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The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, co-located with North Dakota State University, provides leadership and innovation in research that supports agriculture and rural communities. Together with scientists at eight Research Extension Centers (RECs) distributed throughout the state, researchers with the Experiment Station at NDSU develop new technologies and methods to address current critical problems. They pave the way for future development systems in animal and crop production by understanding molecular, cellular, and organismic interactions and by providing economic and social bases for comprehending agricultural systems. The scope of research continues to evolve, and recent initiatives in food safety, resource management, and animal health add to an impressive list of relevant subject areas. Experiment Station faculty are NDSU graduate faculty and provide enhanced opportunities for students’ professional training and access to world-class laboratories, equipment, and other facilities.

Because faculty work closely with professionals in the region’s agriculture and food processing sectors, they can direct students to work on real issues and problems. The results (findings) of the research, plus interaction with industry/academic professionals, provide unique access to professional careers. Many graduate, as well as undergraduate, students are employed by the Agricultural Experiment Station.

Most faculty in the Agricultural Experiment Station also have an appointment in the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, so students have access to graduate training programs using Experiment Station facilities, funds, and support personnel. Opportunities for study at the RECs should be directed to the appropriate academic department.

The Center for Main Group Chemistry addresses fundamental problems that limit the understanding, growth, and impact of main group chemistry. The chemistry of main group elements, those in groups 1, 2, and 12-18, plays a central role in many of the polymers, ceramics, catalysts, thin films, semiconductors, and bioactive materials that are of importance in 21st-century life. Consequently, research in main group chemistry has a direct impact on improving current technologies and creating new ones. The center’s office is located in Dunbar Hall 360 and may be reached by phone (701) 231-9405 or fax (701) 231-1057.

The Computer Systems Institute was founded in 1981 and, over the years, has conducted customized training for industry, developed cross-disciplinary projects that provided specialized equipment to improve education in computer science and electrical engineering, and contracted for the development of customized information and decision support systems. The institute manages an endowment that supports the Department of Computer Science through the granting of student scholarships, providing faculty development opportunities, and meeting specialized departmental needs.

The Computer Systems Institute provides a vehicle for carrying out projects, and for entering into cooperative and mutually beneficial partnerships between off-campus organizations and the faculty and staff of the Department of Computer Science at North Dakota State University. The Computer Systems Institute promotes and supports multi-disciplinary research and development in computer systems.

The NDSU Extension Service extends education to North Dakota residents of all ages and walks of life through its county offices, research extension centers, and the main campus of North Dakota State University. Extension’s purpose is to create learning partnerships that help adults and youth enhance their lives and communities. Special emphasis is placed on strengthening agriculture and developing the potential of youth, adults, and communities. Efforts are funded by county, state, and federal government. The Extension Service has close ties with NDSU research and academic units as well as other land-grant universities across the nation. Additional information about the NDSU Extension Service is available on the World Wide Web: www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension.

Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services (ITS) is a strategic partner that helps advance the educational, research and administrative potential of the university. A wide range of IT resources and support services are available to NDSU students, faculty and staff. ITS administrative offices are located in the Industrial Agriculture and Communications Center (IACC) building. For more information visit the ITS Web page (http://its.ndsu.nodak.edu/).

The ITS network infrastructure provides access to the Internet, the state network (STAGEnet), and Internet2 (the high-speed, high-capacity research network) for all students, faculty, and staff.

ITS is dedicated to working cooperatively with departments to enhance research activity and to provide opportunities for both students and faculty to learn and apply the most advanced technologies. Classrooms, offices, and residence hall rooms have direct campus network connections. North Dakota State University is an Internet2 member. Member institutions are committed to having a campus infrastructure capable of delivering high-speed network access to the desktops of its instructional and research users. Other high-speed network partnerships continue to emerge as ITS proceeds to develop a computer and network environment which will help promote NDSU’s goal of becoming a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University—Extensive.

Several hundred on-campus computers are available for student use as well as for classroom instruction. The diverse computing environment includes Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX computers all having Internet access through a direct campus network connection. Other services include color printing, plotting, equipment checkout (i.e., VCR, projection equipment, laptops, and digital cameras), cluster consulting, multimedia assistance, video-editing, and cluster and equipment reservations.

