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From President Kelley and AD Faison: Compliance with NCAA Rules

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Dear UND Faculty and Staff: As President of the University of North Dakota, I along with Athletics Director Brian Faison, welcome and accept the ultimate responsibility of ensuring that the University of North Dakota’s intercollegiate athletics program operates with integrity and with a firm commitment to our student-athletes’ athletic and academic success. Our membership in […]

Library names Norwegian book collection in honor of Arne G. Brekke

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The Chester Fritz Library has named its internationally recognized collection of Norwegian bygdebøker in honor of Arne G. Brekke of Grand Forks, N.D. The honor recognizes Brekke’s role in establishing the collection and his 30 years of contributions to the growth of the collection. Arne G. Brekke was born in 1927 in Flåm Parish in […]

Regional health education centers expand partnerships

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The North Dakota Area Health Education Center (AHEC) was established in 2008 at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Department of Family and Community Medicine. Two regional centers, the Eastern AHEC located in Mayville, directed by Bill Krivarchka, and the Southwest AHEC in Hettinger, directed by Tony Scheerz, have been established to develop health […]

New Rural Health director notes challenges ahead for rural populations

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Regardless of which direction health care reform takes in the coming years, its impact on rural populations must be closely monitored says L. Gary Hart, director of the Center of Rural Health (CRH) at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. “We need to stay in a position that prevents adverse things from happening that […]

North Dakota academic team chosen for national conference presentation

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The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has designated a presentation by Thomas Steen and two colleagues from other N.D. institutions as a LEAP Featured Session at the fall 2011 AAC&U conference. Steen is associate professor in the UND Department of Physical Education, Exercise Science and Wellness. The collaborative presentation titled “Building State System Partnerships: What, […]

UND scientist, students to research landform changes in remote South Pole region

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A research team headed by UND geomorphologist Jaakko Putkonen heads to the Ong Valley in a desolate, little-known region near the South Pole later this month on a National Science Foundation-funded expedition. The group includes Theodore Bibby, Tallahassee, Fla., a Ph.D. student in geology; Collin Giusti, Chanhassen, Minn., a junior majoring in geology; and Holly […]

NASA team discovers black hole predicted by UND astrophysicist, students

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Harvard astronomers using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Chandra X-ray Observatory discovered evidence of a black hole in a galaxy about 50 million light years away from Earth—by astronomical standards, a real neighbor. The discovery confirmed prediction published by UND astrophysicist Tim Young and his student team. The location of the black hole—the newest […]

Regional health education centers expand partnerships

Categories: Campus News

The North Dakota Area Health Education Center (AHEC) was established in 2008 at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Family and Community Medicine. Two regional centers, the Eastern AHEC located in Mayville, directed by Dr. Bill Krivarchka, and the Southwest AHEC in Hettinger, directed by Tony Scheerz, have been established to develop […]

Harvard astronomers discovers black hole predicted by UND astrophysicist Timothy Young and student team

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Harvard astronomers using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Chandra X-ray Observatory discovered evidence of a black hole in a galaxy about 50 million light years away from Earth—by astronomical standards, a real neighbor. The discovery confirmed prediction published by UND astrophysicist Tim Young and his student team. The location of the black hole—the newest […]

Smith named director of Engineered Surfaces Center

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The School of Engineering and Mines has named Charles H. Smith to be director of the school’s Engineered Surfaces Center, effective Nov. 15. Smith earned his doctorate in materials science and engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master’s in metallurgy from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Heham EL-Rewini, dean of the School […]

A letter from President Kelley: Choose to UNDO

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The University of North Dakota is launching the “Choose to UNDO” campaign in conjunction with the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, which will be celebrated nationally on Thursday, Nov. 18. The purpose of the “Choose to UNDO” campaign is to invite UND students, faculty, staff and administrators to band together to support ongoing efforts […]

UND and Bismarck break ground for new Center for Family Medicine

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North Dakota and Bismarck dignitaries turned out on Wednesday, Nov. 10, to celebrate the symbolic breaking of ground for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ new $5.4 million, state-funded Center for Family Medicine–Bismarck. The three-story facility is a cooperative effort between Medcenter One, St. Alexius Medical Center and UND. The building is set to […]

University Faculty Lecture Series presents anthropologist Marica Mikulak

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Marcia Mikulak, associate professor of anthropology, will present the second University Faculty Lecture in the 2010-11 series. Titled “Successful Activism: How the Xukuru Peoples of Brazil Countered Nation-State Violence to Regain Dignity and Constitutional Rights,” the lecture will address Mikulak’s fieldwork in Brazil. The lecture will take place Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the North Dakota […]

Libraries named to test new format for web environments

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UND is one of 16 library sites selected to participate in testing the proposed Resource Description and Access (RDA) format and its online RDA Toolkit. RDA is a new set of guidelines for providing bibliographic and descriptive metadata in the web-enabled environment. The project is being coordinated by the Library of Congress and includes three […]

UND to hold "North Dakota Spirit: The Campaign for UND" event in Fargo Nov. 9

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The University and UND Foundation will hold a special event in Fargo, Tuesday, Nov. 9, to continue to “ignite the spirit” as UND launches the public phase of a comprehensive $300 million fundraising campaign. The launch event will take place at The Commons Building of Microsoft Fargo, 4550 42nd St. S., 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. […]