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NDSU renames building after former North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple

"This is a cutting edge world class research facility and I think that's really fitting given how closely tied the Dalrymple name is tied to the history of agriculture."

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –A building on NDSU’s campus is getting a new name just in time for the new school year. Formerly known as a mouthful to pronounce, the North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station Research Greenhouse Complex will now just be known as the Jack Dalrymple Agricultural Research Complex. “To be able to rename the Complex after Jack, the name…

Petition Started Against NDSU’s Face Mask Mandate in Classrooms

FARGO, N.D. — A Change.org petition has already been started in response to NDSU President Dean Bresciani mandating face masks in classrooms. Starting with classes next Monday, face masks will be required in all classroom settings. In a letter to students and staff, he says Cass County’s designation as “high transmission” for COVID-19 is behind his decision. The petition seeks…

SECOND PRACTICE FOR NDSU WITH PADS

Back to normalcy is the phrase that best describes the year 2021 and NDSU football is focused on getting back into their normal rhythm.

FARGO,ND (KVRR) This morning was the bison squad’s first padded practice of fall camp and the players were more than excited to semi suit up. The team has less than a month to go before their season starts against U. Albany at the Fargo dome. Quincy Patterson, the Virginia tech transfer, looking very healthy and making moves to add more…

NDSU alum Payton Otterdahl finishes 10th in Olympics shot put

Payton Otterdahl places 10th in the Olympic shot put final. A tremendous accomplishment for a legendary Bison. pic.twitter.com/W8haT9P9Qm — NDSU Track & Field (@NDSUTrackField) August 5, 2021 TOKYO (KVRR) – Minnesota native and former Bison track and field athlete Payton Otterdahl finishes his first Olympics in 10th place in the shot put with a throw of 66 feet 26 inches….

NDSU STEM Camp doesn’t let learning end during summer

NDSU offering camp to local kids for the summer

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The popular STEM Kids Camp offered by the North Dakota State University College of Engineering returned to campus this summer. Kids traded in their take home kits from last summer for a face to face learning experience. The NDSU STEM Camp offers fun, hands-on schooling for students in grades kindergarten to 12th grade and was created…

NDSU President Dean Bresciani to step down

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani is stepping down. During a meeting of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education Tuesday, Chairman Nick Hacker announced that Bresciani will serve as president through 2022 and then become a tenured NDSU professor. Hacker congratulated Bresciani for his accomplishments and said Bresciani will be involved in the search…

NDSU to allow freshmen to live off campus for religious reasons

NDSU Newman CenterBISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) – A subcommittee of the state Board of Higher Education says North Dakota State University must treat requests from freshmen for an exemption from its on-campus housing policy on religious grounds the same as it does any other requests. NDSU requires freshmen to live on-campus, but there are exemptions. The NDSU Newman Center, which provides housing…

Sheyenne High School holds its 2021 commencement

Head Principal Vincent Williams says the students thrived under unusual circumstances this year. 

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sheyenne High School seniors celebrate their graduation in person.  “Being grown-up. Finally leaving high school. Being able to start my life. It’s a good feeling to achieve all of this and be able to finally move on,” Graduate Isabelle Gipson said.  Sheyenne High School seniors are officially closing the chapter. Despite the pandemic, the school held…

Sanford Health Receives $12 million grant to research eating disorders

Researchers Will focus on the processes that lead to the development of eating disorders and obesity

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A new grant is helping Sanford Health develop research on eating disorders and related conditions. The $12 million award was given by the National Institutes of Health and will allow researchers to focus on the processes that lead to the development of eating disorders and obesity. Part of the funding will also allow for schools such…

NDSU celebrates 2021 spring graduates in person

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s graduation season, and many young adults are walking into a new stage of life. NDSU held its spring commencement ceremony Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the FARGODOME. The ceremony was for graduates and their four guests in attendance. Families and friends who didn’t attend in person were able to live stream the…