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Celebrate Women’s History Month with UCW+ on March 22

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Join the University Council for Women+ (UCW+) for hot breakfast, warm friendship, and cool research! UCW+ invites UND faculty and staff to a Women’s History Month Breakfast on Friday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., in the Memorial Union Henry Family Ballroom. The breakfast will feature a panel discussion on UND research impacting […]

Partial closure of Campus Road starts Wednesday, March 13

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A section of Campus Road located south of the Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center and the Energy & Environmental Research Center will be closed starting Wednesday, March 13. Unstable thawing and freezing cycles in recent weeks created hazardous conditions for traffic, according to UND Facilities Management, resulting in the partial closure. The closure is expected […]

Pie for Pi Day on March 14

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Celebrate Pi Day with pie! Starting at 11:30 a.m. on March 14, UND’s Department of Mathematics will be serving slices of pie in the link between O’Kelly and Gillette halls. Pie will be served until 1 p.m. or until the pie is gone. Stop by for a slice in recognition of 3.14. Hope to see […]

Staff Senate nominations open until March 15

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Staff Senate is now accepting nominations for the upcoming 2024-25 term. Nomination forms are now available online. Before nominating someone other than yourself, please get their permission to do so. The nominee will also be required to obtain a signature of support from their supervisor. All nominations must be received by Friday, March 15, at […]

Digital Storytelling Summit for ND high school students is June 3-7

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The UND Department of Communication will host the 2024 Digital Storytelling Summit for high school students in North Dakota from June 3 to June 7, 2024, at the UND Memorial Union Ballroom. This is a free event sponsored by the North Dakota Newspaper Association Education Foundation, the UND College of Arts & Sciences, and the […]

Commencement speaker nomination form now live

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Have an idea for a UND Commencement speaker? A form for nominating future speakers is now live on the UND website. The University community is welcome to submit speaker nominations for winter, summer and spring ceremonies. Given scheduling requirements, speakers are frequently invited many months in advance. It is tradition that UND commencement speakers attend […]

Commencement speaker nomination form now live

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Have an idea for a UND Commencement speaker? A form for nominating future speakers is now live on the UND website. The University community is welcome to submit speaker nominations for winter, summer and spring ceremonies. Given scheduling requirements, speakers are frequently invited many months in advance. It is tradition that UND commencement speakers attend […]

Announcing the winners of Graduate Research Achievement Day 2024

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The School of Graduate Studies would like to thank all of those who participated in the 8th Annual Graduate Research Achievement Day (GRAD) event. More than 400 people took part in this event as presenters, judges and volunteers, as well as interested community members, undergraduate students and representatives from prize sponsors who attended to see […]

‘Exploring the Exoplanet Frontiers’ is topic of next Astronomy Public Talk

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UND’s Department of Physics & Astrophysics will be hosting an astronomy public talk and telescope observing session on Monday, March 18 at 8 p.m. in Witmer Hall, Room 114. The talk, “Exploring the Exoplanet Frontier,” will be presented by Parker Johnson, a student in the Department of Physics & Astrophysics. Following the talk, attendees will […]

March 19 Cosmic Pi Podcast: Special guest Ian Shelton, discoverer of Supernova 1987A

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On February 24, 1987, astronomy student Ian Shelton, working at a remote mountaintop observatory in Chile, discovered the nearest and brightest supernova seen in nearly 400 years. Since 1987, astronomers have undertaken detailed studies of the aftermath of the supernova explosion, uncovering secrets on how massive stars die. Shelton will be a guest on the […]

Rescheduled: UND Wind Ensemble and University Band concert is March 19

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The UND Wind Ensemble and University Band, conducted by James Popejoy, will present a combined concert on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. The concert – rescheduled from Feb. 27 due to inclement weather – is free and open to the public and will also be livestreamed on the UND […]

37th Annual Gardening Saturday is April 6, register by March 15

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The NDSU Grand Forks County Extension is hosting Gardening Saturday: Garden More in 2024 at the Alerus Center from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on April 6, 2024. Pre-registration is required, and online registration closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 15. The 37th Annual Gardening Saturday will feature keynote speaker John Ball, a professor […]

‘Youth on Campus’ live webinar is April 9

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The Office of Extended Learning is excited to offer the opportunity to attend “Youth on Campus: Policies & Best Practices to Protect Your Young Guests & Your Institution,” a live webinar regarding hosting youth on campus, on Tuesday, April 9, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. This online event is free and recommended for anyone on […]