The ITS Help Desk offers assistance to students, faculty, and staff needing help with e-mail accounts, dial-up or Ethernet connections, or general computing questions. Faculty and staff can also purchase a variety of software programs through the Software Licensing Program which offers a substantial cost savings.

The Libraries are comprised of the Main Library and four departmental libraries: the Architecture Library, the H.J. Klosterman Chemistry Library, the Pharmacy Library, and the Institute for Regional Studies/NDSU Archives. The Library's collections include more than 500,000 bound volumes; 3,934 current serials; more than 89,000 maps; and a wide variety of audiovisual and microform materials. As a Joint Regional U.S. Government Publications Depository, NDSU and the University of North Dakota share receipt of all U.S. Government deposited publications. More than 525,000 U.S. government documents are in the NDSU Libraries. Except for materials placed on closed reserves by faculty, all library materials are located in open, well-lighted, and readily accessible stack areas.

The NDSU Libraries share library resources through the Tri-College arrangement with Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College. NDSU library cards are valid at all NDSU, MSUM, and Concordia libraries. The NDSU Library's Interlibrary Loan Service and Document Delivery Service provide access to books, articles, and other materials not available at the NDSU Libraries. Regularly scheduled shuttles between various libraries in North Dakota and Minnesota enhance these delivery services and provide a greatly expanded bibliographical resource to NDSU faculty, students, and staff.

Fast and efficient access to the Librarys’ holdings is obtained via the online catalog. In addition, the online catalog interfaces with other online catalogs in North Dakota, Minnesota, the remainder of the United States, and Canada. Directories and journal article databases are also available as files on the catalog. The NDSU Libraries also provide access to hundreds of bibliographical databases and other electronic information resources located at NDSU and throughout the world.

Reference and research assistance is available in the Main Library at least 80 hours per week (telephone extension 231-8886). Library subject specialists are also available by appointment to provide in-depth assistance in locating and using various print and electronic information resources. The staff of NDSU Libraries offer a full range of educational services related to library and informational literacy, including tours and orientations, demonstrations, research consultations, course-related instruction, subject-specific instruction, and entire courses for University credit.

The Main Library is generally open a minimum of 90 hours per week throughout the academic year; departmental libraries are open approximately 70 hours per week. The Librarys’ hours are posted in the libraries and announced in campus publications. Information and resources can also be accessed at www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/.

The Institute of Natural Resources and Economic Development offers professional services in four major areas: 1) economic and fiscal impact assessments, 2) economic feasibility analyses, 3) analyses of natural resources management issues, and 4) investigation of population and labor force dynamics. In addition to research reports, services are delivered in the form of seminars, executive training programs, and software.
The Institute is based in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics and includes faculty from several departments. In addition to Institute personnel, unique expertise from both public and private sectors in the region, nation, and world are accessed as needed to meet research and training requests. It is a grant-driven institute, both responding to requests with funding attached and seeking external funding jointly with clientele. The Institute of Natural Resources and Economic Development was originally established by the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education in 1983 as the Northern Plains Natural Resources Institute. The name was modified in 1995 to more closely reflect the activities of the Institute and the capabilities of the faculty associated with it.

The Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives is a center created in 1994 and endowed by cooperatives to provide education, research, and outreach to cooperatives, organizations, or other interested persons.

Education includes teaching university courses on cooperatives, preparing training materials for university courses, and conducting training programs for cooperatives. Research is conducted on general issues affecting cooperatives and specific, confidential research, i.e., marketing and feasibility studies, performed for cooperatives. Outreach includes speaking engagements, direct assistance to cooperatives, and support of professional co-op organizations.

Visit the homepage www.ag.ndsu.edu/qbcc for a more complete description of the Center’s activities, publications, and programs.

The Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center is part of the national research program of the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The center is composed of 1) Biosciences Research Laboratory (BRL), 2) the Northern Crops Science Laboratory (NCSL), and 3) the Hard Red Spring and Durum Wheat Quality Laboratory (WQL) located on the North Dakota State University campus.

