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On Saturday, May 15, internationally known businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Howard Dahl will be able to add “Doctor of Letters” to his long list of accomplishments.  A 1971 graduate from the University of North Dakota, Dahl will receive the honorary degree from his Alma Mater at the Spring Commencement, starting at 1:30 p.m. in the Alerus […]

UND alum Robert Henry, who farms near Newburg, N.D., with his wife Wanda, recently donated a collection of rare Civil War history books to the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at the Chester Fritz Library. The collection contains books by and about some of the most recognized names in American history, including Ulysses […]

Faculty and administrative staff are encouraged to march in the general commencement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15, in the Alerus Center. The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m.  Faculty and administrative staff are asked to wear academic regalia, report to the Hawk Room and then assemble in the Ballroom no later than 1 […]

The School of Medicine and Health Sciences is the top medical school in the country for producing family medicine physicians, according to rankings released by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Ranking first among the country’s 132 accredited medical schools, UND earned the Achievement Award from the AAFP, which recognizes outstanding schools that, during […]

UND will award its highest honor for faculty—the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorship—to Holly Brown-Borg, associate professor, Pharmacology, Phsysiology, and Therapeutics; Birgit Hans, professor and chair, Indian Studies; and Mary Ann Sens, professor and chair, Pathology, during the general commencement on Saturday, May 15, at 1:30 p.m. in the Alerus Center. UND will also UND will […]

Space Studies concludes its spring 2010 colloquium series, which focuses on the general theme Human Missions to Mars, with a presentation by Wendell Mendell from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center. The presentation—the seventh and last in this series—is titled “What the Heck Is Going On at NASA.” The spring 2010 colloquium […]

ISSAC is the new name for an agricultural camera designed and built by UND students and faculty. The International Space Station Agricultural Camera, or ISSAC (pronounced as in Isaac Newton) was delivered to the space station last year. “ISSAC is a space-related research project that will result in the delivery of direct benefits from space […]

The EERC has established a strategic partnership with the Technical University Bergakedamie Freiberg, in Freiberg, Germany, located about 200 miles south of Berlin in the southeast corner of Germany. The EERC is currently presenting at the fourth International Freiberg Conference, the leading European conference on cutting-edge advanced energy conversion technologies, and is expanding its partnership with […]

Kelsey Watkins, a UND senior majoring in atmospheric sciences, is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Senior Woman Award. The award is presented by the UND Chapter of the American Association of University Women to a graduating senior for outstanding academic achievement, significant contribution to the community, and potential in her field. Watkins, a native […]

“North Dakota nice” is real for a winning team of students from the UND College of Business and Public Administration. For the second year in a row, the UND Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) won the Collegiality Award at the HR Games, part of the SHRM North Central Regional Student Conference held recently at […]

The EERC has been recognized as the National Hydrogen Association’s (NHA’s) 2010 Robert M. Zweig Public Education Award recipient for outstanding education and outreach initiatives on hydrogen. The EERC received the award during an annual awards ceremony during the NHA Hydrogen Conference and Expo in Long Beach, Calif. The EERC was selected for this award for […]

Dear Faculty and Instructional Staff: We need your help in completing a simple and brief survey that will take five minutes or less of your time. The purpose of this survey is to collect necessary data regarding service-learning in the curriculum across campus. We need everyone to complete the survey even if you do not […]

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will give the main address at the University of North Dakota’s general commencement on Saturday, May 15, at 1:30 p.m. in the Alerus Center. About 1,600 students, including law and medical in separate events, are eligible to cross the stage when UND President Robert O. Kelley presides over […]

The University of North Dakota will host a special reception for “Storytelling Time: Native North American Art from the Collections at the University of North Dakota” at 3:30-5 p.m., Monday, May 3, in the East Asian Room, fourth floor, Chester Fritz Library. The reception will honor the people who created the book—artists, editors, and writers. […]

The University of North Dakota will host a special reception for “Storytelling Time: Native North American Art from the Collections at the University of North Dakota” at 3:30-5 p.m., Monday, May 3, in the East Asian Room, fourth floor, Chester Fritz Library. The reception will honor the people who created the book—artists, editors, and writers. […]