RESEARCH
Research is a critical component of the mission of the University of North Dakota. As a result of
research activities
conducted by the faculty, UND students, both undergraduate and graduate, have an opportunity
to broaden and enrich their
educational experience. Besides contributing to the educational mission of the University, the
results of the research
are often of direct benefit to the residents of the state and to the nation as a whole.
Research activities are conducted either through University and local research agencies or
through individual faculty
members working within their own departments. Several of the UND research agencies and
programs are involved in public
service activities which provide an opportunity for faculty and students to use service data in
research projects and to
initiate new research studies based on the findings of the public service projects.
Financial support for research activities is provided either from University sources, such as the
Faculty Research and
Creative Activity Committee or the Office of Research and Program Development, or through
funds provided from external
agencies such as the Federal or State government, private foundations, and industry. In fiscal
year 1996, $51.1 million
of external support was received for sponsored program activities, of which $35.6 million was
for research.
Major UND research agencies and programs include the Child Welfare Research Bureau, Bureau
of Governmental Affairs,
Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research, Institute for Ecological Studies, the
Social Sciences Research
Institute, and the UND Energy and Environmental Research Center.
Local research agencies and programs which work with UND faculty and students include the
Rehabilitation Hospital Child
Evaluation and Treatment Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition
Research Center, and the State of
North Dakota Geological Survey.
UND is a major component of the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR) in North Dakota. The state received and matched its first EPSCoR grant in 1986, and
has received continuous NSF
funding since that time.
Further information on research activities can be obtained by calling the Office of Research and
Program Development at
701/777-4278. See also page 18.
AWU Membership: The University of North Dakota is a member of Associated Western
Universities, Inc. AWU is a consortium
of more than 60 universities that directly supports the Department of Energy's (DOE) mission to
develop and maintain
educational and training activities which insure that the scientific and technical needs of the
energy research and
development community are met. AWU provides an interface among the academic community,
DOE, and its western
laboratories. For information regarding AWU, contact the Office of Research and Program
Development (777-4278).