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30 Apr UND SMHS, Altru Health System team up to produce COVID-19 testing medium

Posted at 12:23h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

GRAND FORKS—Researchers at Altru Health System and the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences have partnered on the production of a laboratory medium useful for testing COVID-19. Marijo Roiko, Ph.D., microbiology program director in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services for Altru, and UND Department of...

27 Jan University of North Dakota will offer world’s first doctoral program in Indigenous health

Posted at 21:25h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

UND’s INMED Program has graduated 244 American Indian/Alaska Native physicians, making it the most successful Indigenous medical training program anywhere The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education made history last week with a vote to approve the first doctoral program in Indigenous health. It’s not only...

15 Nov UND’s Jurivich awarded $3.75 million to study geriatrics education in Dakotas

Posted at 17:15h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

GRAND FORKS—Dr. Don Jurivich, chair of the Department of Geriatrics and the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), was recently awarded a $3.75 million grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration. The federal grant will be used to advance geriatrics education and...

15 Nov New gallery helps choreograph dance between medicine and arts at UND

Posted at 14:18h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

UND President Joshua Wynne greets guests at the inaugural reception of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Art Gallery. The reception featured the opening of “School of Paris: Selected Works on Paper, Published in Paris circa 1934-39.” Photo courtesy of Aspen Studio. Five figures,...

08 Nov Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society recognizes UND SMHS for Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity and Equity

Posted at 19:34h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

GRAND FORKS— The Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society has given the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) a 2019 Award for Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Medical Education and Patient Care. The SMHS is one of...

08 Nov UND microbiologist Catherine Brissette explores the mysteries of Lyme disease

Posted at 19:26h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Although the deer tick is responsible for the spread of Lyme disease in North America, University of North Dakota microbiologist Catherine Brissette says it’s not the only reason to be concerned about the tiny insects that latch on to people, mammals and birds to feed...

25 Oct Three students receive Alan Allery Awards at American Indian Health Research Conference

Posted at 14:56h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Ryan Toledo, a second-year medical student at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), Marlinda Haudley, a second-year graduate student in public health at North Dakota State University, and Andrea Kelsch, a senior with a double major in medical lab sciences and pathology at...

21 Oct UND’s approach to American Indian health issues stands out, says Dr. Donald Warne during Indigenous Peoples’ Day talk

Posted at 20:29h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Associate Dean of UND’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dr. Donald Warne, spoke to a max-capacity audience at the American Indian Center, marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. Nothing against Columbus. But if you’re skeptical or resentful of the fact that Grand...

14 Oct North Dakota INBRE to hold research symposium at UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Posted at 19:48h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The North Dakota IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) will hold its annual Research Symposium at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) on Oct. 19-20. The event will be begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 and conclude at noon on Sunday, Oct. 20. The Institutional...

13 Oct UND SMHS researchers net record series of NIH grants

Posted at 19:06h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Latest grant brings total to $7.5 million; research targets cognitive complications UND neuroscientists Jonathan Geiger (right) and Xuesong Chen have received more than $7.5 million in research grants over the past five years, which is more than any other scientist has received in North Dakota history....

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