UND Today

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Archive for
October, 2016

Sheila Liming Center

Princess of the pipes

Categories: Arts & Culture

Sheila Liming Center

UND’s Sheila Liming pens essay for ‘The Atlantic’ on the bagpipe’s links to Rock-and-Roll and why the instrument is the brash rebel of the music world.

Arne Brekke

Norwegian ancestry

Categories: Arts & Culture

Arne Brekke

Norwegian heritage records surpass 1,600 volumes at the UND’s Department of Special Collections.

Patrick Luber

Science and brimstone

Categories: Arts & Culture

Patrick Luber

UND sculptor Patrick Luber’s newest creation straddles the symbolic intersection of scientific and religious inquiry.

Wayne Seames and Chemical Engineering students

International CO2

Categories: Nation & World

Wayne Seames and Chemical Engineering students

UND Chemical Engineers part of U.S.-China NSF research collaboration that could help reduce CO2 emissions from power plants.

Nick Wilson

Science of ‘Sully’

Categories: Nation & World

Nick Wilson

Assistant Professor at UND Aerospace discusses the story of an aircraft emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009, now featured in a top box office motion picture.

Steve Light, Chris Sigurdson and Mike Vatnsdal

On the job

Categories: Leaders in Action

Steve Light, Chris Sigurdson and Mike Vatnsdal

UND students benefit from spirit of collaboration between City and University with internships that provide real-world experience and expert mentorship.

Al Frazier (center)

High recognition

Categories: Leaders in Action

Al Frazier (center)

UND Associate Professor Al Frazier, a leader in the integration of aviation and law enforcement, hauling in awards for work with UAS applications in policing.

Bruce Gjovig and Tyler Okerlund

First class

Categories: Leaders in Action

Bruce Gjovig and Tyler Okerlund

UND program accepts first class of disabled vets with entrepreneurship ambitions.

Hesham El-Rewini and Mark R. Kennedy

$2 million allocation

Categories: Research

Hesham El-Rewini and Mark R. Kennedy

UND to allocate nearly $2 million to libraries, research, arts and sciences and engineering.

Aaron Bergstrom

Big data

Categories: Research

Aaron Bergstrom

UND leads collaborative multi-state project, titled Digital Agriculture Spoke.