Archived News & Events
2008 2008 - Q4
November 14, 2008 - Doug OlsenNEWS ITEM - AgCam Ready for Launch After seven years of development, the Agricultural Camera (AgCam) is scheduled to launch on NASA's space shuttle Endeavour on Nov. 14, 2008 for installation aboard the International Space Station.
October 23, 2008 - Dr. George SeielstadWEBCAST - Benediktson Lecture Series NATURE'S EXPERIMENT WITH HUMANS/HUMANS' EXPERIMENT WITH NATURE -- hear Dr. Seielstad explain how extraordinary human cleverness can move us to a lifestyle that can be sustained. 2008 - Q3
September 2, 2008 - Doug OlsenNEWS ITEM - Console Operator for AgCam Needed Become an operations controller for the Agricultural Camera (AgCam), a UND student-built camera set to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on November 10th, 2008. 2008 - Q2
June 10, 2008 - Dr. George SeielstadPRESENTATION - Tomorrow's Sustainable World A talk by Dr. George Seielstad of the University of North Dakota's Center for People and the Environment at the Ocean Remote Sensing Institute at the Ocean University of China in Qingdao.
June 2, 2008 - Dr. George SeielstadPRESENTATION - Sustainable World A talk by Dr. George Seielstad of the University of North Dakota's Center for People and the Environment at the 2008 Odyssey of the Mind competition, June 2-3, 2008, University of Maryland.
April 21, 2008 NEWS ITEM - Symposium on Sustainability We are the first generation more powerful than nature, and the last generation to escape the consequences. Click for details on the symposium, as well as video archives of the sessions.
April 14, 2008 NEWS ITEM - AEROCam Images of Glacial Ridge NWR High resolution imagery acquired by AEROCam stitched together into a mosaic image covering the entire Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge -- over 35,000 acres. 2008 - Q1
March 14, 2008 NEWS ITEM - Ag-Training Attend a one-day workshop on Using Remote Sensing for Farming, and learn how to use aerial and satellite imagery for better management decisions. (Includes use of ZoneMAP application.)
March 14, 2008 - Dr. Rebecca RomsdahlPRESENTATION - Climate Change Impacts in North Dakota Dr. Romsdahl will discuss her research to assess levels of consideration and planning for climate change impacts via a survey of government decision-makers in North Dakota.
February 25, 2008 PRESENTATION - AgCam Sendoff Celebrate the completion of an Earth-observing sensor built by UND faculty and students. Meet NASA Astronaut Mario Runco and the people behind North Dakota's first venture into space.
February 14, 2008 PRESENTATION - Geographical Variability of US Land Change Urbanization, industry, agriculture and forestry are continually changing the U.S. landscape. Dr. Loveland will talk about the rates, causes, and consequences of our ever-shifting landscape.
January 16, 2008 - Dr. George SeielstadWEBCAST - The World of Education/Education of the World Humanity has arrived at a major inflection point in the history of civilization. Dr. Seielstad will describe a vision for a new College of Earth Systems in which could be educated tomorrow's leaders. 2007 2007 - Q4
December 31, 2007 NEWS ITEM - AEROCam Collects Images of UND Campus High resolution imagery acquired by AEROCam provides an up-to-date aerial view of UND's changing campus.
October 20, 2007 NEWS ITEM - ZoneMAP - A Tool for Precision-farming Announcing a new web based tool, ZoneMAP (http://zonemap.umac.org) provides a decision support platform for creating management zones for variable rate application.
October 16, 2007 PRESENTATION - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life The famed astronomer who conducted the first radio search for extraterrestrial intelligence will describe his search for cosmic company. 2007 - Q3
August 26, 2007 NEWS ITEM - Thunderstorm hits Grand Forks On August 26, 2007, severe thunderstorms hit the Grand Forks area, and spawned tornadoes in Grand Forks County... view the video.
August 3, 2007 - Dr. George SeielstadNEWS ITEM - UND Commencement Address On August 3, 2007, Dr. George Seielstad delivered the Commencement Address to graduating seniors at the Chester Fritz Auditorium.
August 2, 2007 NEWS ITEM - AGU - Call for Presentations On behalf of UMAC, Rick Lawrence, MSU, and George Seielstad are organizing a session on "Applications of Remote Sensing to Sustainable Agriculture, Range, and Forestry" for the AGU meeting.
July 26, 2007 NEWS ITEM - Tracking ND Storm Damage to Crops NASA satellite imagery reveals the damage caused by the severe storms on July 15, 2007 that swept through Cass, Steele, and Ransom counties in ND. 2007 - Q2
April 26, 2007 WEBCAST - Global Warming: The Greatest Threat Hear Deborah Williams, President, Alaska Conservation Solutions explain the threat of Global Warming.
April 22, 2007 - Dr. George SeielstadNEWS ITEM - One Day in the Life of Planet Earth Earth Day is an opportunity to take stock of the planet's status. But the figures cited here summarize what happens EVERY day. Ponder where we are headed.
April 13, 2007 PRESENTATION - A Balanced Energy Diet Hear Dr. Mann's view of the current energy crisis and his reasons for an approach that will consist of multiple solutions and technologies. 2007 - Q1
March 30, 2007 PRESENTATION - Spatial Ecology of Prairie Insect Communities Hear Dr. Goodwin describe how prairie insects respond to land use changes in North Dakota and Minnesota.
March 9, 2007 - Dr. Andrei KirilenkoPRESENTATION - Climate Change Science Prairie Public's Danielle Webster interviews ESSP Associate Professor Dr. Andrei Kirilenko on the latest IPCC report on Climate Change.
March 6, 2007 - Dr. Andrei KirilenkoWEBCAST - Climate Change Science Watch ESSP Associate Professor Dr. Andrei Kirilenko review and summarize the latest IPCC report on Climate Change
January 12, 2007 PRESENTATION - Ecological Forecasting Ecological Forecasting by Integrating Surface, Satellite and Climate Data with Ecosystem Models.
Dr. Ramakrishna Nemani, NASA Ames Research Center 2006 2006 - Q4
December 6, 2006 PRESS RELEASE - DC-8 Missions According to Astronomy magazine, UND Enables Top Astronomical Discovery of 2006.
October 11, 2006 - Dr. George SeielstadWEBCAST - The Value of Science in a Troubled World Dr. George Seielstad will discuss what science is and how it is conducted as part of the Benediktson Lecture Series.
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