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After 13 years at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dr. Mark Koponen, teaching associate professor in the SMHS Department of Education Resources, is retiring. Koponen received his M.D. from what was then the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 1986. He completed a residency program at the University of New […]

Summer greetings President Armacost offers summer greetings, and hopes the peace of summer has settled in as the campus takes a breather and prepares for the fall semester. He notes that today, Tuesday, June 14, is Primary Day in North Dakota and hopes everyone has expressed their voice at the ballot box. He offers a […]

Sougata Roy, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Naval Research to study advanced manufacturing processes. The award, which will provide funding over three years, comes as part of the DoD’s Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) program. Roy has been named […]

Jeff Holm, vice provost for strategic programming and special initiatives, will chair a national search for a vice provost for faculty affairs at UND. A listening session to gather thoughts about the characteristics, experiences, and skills to emphasize and actively seek in a successful candidate is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 21. AGB Search […]

After 13 years at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dr. Mark Koponen, teaching associate professor in the SMHS Department of Education Resources, is retiring. Koponen received his M.D. from what was then the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 1986. He completed a residency program at the University of New […]

The University of North Dakota Flying Team took second place overall at the 2022 National Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) contest – the first in-person event since UND’s championship run in 2019. This year’s meet was hosted by The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. At SAFECON, UND has placed first or second 32 […]

For the first time in over a decade, the Air Force’s premier aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, will perform at Grand Forks Air Force Base at the Northern Thunder Air & Space Expo on Saturday, June 18. This event is free and open to the public. The gates open at 8:30 a.m. and flying begins at […]

With deep regret, we announce the passing of Kristi Rae Swartz, Senior Instructional Designer at the Teaching Transformation and Development Academy (TTaDA). Kristi peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, surrounded by her family at home. She was 54. Kristi was employed at the University of North Dakota for the past 28 years in […]