybees and an innovative Australian startup company collaborating with the University of North Dakota, one of the nation’s leading universities for drone research and development? “It’s the perfect trifecta!” exclaimed Amy […]

Support of excellence by, Connor Murphy Dan Kasowski is hard-pressed to recall how many flight hours UND Aviation logged 40 years ago, but he can remember the summers being quiet. Now, from his office situated between the Bravo and Charlie ramps at Grand Forks International Airport, summers could best be described as a dull roar. […]

Tops in flight again By, Connor Murphy The University of North Dakota Flying Team earned its 17th national championship in SAFECON competition this past week, May 13-18, hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The team has now finished first or second in 30 of the past 36 years at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA) annual […]

Terrific Ten – champions once more By, Connor Murphy Ten years ago, Andrew Hollingsworth was in Odegard Hall, on a field trip from his hometown of Fargo. He remembers seeing banners in the rotunda – markers of championships for the UND Aerobatic Team. He also remembers getting hooked on the idea of flying upside-down after […]

What’s all the buzz? By, David Dodds You’ve heard of radar. “Now there’s BeeDar.” University of North Dakota unmanned aircraft experts are now teaming up with an Australian ag-tech company Bee Innovative and its “BeeDar” technology to unlock the mysteries of honey bee flight paths to enhance pollination and optimize agricultural crop yields. Paul Snyder […]

Hoeven: ‘You are the solution’ By, Connor Murphy Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., in his Tuesday visit to Grand Forks, recognized the University of North Dakota as “the solution” to addressing a looming pilot shortage and defending our nation. His work in renewing the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Flight Training Program at UND is the latest development […]

UND raises the bar with CDRC By, Connor Murphy April snowstorms and flight cancellations created a “Sweet 16” situation at this year’s Collegiate Drone Racing Championship, hosted at the UND High Performance Center. Forty-six pilots from 16 institutions took on what turned out to be a tight and technical course spanning much of the training […]

Drones in the fight By, Dima Williams The overcast afternoon sky of April 8 domed the Red River as it spilled over its banks in Grand Forks. Battling the gusts of nearly 14 miles per hour that swished around the basin was a small, 1.5-pound drone, hovering on the north side of the Sorlie Bridge. […]