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01/23/2009 — It’s official: asteroid is named ‘North Dakota’ UND astronomer gets official ‘OK’ to name space rock after state University of North Dakota (UND) graduate student Vishnu Reddy has the official OK from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to name an asteroid he discovered “North Dakota.” “We’re going to present the citation naming the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Mike Gaffey/Phone: 701-777-3167 July 15, 2008 Fieber-Beyer Awarded $90,000 to Characterize Asteroid Surfaces (Grand Forks, North Dakota): Sherry Fieber-Beyer, a doctoral student within the Earth System Science and Policy department at the University of North Dakota’s (UND’s) John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Mike Hill/Phone: 701-777-6071 April 9, 2008 Switchgrass for Biofuel in the Northern Great Plains Presented by Dr. Soizik Laguette Earth System Science and Policy (Grand Forks, North Dakota): Switchgrass, a native, perennial, warm-season grass, is a potential renewable bioenergy crop for North Dakota and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Contact: Karen Ryba/Phone: 701-777-4761 March 13, 2008 Planning for the Potential Climate Change Impacts on Land Use in North Dakota: Attitudes, Policy, and Barriers Dr. Rebecca Romsdahl Earth System Science and Policy, University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota): Despite increasing levels of awareness […]