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UND team wins UAV competition in Australia

UND team wins UAV competition in Australia

A team of students from the University of North Dakota won first place in an unmanned aerial systems competition in Australia.

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Obama seeks internet surveillance authority

President Obama and national security officials are preparing to seek greater Internet regulation to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects online. Experts argue that such regulations would allow hackers to exploit all computer users.

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Ideas From Aspen: Living Digitally

Ideas From Aspen: Living Digitally

Twitter, smart phones, iPads. What's next in the digital revolution, and how is technology reshaping our lives? Marketplace Host Kai Ryssdal talks with some of the brains behind the tech revolution. Ryssdal presents highlights from the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival conversations about living digitally.

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Study shows farm-to-school benefits in Minnesota

New research suggests filling school lunch trays with locally grown foods isn't just good for students' health. It's also good for the local economy.

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A scientifically improved salmon stokes debate

A scientifically improved salmon stokes debate

The Food and Drug Administration holds hearings next week which could lead to approval of the first genetically modified animal for human consumption. A Massachusetts company wants federal approval to market a genetically engineered salmon but is the verdict still out on whether such foods are safe to eat?

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Researchers: Put public health first when regulating chemicals

Two prominent researchers studying the impact of chemicals on fish and other animals hope enough people will become educated about the issue to push for tighter environmental regulations.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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The Alligator Man

Louis Guillette's research on endocrine disruptors and their impact on alligators has raised new awareness of environmental pollutants in our water. He argues that the impact of his work, and the research being done by scientists in Minnesota, goes beyond the animal world.
by Deborah Swackhamer

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FAA slow to grant airspace for N.D. unmanned aircraft

FAA slow to grant airspace for N.D. unmanned aircraft

Military officials say they need restricted training airspace for a planned unmanned aircraft base in Grand Forks, but the FAA says it's not ready to establish such an airspace in North Dakota.
by Dan Gunderson

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