Innovation, Discovery, and Entrepreneurial Activity (IDEA)
IDEA
IDEAs are everywhere at UND.
Innovation, Discovery, and Entrepreneurial Activity.
Our spirit of inquiry is rooted in both the liberal arts and the professional disciplines. Our discoveries are grounded in principles of innovation, creativity, intellectual risk taking, and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on addressing complex challenges and identifying opportunities. Use these pages to help you connect, collaborate, and advance IDEAs with us.
IDEA Resources
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners are encouraged to advance IDEAs together.
Research News
A weather eye over GrandSKY
In partnership with GrandSKY, UND researchers use specialized drone to gauge weather, improve forecasting
9/4/2025
4:19PM
SpaceX rocket carries UND satellites into orbit
First-ever satellites commissioned in North Dakota will be operated remotely from UND’s Odegard Hall
6/24/2025
5:17PM
The hidden bias in college admissions tests
Metrics such as grade point average are better predictors of college readiness, writes UND scholar and co-authors in The Conversation
6/17/2025
4:57PM
Roundtable event highlights research in national security
Aided by North Dakota Legislature, UND's national-security research will boost state’s workforce, says UND VP
1/21/2025
4:48PM
Technology & Discovery News
Light-speed science: UND leads nation with pioneering laser communications hub
State-funded facility positions North Dakota as national leader in next-generation satellite communications, research and workforce training
12/2/2025
4:28PM
UND hosts space industry leaders for 2025 Space Ops Summit
Topics range from hypersonic research to NASA’s Artemis program to ‘deorbiting’ the International Space Station, and beyond
12/2/2025
4:27PM
VIDEO: Understanding the Nelson Memo’s effect on academic publications
AFFINITY strategic priority: ‘Promote sustainable practices critical to the long-term health, well-being, and success of the University community’
11/25/2025
4:14PM
On geothermal energy, the next clean energy frontier
Interest is growing in this ‘low-emission power source that can provide continuous electricity almost anywhere on the planet,’ UND scholar writes in The Conversation
10/14/2025
4:40PM