 UND is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a doctoral / research @-@ intensive institution . This level of research activity is shown in UND 's research statistics which , in fiscal year 2006 , included program awards that reached $ 94 @.@ 3 million , sponsored program expenditures that reached $ 81 @.@ 2 million , and an overall research portfolio that included $ 315 million in total ongoing and committed accounts . Research activity at UND focuses on health sciences , nutrition , energy and environmental protection , aerospace , and engineering . As a major component of the Red River Valley Research Corridor , UND operates many research units including the Energy and Environmental Research Center , the School of Medicine , the Center for Rural Health , the Center for Innovation , the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium , the Bureau of Governmental Affairs , the Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research , and the Social Science Research Institute . The Energy and Environmental Research Center ( <unk> ) , located on the eastern fringes of the UND campus , has been recognized as a leader in researching cleaner , more efficient forms of energy . The <unk> operates a number of research units at UND including the National Center for Hydrogen Technology . 
