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
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
UND professors receive NSF funding for national security research
Thanks in part to North Dakota Legislature, UND will expand research to include quantum technologies
1/16/2025
4:16PM
Technology & Discovery News
UND, Partners Lead Arctic Research Supercomputing Initiative
UND and national research partners unite to develop predictive analytics platform for extreme cold weather operations
6/25/2025
12:57PM
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
UND leaders grateful for Legislature’s continued support of higher ed
New STEM complex, national security mission, among areas robustly funded for 2025-27 biennium
6/24/2025
5:17PM
Marathon potential: It’s all in the hands
UND, University of South Australia researchers explore connection between finger length, athletic endurance
6/24/2025
5:17PM