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Students, faculty, and staff in the basic sciences, health sciences, and all clinical departments are encouraged to participate in the 44th Annual Frank Low Research Day (FLRD), to be held Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the SMHS in Grand Forks. This year’s FLRD will be an in-person event, but will include an option for remote participation. […]

The 8th Annual University of North Dakota Epigenetics and Epigenomics Symposium will be held in-person May 18 and 19, 2023, at the UND Memorial Union in Grand Forks, N.D. Organizers are expecting participants, who will share their research on epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease, from around the Midwest United States. Activities include: presentations, poster […]

Judges are needed for the Northeast Region Science & Engineering Fair, to be held in the UND Memorial Union from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Event organizers are interested especially in graduate students, post-docs, and faculty from the STEM disciplines. Currently, approximately 50 projects from regional seventh- through-twelfth grade students […]

Friday, Feb. 3, is the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day for women’s heart health! The Alumni & Community Relations team at the SMHS would love to get a group photo, for social media use, of all students, staff, and faculty who would like to participate in raising awareness for women’s heart health by wearing red […]

The Department of Indigenous Health is inviting everyone to a presentation by faculty candidate Dr. Brynn Luger on Friday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. The presentation will be streamed via Zoom at: https://und.zoom.us/j/98090165477. Dr. Luger’s presentation is entitled “Helping the Helpers: Examining the Health and Wellness of Native American Counselors.” Dr. Brynn Luger (Lakota Sioux) has […]

The Office of the Dean is inviting everyone to a retirement reception in honor of Dr. Stephen Tinguely on Monday, Jan. 9, from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the West Atrium at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. A longtime clinical faculty member in the School’s Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Tinguely has also […]

The UND Staff Senate is again collecting donations for the United Way of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks now thru Jan. 6. The team is looking for non-perishable food items, hygiene products, new or gently used children’s clothing, and winter apparel. Thanks in advance! Look for a collection tub in near you at the […]

The Office of the Dean is inviting all SMHS faculty, staff, and students to the School of Medicine & Health Sciences annual Holiday Luncheon. The lunch event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, in the West Atrium of the SMHS Building in Grand Forks. No RSVP necessary! See […]

UND College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines students, in coordination with UND Student Health Services and the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is offering Naloxone training at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) in November. Participants will be trained on the administration of nasal naloxone and given information on emergency-use […]

SMHS faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to join Dean Dr. Joshua Wynne and his wife Dr. Susan Farkas for receptions at all four SMHS campus communities in December to celebrate the holiday season and thank you for your vital role in fulfilling the School’s purposes of education, research, and service. Hors d’oeurves and refreshments […]

During the month of November, Team SMHS wants to focus on gratitude and thanks. Is there someone you work with every day who goes above and beyond and deserves some praise? Is there a student you think deserves recognition for something they have done for their peers? Is there a department you’ve seen working extra […]

A group of UND medical students, in conjunction with Dak-Minn Blood Bank, will host a blood drive at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The drive will be held in SMHS rooms E311 and E312 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day. No minors are allowed to donate at […]

Celebrate Open Access Week with UND librarians the last week in October! Join librarians from the Chester Fritz and School of Medicine & Health Sciences Libraries in celebrating this global movement towards equity in research access. Events include: Open Access Meet and Greet: SMHS East Atrium Oct. 25 and 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]

Do you know of a local non-profit organization that could use some extra funding? Applications for the UND Staff Senate’s Jeans Give Back program are now available online! Jeans Give Back (formerly known as Denim Spirit Days) is a way UND staff can wear denim and/or spirit colors, and donate to a good cause. Staff […]

The North Dakota Board of Medicine’s (NDBOM) annual meeting will be held in Room W206 of the SMHS at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. Students, faculty, staff, and the public are welcome to attend this public event and light refreshments will be available. Established in 1890, the NDBOM holds meetings quarterly to discuss multiple […]