The Center’s staff of approximately 40 scientists conducts research that covers the effects of foreign chemicals in animals, explores new methods to control perennial weed and insect pests, tests wheat and oats to enhance quality, and improves the storage characteristics of potatoes. The Center also develops improved germplasm for wheat, barley, sugarbeets, and sunflowers. Scientists work in genetics; cytology; radiation biology; chemistry; biochemistry; and the physiology of plants, insects, and animals. Opportunities are available for graduate students to use the Center for thesis and dissertation research under the guidance of selected Center staff members who have university Graduate School appointments.
The Center occupies approximately 15 acres of the NDSU campus and has extensive, well-equipped laboratories, greenhouses, animal facilities, and insectaries, as well as a scanning electron microscope (in cooperation with NDSU), NMR and mass spectrometers, and other instrumentation for genomic and chemical analysis.

The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute was established by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly in 1967. The act assigned administrative responsibility for the Institute to North Dakota State University.

The Institute’s two basic responsibilities are to conduct research related to the immediate and long-range transportation needs of the region, and to conduct information dissemination programs through conferences, workshops, and seminars for the general public and selected audiences. The research program of the Institute is guided, in part, by an advisory council composed of representatives of various organizations, industries, and agencies affecting, or affected by, transportation.

The NDSU Departments of Agribusiness and Applied Economics and Civil Engineering, in cooperation with the UGPTI, offer transportation options within their respective M.S. degree programs. The transportation options draw from a core set of interdisciplinary multi-modal courses. These courses include rural and non-metropolitan transportation, logistics, statewide transportation planning, public transportation, and transportation administration. Students from the North Dakota Department of Transportation at Bismarck are currently receiving their classes via distance education technology (TEL8).

NDSUalso offers a Ph.D. in Transportation and Logistics. For more information, see the description on page 163.

NDSU has a direct, high-speed connection to the Internet and an extensive high-speed campus network utilizing fiber optics, switched fast (100 MB), and Gigabit Ethernet. North Dakota State University is one of approximately 170 Internet2 institutions and a partner institution in the very high-performance Backbone Network System (vBNS). Through these networks, users can exchange information with systems worldwide.

Disquisition Services:

The Center for Writers (Library 6) offers assistance to graduate disquisition writers through a “trialogue” conferencing model. In this model, the graduate student, the graduate student’s adviser, and a representative from the writing center meet before work on the disquisition begins, establishing a three-way collaboration among the writing center, the adviser, and the student. Once established, the collaboration continues until the disquisition has been written. Center for Writers’ conferences are scheduled on a regular basis, with each part of the disquisition being revised repeatedly as the work develops, thus eliminating the need for extensive editing of the final draft.

Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies: The center was established in 1998 to analyze a wide range of agricultural trade and policy issues affecting the economic well being of the Northern Plains. Economic research and outreach activities include 1) analyzing national agricultural policies, multilateral trade treaties, regional trade agreements, and cross-border trade issues for northern grown crops and processed products; and 2) developing strategies to improve export opportunities for northern-grown crops and processed products. Outlooks for the North Dakota farm economy, the U.S. and world wheat industries, and the U.S. and world sugar industries are published annually.

The Institute for Regional Studies, founded at North Dakota State University in 1950, stimulates and coordinates the activities of NDSU in regional scholarship.

The mission of the Institute for Regional Studies is to foster understanding of regional life through research on, teaching about, and service to those regions with particular import to North Dakota State University. These regions include the Red River Valley, the state of North Dakota, the Plains of North America (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and the Prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents. In keeping with the land-grant university tradition, the Institute seeks not only knowledge, but also application.

The activities of the Institute fall into four categories: collections, publications, outreach, and the Center for Social Research. The research collections of the Institute are located at 1305 19th Ave. N. under the curatorship of library staff. The publication programs are housed in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Outreach activities involve various units of the University and include radio and television production, public programs, and oral history. Finally, the Center for Social Research, established in 1976, exists to facilitate such social-science research as conducting focus-group research and computerized telephone surveys.

The North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute is one of 54 institutes authorized by Congress in 1964 at land-grant universities. The institutes together constitute the National Institutes for Water Resources. The Institute awards Graduate Student Fellowships on a competitive basis to enrolled graduate students whose thesis proposals in water-related topics have been accepted by their advisory and examination committees. www.ce.ndsu.nodak.edu/wrri.

Additional information can be obtained from the ND WRRI at this address:
Water Resources Research Institute, Engineering 108, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5285.

NDSU serves as the lead agency for the state data center in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of the Census to receive and distribute economic and demographic information. Services include responding to requests, conducting research, compiling information, and disseminating research findings to meet the demographic and economic needs of North Dakota.





