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West Texas’ A&M University Cornette Library, Center for the Study of the American West is Capturing History

A collaborative project between two critical components of West Texas A&M University’s research efforts is offering a permanent repository for vital regional history. Cornette Library and the Center for the Study of the American West are working together to flesh out the library’s digital archive with photos, oral histories, maps and other articles that help tell the …

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UND Donates Rare Norwegian Genealogy Books to Norway House

Editor’s note: In the UND LEADS Strategic Plan, the “Service” core value calls on the University to “promote the arts and humanities, which contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the state and help attract and retain talent in our communities.”  The story below describes a philanthropic effort by the Chester Fritz Library to share one of its rich arts-and-humanities collections …

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44 Years After Woman’s Death, DNA on Cigarette Leads to Suspect

Here is another reason to quit smoking: it could prove your identification in a major crime. New DNA recovered from a discarded cigarette has helped police in Washington state make an arrest in a decades-old cold case, authorities said this week. Dorothy Marie Silzel was last seen alive on Feb. 23, 1980, in Kent, Washington, …

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