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University Letter

March 12 video message from President Armacost

President Andrew Armacost welcomes the campus community back from Spring Break to start this week’s video message. In February, several events were hosted on campus in recognition of Black History Month, Armacost says, and UND Today published a feature story about Horace Johnson, a 1939 graduate and star athlete of UND who went on to…

Campus News

55th Annual UND Writers Conference is March 20-22 at Memorial Union

The 55th Annual UND Writers Conference will be held Wednesday through Friday, March 20-22, at the Memorial Union and online. All events will be free and open to the public. The theme of this year’s conference is “Horizons of Knowledge,” and will examine how global practices of storytelling and artistry…

Announcements

Celebrate Women’s History Month with UCW+ on March 22

Join the University Council for Women+ (UCW+) for hot breakfast, warm friendship, and cool research! UCW+ invites UND faculty and staff to a Women’s History Month Breakfast on Friday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., in the Memorial Union Henry Family Ballroom. The breakfast will feature a panel…

Events

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Research

UND researchers hosted by ‘The Human-Centric AI Podcast’

Three UND researchers recently appeared on an episode of “The Human-Centric AI Podcast” to talk about “eye tracking technology and how it’s transforming the landscape of human factors research.” The guests from UND included Philip Brandt, senior research scientist at UND RIAS; Montel Williams, postdoctoral research fellow; and F. Richard…

Honors

UND economist to speak at Federal Reserve Bank conference on Friday

A UND economist is set to speak at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis’ Regional Economic Conditions Conference on Friday, Jan. 12. David Flynn, professor of economics and finance, will speak as the North Dakota expert at the conference, which will have representatives from across the region participating in panel…

Bulletin Board

Book donations sought for English Graduate Student Association fundraiser

Are you interested in donating any books? The English Graduate Student Association is seeking donations for their annual book sale fundraiser. EGSA is interested in book donations of all genres and kinds. Books can be dropped off in the English Department main office (Gamble Hall, Room 265) during regular UND…

In Remembrance