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They pave the way for future development systems in animal and crop production by understanding molecular, cellular, and organismic interactions and by providing economic and social bases for comprehending agricultural systems. The scope of research continues to evolve, and recent initiatives in food safety, resource management, and animal health add to an impressive list of relevant subject areas. Experiment Station faculty are NDSU graduate faculty and provide enhanced opportunities for students’ professional training and access to world-class laboratories, equipment, and other facilities. Because faculty work closely with professionals in the region’s agriculture and food processing sectors, they can direct students to work on real issues and problems. The results (findings) of the research, plus interaction with industry/academic professionals, provide unique access to professional careers. Many graduate, as well as undergraduate, students are employed by the Agricultural Experiment Station. Most faculty in the Agricultural Experiment Station also have an appointment in the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, so students have access to graduate training programs using Experiment Station facilities, funds, and support personnel. Opportunities for study at the RECs should be directed to the appropriate academic department. Center for Main Group Chemistry The Center for Main Group Chemistry addresses fundamental problems that limit the understanding, growth, and impact of main group chemistry. The chemistry of main group elements, those in groups 1, 2, and 12-18, plays a central role in many of the polymers, ceramics, catalysts, thin films, semiconductors, and bioactive materials that are of importance in 21st-century life. Consequently, research in main group chemistry has a direct impact on improving current technologies and creating new ones. The center’s office is located in Dunbar Hall 360 and may be reached by phone (701) 231-9405 or fax (701) 231-1057. Computer Systems Institute The Computer Systems Institute was founded in 1981 and, over the years, has conducted customized training for industry, developed cross-disciplinary projects that provided specialized equipment to improve education in computer science and electrical engineering, and contracted for the development of customized information and decision support systems. The institute manages an endowment that supports the Department of Computer Science through the granting of student scholarships, providing faculty development opportunities, and meeting specialized departmental needs. Mission Statement The Computer Systems Institute provides a vehicle for carrying out projects, and for entering into cooperative and mutually beneficial partnerships between off-campus organizations and the faculty and staff of the Department of Computer Science at North Dakota State University. The Computer Systems Institute promotes and supports multi-disciplinary research and development in computer systems. Extension Service The NDSU Extension Service extends education to North Dakota residents of all ages and walks of life through its county offices, research extension centers, and the main campus of North Dakota State University. Extension’s purpose is to create learning partnerships that help adults and youth enhance their lives and communities. Special emphasis is placed on strengthening agriculture and developing the potential of youth, adults, and communities. Efforts are funded by county, state, and federal government. The Extension Service has close ties with NDSU research and academic units as well as other land-grant universities across the nation. Additional information about the NDSU Extension Service is available on the World Wide Web: www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension. Information Technology Services General Services Information Technology Services (ITS) is a strategic partner that helps advance the educational, research and administrative potential of the university. A wide range of IT resources and support services are available to NDSU students, faculty and staff. ITS administrative offices are located in the Industrial Agriculture and Communications Center (IACC) building. For more information visit the ITS Web page (http://its.ndsu.nodak.edu/). Network Infrastructure The ITS network infrastructure provides access to the Internet, the state network (STAGEnet), and Internet2 (the high-speed, high-capacity research network) for all students, faculty, and staff. ITS is dedicated to working cooperatively with departments to enhance research activity and to provide opportunities for both students and faculty to learn and apply the most advanced technologies. Classrooms, offices, and residence hall rooms have direct campus network connections. North Dakota State University is an Internet2 member. Member institutions are committed to having a campus infrastructure capable of delivering high-speed network access to the desktops of its instructional and research users. Other high-speed network partnerships continue to emerge as ITS proceeds to develop a computer and network environment which will help promote NDSU’s goal of becoming a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University—Extensive. Computer Clusters and Classroom Support Several hundred on-campus computers are available for student use as well as for classroom instruction. The diverse computing environment includes Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX computers all having Internet access through a direct campus network connection. Other services include color printing, plotting, equipment checkout (i.e., VCR, projection equipment, laptops, and digital cameras), cluster consulting, multimedia assistance, video-editing, and cluster and equipment reservations. Help Desk The ITS Help Desk offers assistance to students, faculty, and staff needing help with e-mail accounts, dial-up or Ethernet connections, or general computing questions. Faculty and staff can also purchase a variety of software programs through the Software Licensing Program which offers a