Monthly Archives: August 2011

North Dakota research universities report positive enrollment figures

North Dakota’s two research universities are both reporting positive numbers on the first full day of enrollment. North Dakota State University officials report enrollment is holding steady compared with last year at this time. University of North Dakota officials say … Continue reading

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Whitney Carlson named top 30 honoree for NCAA Woman of the Year award

NDSU track and field athlete Whitney Carlson has been selected as a top 30 honoree for the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Thirty women, 10 from each NCAA membership division, were selected to the top 30. Carlson is … Continue reading

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NDSU announces $2 million gift from Stop-N-Go

Stop-N-Go owners Sheila Carney and Henry Knoll announced a gift of $2 million to NDSU and the athletic department’s Building the Competitive Edge $32 million campaign. The gift will go toward the naming of the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and … Continue reading

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Architecture students to display Passive House design at Minnesota State Fair

Fourteen architecture and landscape architecture students will have a big audience for their first ever design build project this month – approximately 300,000 Minnesota State Fairgoers. The students have designed and are constructing a four-person, energy efficient cabin as an … Continue reading

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Research links diet during pregnancy to reducing breast cancer risk in female offspring

NDSU animal sciences professor Chung S. Park is among the researchers who presented at the Era of Hope scientific conference in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 2-5, hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program. Research by Park suggests that … Continue reading

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Outstanding student wants to be positive force for youth

Rebecca Huckeby has known she wanted to be in education for a long time. Her school experiences in Barnesville, Minn., were great, and she lists all her teachers as good role models and positive influences. She hopes to create for … Continue reading

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