UMD Women's Hockey Team Wins NCAA National Championship 4-0 Over Wisconsin

Way to go Bulldogs! The University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team wins the NCAA championship once again. The Bulldogs dominated the University of Wisconsin, who they faced just one year ago in the 2007 title game, 4-0 to earn UMD's fourth NCAA championship in only the eighth year of NCAA women's hockey existence.   Read More Here

UMD Launches Unique Ph.D. Program in Integrated Biosciences--One of Only Four in the Nation

UMD is proud to announce the launch of an all-university Ph.D. program in Integrated Biosciences (IBS) to be centered on the UMD campus and set to begin in September 2008. The unique, cutting edge program will be one of only three others in the entire nation and will offer a dynamic new integrative approach to the field of biology. By emphasizing the new, larger integrative picture of how various biological disciplines interact with one another, scientists can employ multi-pronged approaches to study living organisms and their affect on their environments. This larger picture then spans the relational gap from a tiny molecule to an entire ecosystem.   Read More Here

UMD Students and Alums Connect on Target Day

For years, Target Corporation’s marketing campaign has been supported by the idea “Expect more. Pay less.” And when a group of UMD alumni (now working for the corporation) decided they wanted to give back to their school, current students in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics (LSBE) were given much more than they ever expected.   Read More Here

Bob Nielson Appointed Bulldog Head Football Coach

After a four-year hiatus, Bob Nielson has returned to the UMD football sidelines. Nielson, who spent five seasons as the Bulldogs' head coach (1999-2003) and racked up the best winning percentage in school history, was appointed to the post by Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin. Nielson, 48, will continue to also serve as UMD's director of intercollegiate athletics, a position he's held since the 2003-04 season.   Read More Here

Professor Matt Andrews Presented Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Research

Matt Andrews, Professor and Head of the Department of Biology, was named the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Research for 2007-2008. This honor is given each year to recognize the research and scholarly contributions of a UMD faculty member and to provide opportunities to present developing research to a broad audience. Dr. Andrews has been active in the field of hibernation since 1995 and has used his background in molecular biology and protein-DNA interactions to identify genes that regulate mammalian hibernation. Since 2005 he has been involved in translational biomedical research applying the molecular biology of hibernation to the development of novel resuscitation fluids and therapy for hemorrhagic shock.   Read More Here

The Roy LaBounty Center for Entrepreneurship Established at LSBE

UMD Labovitz School of Business and Economics (LSBE) Dean Kjell R. Knudsen has proudly announced the establishment of the Roy LaBounty Center for Entrepreneurship. The creation of the Center was a result of a generous gift provided by Roy E. LaBounty, founder of LaBounty Manufacturing and a long time supporter of UMD. Administered by the Labovitz School’s dean’s office, the new Center will promote entrepreneurship and business development initiatives through out Northeastern Minnesota. Mr. LaBounty’s endowment will be the primary funding mechanism providing greatly enhanced opportunities for the Labovitz School for more entrepreneurial endeavors and business activities in Duluth and the Iron Range.   Read More Here