substantial cost savings. NDSU Libraries The Libraries are comprised of the Main Library and four departmental libraries: the Architecture Library, the H.J. Klosterman Chemistry Library, the Pharmacy Library, and the Institute for Regional Studies/NDSU Archives. The Library's collections include more than 500,000 bound volumes; 3,934 current serials; more than 89,000 maps; and a wide variety of audiovisual and microform materials. As a Joint Regional U.S. Government Publications Depository, NDSU and the University of North Dakota share receipt of all U.S. Government deposited publications. More than 525,000 U.S. government documents are in the NDSU Libraries. Except for materials placed on closed reserves by faculty, all library materials are located in open, well-lighted, and readily accessible stack areas. The NDSU Libraries share library resources through the Tri-College arrangement with Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College. NDSU library cards are valid at all NDSU, MSUM, and Concordia libraries. The NDSU Library's Interlibrary Loan Service and Document Delivery Service provide access to books, articles, and other materials not available at the NDSU Libraries. Regularly scheduled shuttles between various libraries in North Dakota and Minnesota enhance these delivery services and provide a greatly expanded bibliographical resource to NDSU faculty, students, and staff. Fast and efficient access to the Librarys’ holdings is obtained via the online catalog. In addition, the online catalog interfaces with other online catalogs in North Dakota, Minnesota, the remainder of the United States, and Canada. Directories and journal article databases are also available as files on the catalog. The NDSU Libraries also provide access to hundreds of bibliographical databases and other electronic information resources located at NDSU and throughout the world. Reference and research assistance is available in the Main Library at least 80 hours per week (telephone extension 231-8886). Library subject specialists are also available by appointment to provide in-depth assistance in locating and using various print and electronic information resources. The staff of NDSU Libraries offer a full range of educational services related to library and informational literacy, including tours and orientations, demonstrations, research consultations, course-related instruction, subject-specific instruction, and entire courses for University credit. The Main Library is generally open a minimum of 90 hours per week throughout the academic year; departmental libraries are open approximately 70 hours per week. The Librarys’ hours are posted in the libraries and announced in campus publications. Information and resources can also be accessed at www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/. Institute of Natural Resources and Economic Development The Institute of Natural Resources and Economic Development offers professional services in four major areas: 1) economic and fiscal impact assessments, 2) economic feasibility analyses, 3) analyses of natural resources management issues, and 4) investigation of population and labor force dynamics. In addition to research reports, services are delivered in the form of seminars, executive training programs, and software. The Institute is based in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics and includes faculty from several departments. In addition to Institute personnel, unique expertise from both public and private sectors in the region, nation, and world are accessed as needed to meet research and training requests. It is a grant-driven institute, both responding to requests with funding attached and seeking external funding jointly with clientele. The Institute of Natural Resources and Economic Development was originally established by the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education in 1983 as the Northern Plains Natural Resources Institute. The name was modified in 1995 to more closely reflect the activities of the Institute and the capabilities of the faculty associated with it. Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives The Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives is a center created in 1994 and endowed by cooperatives to provide education, research, and outreach to cooperatives, organizations, or other interested persons. Education includes teaching university courses on cooperatives, preparing training materials for university courses, and conducting training programs for cooperatives. Research is conducted on general issues affecting cooperatives and specific, confidential research, i.e., marketing and feasibility studies, performed for cooperatives. Outreach includes speaking engagements, direct assistance to cooperatives, and support of professional co-op organizations. Visit the homepage www.ag.ndsu.edu/qbcc for a more complete description of the Center’s activities, publications, and programs. Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center USDA Agricultural Research Service The Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center is part of the national research program of the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The center is composed of 1) Biosciences Research Laboratory (BRL), 2) the Northern Crops Science Laboratory (NCSL), and 3) the Hard Red Spring and Durum Wheat Quality Laboratory (WQL) located on the North Dakota State University campus. The Center’s staff of approximately 40 scientists conducts research that covers the effects of foreign chemicals in animals, explores new methods to control perennial weed and insect pests, tests wheat and oats to enhance quality, and improves the storage characteristics of potatoes. The Center also develops improved germplasm for wheat, barley, sugarbeets, and sunflowers. Scientists work in genetics; cytology; radiation biology; chemistry; biochemistry; and the physiology of plants, insects, and animals. Opportunities are available for graduate students to use the Center for thesis and dissertation research under the guidance of selected Center staff members who have university Graduate School appointments. The Center