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UND, NDSU leaders outline new workforce and national-security investments under New Horizons
Summary
UND and NDSU officials told the Higher Ed subcommittee that state investments have built research infrastructure (nanofoundry, satellite operations, national security corridor) and that NDSU’s New Horizons initiative will speed new workforce-aligned degrees in engineering, ag and health sciences.
University leaders described two related efforts aimed at workforce and research capacity. Mark Askelson, UND associate vice president for research (national security focus), summarized recent investments and capabilities — a nanofoundry, satellite operations, and nascent SCIF and optical-communications capabilities — and said state and internal funding have helped leverage federal awards. ‘‘We have over $50,000,000 at UND in active awards and more than 60 projects,’’…
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