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Welcome to research administration at the University of North Dakota, a Carnegie doctoral/research-intensive institution. The Division of Research is centered in five offices; namely, The Office of the Vice President for Research, Grants and Contracts Administration, Research Development and Compliance, Technology Transfer and Commercialization, and ND EPSCoR.

Research activity is centered in the Colleges and Schools, which include the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business & Public Administration, College of Education & Human Development, College of Nursing, Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, School of Engineering & Mines, the School of Law, and the School of Medicine & Health Sciences. The University operates a number of research units, which among others include the Energy and Environmental Research Center, Center for Rural Health, Center for Innovation, Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium, Bureau of Governmental Affairs, Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research, and the Social Science Research Institute. The University works closely with the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Geological Survey. UND faculty also represent one of the largest groups of working artists between Minneapolis and the West Coast.

In FY04, a total of $83 million in external support was received for sponsored program activities and research expenditures totaled $82.5 million.
University Research Features
UND Discovery: UND Research Magazine ' Research Seed Money
Discovery Magazine
Autumn 2004
Autumn 2003
  Research Seed Money
UND Discovery magazine highlights investigations and creative work by the faculty, staff, & students of UND.   The goal of the Seed Money Program is enhance the ability of the faculty to submit successful extramural grant applications.
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UND Discovery: Research Magazine
Research News Headlines
University Relations News
2004 Economic Impact of Research at the University of North Dakota (.pdf)
FY 2004 Annual Report of Sponsored Program Activity (.pdf)
Call for proposals for designation as UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Position Announcement: Associate Vice President for Research
Vice President Peter Alfonso, Ph.D.
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Peter Alfonso, Ph.D.
VP for Research
Centennial Drive
Twamley Hall, Room 103
PO Box 8367
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Tel: (701) 777-6736
Fax: (701) 777-6708
Email: peter.alfonso@mail.und.nodak.edu