School of Medicine & Health Sciences Tag

06 Oct In first talk of 2019-20 Faculty Lecture Series, Dr. Don Warne addresses integrating traditional American Indian healing, modern medicine

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In front of a record crowd, Dr. Don Warne, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences at UND, delivered the first lecture of the 2019-20 Faculty Lecture Series. Guest speakers introducing Warne included North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum...

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29 Sep UND researchers win federal grants to study anxiety disorders, waste-stream pollution

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In this 2017 photo, UND Environmental Engineer Frank Xiao (second row, right) is shown with post-doc researchers, graduate students and undergraduates in the Civil Engineering Lab at the UND College of Engineering & Mines. Image courtesy of Juan Pedraza. Two UND researchers have been awarded significant...

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29 Sep UND Office of Safety and the SMHS develop in-house program to certify biosafety cabinets

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University of North Dakota Safety Assistant Jeffrey Voigt tests the air flow in a biosafety cabinet. Photo by Dima Williams/UND Today. Jeffrey Voigt was in a lab, testing the air circling through a biological safety cabinet. This is crucial for a piece of equipment that facilitates...

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13 Sep UND researcher Sabo Lei awarded five-year, $1.5M R01 grant from the NIH to study anxiety

Posted at 14:12h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

GRAND FORKS—Saobo Lei, Ph.D., professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The prestigious R01 class grant, which is funded through the National Institute of Mental Health,...

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09 Sep North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry recognized for contributions to NAACCR

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GRAND FORKS—The North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry (NDSCR), managed by the Department of Pathology at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), has once again received Gold Certification from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). This marks the seventh consecutive year that the NDSCR...

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26 Aug UND’s Schmitz appointed to three-year National Advisory Council term for National Health Service Corps

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GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Professor and Chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Family & Community Medicine David Schmitz, MD, has been named to the National Health Service Corps’s (NHSC) National Advisory Council. The appointment is for a three-year term. The NHSC...

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22 Aug Roller named chair of UND SMHS Department of Radiology

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GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Luke Benedict Roller, M.D., a physician at Bismarck Radiology Associates, has been selected as the new chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Radiology. After earning his M.D. degree from the SMHS in 2012, Dr. Roller went on...

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19 Apr UND’s Don Warne tends the healing flock

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UND SMHS Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Don Warne works to engage students, prepare health professionals   Outside Don Warne’s office is a popular spot for students to gather and chat. Inside, Warne is surrounded by books, degrees and awards. The centerpiece of his office –...

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