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The University of North Dakota Wellness Center recently received the Employer of the Year Award for 2022 from The Arc Upper Valley as part of the organization’s 2022 Impact Awards honoring peoples’ and other organizations’ contributions to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Wellness Center was nominated by the Grand Forks Public Schools Adult […]

Michelle M. Sauer, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of English & Gender Studies, is the winner of this year’s Award for Scholarly Achievement from the Southeastern Medieval Association. The organization’s awards committee, led by President Anne Latowsky, associate professor of French at the University of South Florida, said Sauer is a “trailblazing researcher” in the fields […]

Saying goodbye to an old friend is always tough. And tougher still when a worldwide pandemic prevents you from doing so in person. It’s for the same reason UND President Andy Armacost said that just any old send-off would not do when it came time for the University to bid farewell to Memorial Stadium, one of its […]

Dan Lewerenz, assistant professor at the UND School of Law, was recently selected as October’s “Member of the Month” for the National Indian Child Welfare Association. Lewerenz, a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, previously worked as a staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund in Washington, D.C., a longtime partner […]

A team from UND’s AI/VR Lab received a 3rd Place Honorable Mention in the NASA MarsXR Challenge. In the challenge, teams were tasked with developing virtual reality assets and scenarios for use by NASA in researching Mars exploration activities. UND’s team won $1,000 for their work on a weather balloon inflation and launch scenario. Nine […]

On Friday, Sept. 30, the College of Engineering & Mines celebrated the achievements of three alums during the annual Alumni Academy Induction Ceremony. Family, friends and colleagues gathered in the Memorial Union to celebrate the highest honor bestowed by the College of Engineering & Mines to alumni. This year’s group of inductees include Scott Boe […]

On Friday, Sept. 30, the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences added two more distinguished alumni to the UND Aerospace Hall of Fame. Since 2018, the College has annually recognized the accomplishments and contributions of UND’s outstanding alumni from the Aerospace programs. Each inductee is recognized with a plaque and honored at a ceremony hosted on […]

Time is running out! The Chester Fritz Library holds the secret of its mysterious donor and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Anyone who has spent time on the University of North Dakota’s campus knows it to be an enchanted place. A new novel takes this feeling to the next level. “The […]

Mary Beth Votava, center director of the Minot Small Business Development Center (SBDC), has been awarded this year’s America’s SBDC State Star

Surojit Gupta, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of North Dakota, will be recognized for his 2021 Richard M. Fulrath Award at the upcoming American Ceramic Society annual meeting. The Fulrath Awards promote technical and personal friendships between professional Japanese and American ceramic engineers and scientists. The awards recognize individuals for their excellence […]

The Greater Grand Forks Sertoma Club chose UND’s Northern Prairie Community Clinic to benefit from its annual Fourth of July Festival and Fundraiser, earlier this summer. On Tuesday, Aug. 23, Bob Wedin, Sertoma board president, presented UND Communication Sciences & Disorders faculty members Jessica Foley and Michelle Novak with a check for $6,000 to support […]

The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences’ Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals chapter was one of three collegiate programs to exhibit at the 2022 OBAP “ReYounion” in Chandler, Ariz., Aug. 10-12. At the conference, UND’s booth exhibit showcased strides in Aerospace programs with regard to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The UND collegiate chapter […]

Michael Wittgraf, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Music, was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship by the North Dakota Council on the Arts. The Individual Artist Fellowship program recognizes established artists residing in North Dakota with a monetary award, according to the NDCA. Wittgraf and Efrain Amaya, director and conductor of the Minot Symphony Orchestra, each […]

Michael Wittgraf, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Music, has one of his original orchestral works, titled “A Marriage of Seasons,” appearing on Navona Records’ Inviting Worlds: New Works for Large Ensemble Vol. 1, which was released July 22, 2022. Recording for the album took place in May 2021 at the Ostrava House of Culture in […]

Grand Forks, N.D. – The entire team of ND SBDC Center Directors and Business Advisors has achieved the designation of the American Business Brokers Association Accredited Business Intermediary certification. This is a significant step in helping clients with the buying and selling of a business and/or succession planning. An Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) certification is […]