occupies approximately 15 acres of the NDSU campus and has extensive, well-equipped laboratories, greenhouses, animal facilities, and insectaries, as well as a scanning electron microscope (in cooperation with NDSU), NMR and mass spectrometers, and other instrumentation for genomic and chemical analysis. The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute was established by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly in 1967. The act assigned administrative responsibility for the Institute to North Dakota State University. The Institute’s two basic responsibilities are to conduct research related to the immediate and long-range transportation needs of the region, and to conduct information dissemination programs through conferences, workshops, and seminars for the general public and selected audiences. The research program of the Institute is guided, in part, by an advisory council composed of representatives of various organizations, industries, and agencies affecting, or affected by, transportation. The NDSU Departments of Agribusiness and Applied Economics and Civil Engineering, in cooperation with the UGPTI, offer transportation options within their respective M.S. degree programs. The transportation options draw from a core set of interdisciplinary multi-modal courses. These courses include rural and non-metropolitan transportation, logistics, statewide transportation planning, public transportation, and transportation administration. Students from the North Dakota Department of Transportation at Bismarck are currently receiving their classes via distance education technology (TEL8). NDSUalso offers a Ph.D. in Transportation and Logistics. For more information, see the description on page 163. Computer Connections NDSU has a direct, high-speed connection to the Internet and an extensive high-speed campus network utilizing fiber optics, switched fast (100 MB), and Gigabit Ethernet. North Dakota State University is one of approximately 170 Internet2 institutions and a partner institution in the very high-performance Backbone Network System (vBNS). Through these networks, users can exchange information with systems worldwide. Center for Writers Disquisition Services: The Center for Writers (Library 6) offers assistance to graduate disquisition writers through a “trialogue” conferencing model. In this model, the graduate student, the graduate student’s adviser, and a representative from the writing center meet before work on the disquisition begins, establishing a three-way collaboration among the writing center, the adviser, and the student. Once established, the collaboration continues until the disquisition has been written. Center for Writers’ conferences are scheduled on a regular basis, with each part of the disquisition being revised repeatedly as the work develops, thus eliminating the need for extensive editing of the final draft. Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies: The center was established in 1998 to analyze a wide range of agricultural trade and policy issues affecting the economic well being of the Northern Plains. Economic research and outreach activities include 1) analyzing national agricultural policies, multilateral trade treaties, regional trade agreements, and cross-border trade issues for northern grown crops and processed products; and 2) developing strategies to improve export opportunities for northern-grown crops and processed products. Outlooks for the North Dakota farm economy, the U.S. and world wheat industries, and the U.S. and world sugar industries are published annually. North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies The Institute for Regional Studies, founded at North Dakota State University in 1950, stimulates and coordinates the activities of NDSU in regional scholarship. The mission of the Institute for Regional Studies is to foster understanding of regional life through research on, teaching about, and service to those regions with particular import to North Dakota State University. These regions include the Red River Valley, the state of North Dakota, the Plains of North America (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and the Prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents. In keeping with the land-grant university tradition, the Institute seeks not only knowledge, but also application. The activities of the Institute fall into four categories: collections, publications, outreach, and the Center for Social Research. The research collections of the Institute are located at 1305 19th Ave. N. under the curatorship of library staff. The publication programs are housed in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Outreach activities involve various units of the University and include radio and television production, public programs, and oral history. Finally, the Center for Social Research, established in 1976, exists to facilitate such social-science research as conducting focus-group research and computerized telephone surveys. North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute The North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute is one of 54 institutes authorized by Congress in 1964 at land-grant universities. The institutes together constitute the National Institutes for Water Resources. The Institute awards Graduate Student Fellowships on a competitive basis to enrolled graduate students whose thesis proposals in water-related topics have been accepted by their advisory and examination committees. www.ce.ndsu.nodak.edu/wrri. Additional information can be obtained from the ND WRRI at this address: Water Resources Research Institute, Engineering 108, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5285. North Dakota State Data Center NDSU serves as the lead agency for the state data center in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of the Census to receive and distribute economic and demographic information. Services include responding to requests, conducting research, compiling information, and disseminating research findings to meet the demographic and economic needs of North Dakota.
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