Monthly Archives: August 2010

NDSU researcher’s work on laughter in US News and World Report

Dr. Stephenson Beck, NDSU assistant professor in communication, worked on research that showed laughter is useful in non-humorous situations — including murder trial deliberations. His work is featured in US News and World Report. Read the article in its entirety: … Continue reading

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NDSU First day enrollment tops 14,200

NDSU officials report first day enrollment was 2 percent higher than last year. As of the first full day of classes on Aug. 24, NDSU has 14,204 students enrolled in its undergraduate, professional and graduate programs compared to fall 2009 … Continue reading

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Enrollment up at North Dakota research universities

North Dakota’s two research universities are both reporting an increase in first full day enrollment. North Dakota State University officials report that enrollment is 2 percent higher than last year at this time. University of North Dakota officials say first … Continue reading

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UND on NDSU Bison Men’s BB Schedule

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State head men’s basketball coach Saul Phillips on Tuesday announced his team’s 28-game regular-season schedule, which includes a trip to Oregon for the Basketball Travelers Classic on opening weekend and a December home game with longtime … Continue reading

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NDSU student-created alcohol abuse prevention campaign implemented

Communication students in Dr. Elizabeth Crawford’s advertising practicum course at NDSU created an ad campaign that focuses on reducing the consequences to students who make high-risk drinking decisions. Before One More helps students understand when one more drink can become … Continue reading

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NYT bestselling author Barbara Ehrenreich at NDSU

Writer Barbara Ehrenreich will discuss her work as journalist, historian and social critic Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at North Dakota State University’s Festival Concert Hall. The lecture called “Women, Economics and Poverty: On (not) Getting by in America,” is … Continue reading

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NDSU welcomes new students

NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani, Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, Student Body President Kevin Black, and one very special student led hundreds of first year students through the front gates of campus at 11 a.m. this morning as a part of … Continue reading

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President Bresciani helps move freshman into dorms

It was move-in day for NDSU freshman today. President Dean L. Bresciani along with about a hundred NDSU student volunteers helped new students and their parents move into the residence halls. Dr. Bresciani was at Weible Hall.

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NDSU receives grant for Northern Tier Network

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded NDSU a grant of $751,244 to support of the project titled “Northern Tier Network – North Dakota and South Dakota Access Improvement.” The project is under the direction of Bonnie Neas vice president … Continue reading

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NDSU on Good Morning America

NDSU’s very own Julie Garden Robinson and Dr. Neil Dyer (along with the Red River Valley Fair) are featured on this morning’s Good Morning America — a story about germs and petting zoos. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/americas-healthy-summer-petting-zoos/story?id=11278942

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