Postpartum Support International (PSI) is sponsoring three perinatal CME events to be held in the region in September. Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care Sept. 14-15: Moorhead, Minn., at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Training faculty: Crystal Clancy, LMFT, PMH-C; Katie Kmiecik, LCPC, PMH-C; and Samantha Huguelet, DNP, APRN, CNS,Read More

The SMHS Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) for Host-Pathogen Interactions is inviting researchers and clinicians interested in infection, immunity, and inflammation to participate in the Sixth Annual Host-Pathogen CoBRE Symposium to be held as a virtual event on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Confirmed keynote speakers for the event are: ThomasRead More

Tom Mohr, P.T., Ph.D., Associate Dean for Health Sciences at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and former chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, is retiring on June 30! To celebrate Tom’s long career at UND, the Department of Physical Therapy is helping to coordinate a recognitionRead More

The 2021 virtual DaCCoTA Annual Symposium is scheduled for June 18, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration is now open here! Join us for: Educational Opportunities (sessions on dissecting clinical trial design, the NIH Study Section and you, nurse navigators in oncology care, mentorship, and rural community engagement) PosterRead More

The 36th annual Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health will be held virtually from June 2-4, 2021! Registration fees have been reduced for the 2021 conference (registration deadline is June 2). The Dakota Conference provides an opportunity for over 300 healthcare professionals, educators, and students to share strategies for buildingRead More

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) will confer the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree to 75 graduating medical students in a students-only Commencement Ceremony to be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 8. Family and friends will participate from a distance through the use of liveRead More

All SMHS faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us virtually for Java with Josh on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, with their own coffee, tea, or juice! Dr. Wynne will answer any questions you may have about the SMHS, returning to in-person work, and COVID-19. Join us online fromRead More

Jessica Craig, Administrative Secretary in Biomedical Sciences, and her family lost their home and the majority of their belongings due to a house fire last week. The UND community has set up donation sites and a Craig Benefit Fund through Gate City Bank. Physical donations can be made through AprilRead More

Nivedita Biswas, PhD candidate in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and President of the Biomedical Graduate Student Association, is receiving the Lillian Elsinga Outstanding Student Leader Award. Nivedita is in the lab of Dr. David S. Bradley and her work is on Cancer Immunotherapy and Crispr based gene manipulation. The LillianRead More

UND faculty and staff are invited to a presentation by former administrator of the UND Television and Radio teams, Barry Brode, entitled “Optimism 101” on Tuesday, April 13. The longtime UND staffer will give his presentation virtually from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Click here to register for this session. When organizationsRead More

All SMHS faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us virtually for Java with Josh online on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, with their own coffee, tea, or juice! Dr. Wynne will answer any questions you may have about the SMHS, the ongoing legislative session, and COVID-19. Join us onlineRead More

The 7th Annual University of North Dakota Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium will be held virtually on March 30 and 31, 2021. Coordinated by the Department of Biomedical Sciences, the event attracts participants from around the region — including North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, and Manitoba — who shareRead More

The third annual UND Out of the Darkness (UND OOTD) Campus Walk Committee is in the planning stages for a walk that will take place virtually on Sunday, April 25, 2021. UND OOTD is the only Campus Walk in the state of North Dakota; its purpose is to fight suicide and raise awarenessRead More

The North Dakota Association for the Disabled (NDAD) is co-hosting an interactive presentation about the National Institute of Health’s “All of Us” research program on Feb. 24 and 25. At the two events, NDAD staff will share the goal of All of Us, which is to accelerate breakthroughs in healthRead More

Just a reminder: The annual SMHS Faculty Assembly has been set for 3 p.m. (CST) on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, via Zoom. Please place this important meeting on your calendar. Dr. Joshua Wynne, UND’s vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, willRead More