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Members of the UND community take time to dish up lunch at the Taste of Faith event, held Friday, Feb. 3, at Christus Rex church on campus. The event capped off Interfaith Week celebration at UND. Photo by Tyler Ingham.

Many faiths, One UND

February 7, 2017 at

Taste of Faith Luncheon at Christus Rex draws wide variety of believers and belief systems for fellowship

Kids love building with Legos, but THESE kids built Lego Robots! Watch ND 5th Graders test their creations in the FLL Qualifier Tournament sponsored by the University of North Dakota Engineering and Mines.

UND hosts young engineers at LEGO robotics tourney

February 7, 2017 at

Kids love building with blocks, but these aspiring North Dakota innovators take it to another level

President Mark Kennedy gives remarks at the start of the most recent Strategic Planning meeting Tuesday, Jan. 31, in Wilkerson Commons. Photo by Richard Larson.

Investing in priorities

February 2, 2017 at

UND’s Strategic Planning Committee forming campus goals to guide progress in a time of budget restraints

Emily Holth is the owner and founder of Sustainable Solution Services, a professional conflict resolution firm based in Grand Forks. The firm was chosen by an advisory committee after the ombuds position was vacated. Photo by Tyler Ingham.

Positive results

February 2, 2017 at

UND contracts with local service to get ahead of interpersonal differences before they become conflicts

It's Groundhog Day! For the record, Punxsutawney Phil, this morning, saw his shadow and hustled back into his hole, signifying six more weeks of winter. How accurate are these furry forecasters? UND experts weigh in.

Digging into Groundhog Day

February 2, 2017 at

UND experts in meteorology, wildlife biology and folklore weigh in on the science and tradition behind America’s most beloved weather holiday

Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington the second speaker for the Eye of the Hawk Lecture series held at the Gorecki Alumni Center. Rev. Washington spoke topic Diversity and Incusion in 2017: Our Next Round of Work

Taking diversity & inclusion to the ‘next round’

February 2, 2017 at

Dr. Jamie Washington pulled the near impossible, coaxing a SRO audience of mostly strangers to talk frankly and honestly with each other

UND President Mark Kennedy and the University Executive Council released a joint statement today about a budgetary process that will impact all areas of campus—from administration to athletics to staff to academic units. It reflects current financial realities facing UND and follows budget proposals for state funding 20 percent lower than last biennium. UND archival photo.

UND statement: Riding the rapids to smoother currents

January 31, 2017 at

President and Executive Committee detail process moving forward to address budget cutting and strategic investments

The Rev. Jamie Washington engages a standing-room-only audience Monday at UND's Gorecki Alumni Center as part of the second Eye of the Hawk Lecture held on campus. Photo by Jackie Lorentz.

Beyond ‘politeness and niceness’

January 31, 2017 at

Multicultural speaker urges more authentic conversations on diversity and inclusion at packed-house Eye of the Hawk lecture

UND President Mark Kennedy (left), Summit League Commissioner Tom Douple and UND Athletic Director Brian Faison celebrate UND's acceptance into the Summit League for most sports and to the Missouri Valley Football Conference in football. Photo by Shawna Schill.

Conferences changes: It’s academic

January 31, 2017 at

As much as UND Athletics plans on saving money by switching to the Summit and Missouri Valley, the benefit to student athletes is big on minds

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UND students spring into involvement

January 31, 2017 at

UND Students eager to get involved at the Spring 2017 Student Involvement Expo

UND Student Body President Brandon Beyer goes over proposals for a renovated and expanded Memorial Union. Students will go to the polls April 12 to consider an increase in semester fees to fund the roughly $98 million project. Photo by Jackie Lorentz.

Coulee to Columbia

January 26, 2017 at

UND looks to revitalize ‘heart of Grand Forks’ along University Avenue

UND Assistant Professor of Sociology Frank White teaches "Drugs and Society" to a packed classroom each semester. The class size has grown through topic interest and Frank's signature teaching style. Photo by Shawna Schill.

‘In it together’ — UND responds to opioid crisis

January 26, 2017 at

In the classroom and across state, University experts have issued clarion call about rising drug epidemic

Authors (left to right) Capó Crucet, Viet Thanh Nguyen and NoViolet Bulawayo will headline this year's UND Writers Conference, which aims to delve into topics of diversity, inclusion and what it means to be a "citizen." The conference is set for March 22-24. Photos courtesy of Crystal Alberts.

Varied voices, common ground

January 26, 2017 at

UND Writers Conference to use art and literature to discuss of what it means to be a citizen

Rebecca Quinn holds a model of a human brain in her office at the UND Center for Rural Health, part of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Quinn, a social worker who manages the North Dakota Brain Injury Network, is an advocate for the prevention of traumatic brain injuries. Photo by Jackie Lorentz.

School of Medicine & Health Sciences researcher: TBI matters

January 26, 2017 at

N.D. Brain Injury Network director Rebecca Quinn says awareness increasing but still much to be learned

From China to Mainstreet

From China to Mainstreet

January 26, 2017 at

Longtime journalist James McGregor talks influence of world’s largest single economy at inaugural Eye of the Hawk lecture

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