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Sarah Beck has joined the NDSU Press staff as an editorial administrative assistant. Beck earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Brigham Young University and Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She taught at NDSU as an…

The NDSU Department of Biological Sciences is set to host a presentation by Erin Gillam, professor of biological sciences, Friday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. in Van Es 101 Gillam, sometimes referred to as the “Bat Lady,” is scheduled to present “Bats and Humans: The Good, the…

Dan Pemstein, associate professor of political science and public policy, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of $737,487 to study the impact of misinformation on social media and how countries seek to control online space. Pemstein is the principal…

Four NDSU researchers have received a three-year $1.9 million grant from the Department of Energy for a project titled “Data-Driven and Computationally Assisted Design of Near-Infrared Emissive Metal-Organic Complexes with Earth-Abundant Metals.”

The NDSU Department of Biological Sciences is scheduled to host a presentation by Rosemary Gillespie, professor of environmental science, policy and management at the University of California, Berkeley. The event is slated for Friday, Oct. 15, at 3 p.m. in the Memorial…

Kjersten Nelson, standing, teaches a variety of political science courses. She joined the NDSU faculty in 2009. Kjersten Nelson remembers what it was like to be a freshman college student. It’s a time when sometimes uncertainty, timidness and self-doubt overrule logic…

The NDSU College of Human Sciences and Education is honoring Sandy Strand during Homecoming Week as the college’s distinguished alumna for 2021. Strand, BS ’77, interior design, is set to receive the 2021 NDSU Foundation’s Alumni Achievement Award during the Evening of…

Carol A. Archbold, Walter F. and Verna Gehrts Endowed Professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, wrote the keynote paper for September’s special section on police accountability for Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. The publication is the…

The following is a glimpse of life as a transfer student through the eyes of students who have already made the transition. Read on to discover advice and experiences of transfer students from a mix of majors and backgrounds. Kaelyn Angell Major: Pharmacy