Former Air Force Brigadier General Andrew Armacost named University of North Dakota president

The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education has selected former U.S. Air Force brigadier general, Dr. Andrew Armacost, as the 13th president of the University of North Dakota. He will begin his position as soon as possible after contract...
5-Dec-2019 12:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Four Latin American countries represented in UND’s latest Inflatable Mars/Lunar Habitat mission

The first international mission in the University of North Dakota’s Inflatable Mars/Lunar Habitat (IMLH) was launched Wednesday afternoon when four students from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Peru entered the facility to spend two weeks running...
6-Oct-2019 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

University of North Dakota Nets $10M for Gene Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) a $10 million, five-year grant to expand the School’s epigenetics research program. This NIH Center of Biomedical...
6-Aug-2019 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UND receives $1M atmospheric research contract from U.S. Navy, bolstering new public-private weather forecasting partnership

The University of North Dakota has received a contract of just over $1 million to conduct research on behalf of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in an effort to improve the understanding of thunderstorms. The research combines aircraft measurements...
2-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Using drones to track honeybees gets ag sector buzzing

Australian technology startup Bee Innovative and the University of North Dakota (UND) are partnering to unlock an entirely new market for agricultural drones in the United States.They will track honeybees in real time for precision pollination in...
14-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Test Flights Open Skies for Commercial Use of Drones

The University of North Dakota, along with research partners from Harris Corporation and the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site, achieved a major industry milestone on Dec. 21 with the first-ever test flights over a specially...
2-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

‘Woz’ Up? UND Partners with Technology-Based Training Leader Started by Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple Computers

As the executive director of the Teaching Transformation & Development Academy and director of extended learning, Krenelka wants UND to serve everyone, from new students to alumni to lifelong learners.
9-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

SMHS Nets $20.3M Cancer Research Grant

A $20.3-million, five-year grant to the University of North Dakota could help counter high cancer rates in North and South Dakota.
11-Sep-2018 4:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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