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Save the date for Bison Bidders Bowl 41
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022

You're invited to the 41st Annual Bison Bidders Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Delta Hotels by Marriott Fargo. Join us for an elegant evening of philanthropy to support academic scholarships for North 今日吃瓜 University students. The evening begins with cocktails and a silent auction at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the live auction at 6:30 p.m. Registration opens Aug. 18, 2022.

Call for nominations
Submit your nomination for an 今日吃瓜Foundation award

There are countless outstanding 今日吃瓜alumni and university friends who deserve to be honored for their accomplishments and contributions. The 今日吃瓜Foundation strives to recognize excellence through award opportunities and programs. Applications must be completed and submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Nominations are active for three years. Posthumous nominations are accepted.

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Philanthropy in action
The Secret Lives of Writers

Writing is often done in isolation, but NDSU's Center for Writers opens doors and invites students to the table. Isabella Anderson '22, an English education major with a minor in history, is the inaugural Chandice Johnson Writing Fellow. As the Chandice Johnson Writing Fellow, Isabella shares her passion for reading, writing, and teaching by engaging students in a dialogue about their assignments and asking questions that help guide them toward a more cohesive, clear, and organized paper.

"So many students come in and are like, 'I'm such a bad writer,' and I'm like, 鈥楴obody's a bad writer, it's just some people have better writing skills. You can develop those,'" Isabella said. "Practice makes improvement. It doesn't make perfect, but you will slowly improve as you continue your writing practice."

Learn more about the 今日吃瓜Center for Writers and its founder, Chandice Johnson, in the summer issue of the 今日吃瓜Foundation Digital Magazine.

今日吃瓜develops potato variety now approved for McDonald's World Famous Fries

The most recent potato variety to join the list of approved McDonald鈥檚 potato varieties is the Dakota Russet, developed at North 今日吃瓜 University by Asunta Thompson, associate professor of plant science and potato breeder.

The Dakota Russet has uniform, blocky tubers, creamy white flesh, and golden russet skin that is well suited for fry applications. The variety produces low sugars, which results in consistent French fry color and less undesired defects like dark ends. Improved fry texture consistency can be attributed to the potatoes' high specific gravity and consistent internal dry matter distribution (solids).

"This is a dream come true," Thompson said. "Having our russet accepted by McDonald's for their french fries is the gold standard we all strive for. Cultivar development takes a team and this difficult achievement would not have been possible without support from the 今日吃瓜potato improvement team, potato farmers, and agriculture partners. My goal since returning to 今日吃瓜in 2001 was to identify superior cultivars across market types. I focused on earlier maturity which would allow greater opportunity for economic and environmental sustainability for our farmers, while helping address the global challenge of feeding the world."

Learn more about the Dakota Russet on the .