Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU.Inside this issue: NDSU recently was awarded a $1.1 million grant by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Higher Education for Development for an innovative partnership with Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda; NDSU Mortar Board chapter receives national award; Russian scientist Igor Shemyakin to speak at NDSU