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The UND Deans’ List includes students whose grade point average are in the top 15 percent of the enrollment in each of the University’s degree granting colleges and schools. A student must have completed no fewer than 12 semester hours of academic work for the semester, of which eight or more hours must be graded work […]

The University of North Dakota and UND Police, working independently and with other local law enforcement agencies, take every precaution to provide for the safety of students, faculty and staff. Recent national and local events, however, provide reminders that neither UND nor Grand Forks are isolated from potential dangers from individuals. The University reminds all students, […]

The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) announced today that its Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership has been awarded $768,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue research demonstrating the effectiveness of injecting a mixture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a toxic and corrosive gas sometimes referred to as “acid gas,” […]

On Jan. 20, the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, Apple iTunes will feature UND’s JFK Digital Archives. Ten recordings of the late president, who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963, are available on iTunes through UND. They include a speech he gave at the University on Sept. […]

On Jan. 20, the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, Apple iTunes will feature UND’s JFK Digital Archives. Ten recordings of the late president, who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963, are available on iTunes through UND. They include a speech he gave at the University on Sept. […]

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced Wednesday that the University of North Dakota is among 115 institutions of higher education newly awarded the organization’s Community Engagement Classification. “This is an important education organization independently verifying the work UND is doing to connect our faculty and students to communities inside and outside of […]

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced Wednesday that the University of North Dakota is among 115 institutions of higher education newly awarded the organization’s Community Engagement Classification. “This is an important education organization independently verifying the work UND is doing to connect our faculty and students to communities inside and outside of […]

The Energy & Environmental Research Center announces the release of its first full-length documentary focused on hydrogen and fuel cells and the many activities taking place around the country to further the hydrogen economy. Hydrogen: Nature’s Fuel premiered region-wide Jan. 12.  on Prairie Public Television in Fargo.  Check listings for rebroadcasts. This hour-long documentary tells […]

A team of University of North Dakota faculty members led by chemist Alena Kubatova recently was awarded a $598,110 National Science Foundation education grant aimed at providing scholarships to talented undergraduate students with interests in environmental sciences. “I’m very excited for Dr. Kubatova and her team because receiving this grant reflects UND’s commitment to excellence […]

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced Wednesday that the University of North Dakota is among 115 institutions of higher education newly awarded the organization’s Community Engagement Classification. “This is an important education organization independently verifying the work UND is doing to connect our faculty and students to communities inside and outside of […]

Phyllis E. Johnson, vice president for research and economic development, has been named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Johnson is now one of only six North Dakota University System people so honored, including UND’s William Sheridan, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Biology. In his appointment letter to Johnson, Alan Leshner, […]

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it,” wrote American advertising guru Allen Kay. Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group founder Steve W. Gilbert put it in more action-oriented terms: “Don’t predict the future, build it.” These sentiments sum up the enduring legacy of the North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research […]

The economic impact of the University of North Dakota on its local economy was pegged at about $1.13 billion in fiscal year 2009, up from $1.09 billion in FY2008, according to the most recent study commissioned by the North Dakota University System (NDUS). This is the fourth year in a row UND’s economic impact has […]

A total of 733 UND students are eligible to receive degrees at ceremonies slated for 10 a.m. (graduate students) and 2 p.m. (undergraduates), Friday, Dec. 17, at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. This list also can be viewed at the UND news page at http://www2.und.nodak.edu/our/news/story.php?id=3318. North Dakota: Aneta — Adria Olson (MEd); Arvilla — Megan Buckley-Hutzol […]

UND Norwegian instructor Steve Finney has won the 2010 American-Scandinavian Foundation’s (ASF) 2010 Translation Prize, awarded to the best translation of poetry, fiction, drama or literary prose written by a Scandinavian author born after 1800. Finney was honored for his translation of a short story by Norwegian author Ingvar Ambjørnsen, entitled “Into the Mountain.” The […]