For Your Health

The Office of Learning Innovation is here to support the teaching and research efforts of all SMHS faculty. Although some of you may know us better under our former name, Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS), one thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to helping you innovate, elevate, and investigate your teaching and education scholarship. […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, UND neurology residents Nikoli Brown, M.D., Amy Lin, M.D., and Jakob Plagenz, M.D., will discuss a series of resident-led neurological cases. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th […]

The 2026 Virtual Concussion Symposium is being held on Sept. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central). The symposium is free to attend and registration is open. Presentations feature new concussion research, trends, practice strategies, and collaborative models of care. The symposium is facilitated by the North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) at the Center […]

The Study, a North Dakota-based nonprofit for lifelong learners, is screening the film Expedition Greenland across North Dakota in September and October. The Grand Forks screening will be held on Oct. 10 at UND’s Chester Fritz Performing Arts Center and will include a conversation between UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Emergency […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences annual Back-to-School Ice Cream Social will be held in the main SMHS building in Grand Forks from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3. Stop by the Joe & Norma Peltier East Atrium to enjoy a cool treat on us. Gluten- and dairy-free options will […]

For the next UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Research Exchange Webinar, to be held at noon on Monday, Sept. 14, Dr. Gary Schwartz, professor and chair of the UND Department of Population Health, and Dr. Mark Williamson, assistant professor of population health, will discuss the association between residential radon and ovarian cancer […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, Jennifer Brady, D.O., psychiatrist with Sanford Health in Fargo, will give a presentation entitled “This is Your Brain on Drugs.” The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. […]

UND’s Multicultural Conference in Higher Education will be held on campus Sept. 16-17. Sponsored by UND’s Office of Community & Belonging, this in-person conference will bring students, faculty, staff, community members, and changemakers together to discuss issues related to inclusive practices in higher education. At its core, this conference will serve as an interdisciplinary forum […]

Big congratulations to Dan Stone, P.T., D.P.T., assistant professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Physical Therapy, and Bappa Ghosh, Ph.D., and Motoki Takaku, Ph.D., from the SMHS Department of Biomedical Sciences, who were winners at the UND Center for Innovation’s Lift-Off Showcase entrepreneurship competition this week. As part of […]

There are many ways to spend your breaks at work. You could answer a few more emails, take a walk, sit outside, catch up on your to-do list, scroll through your phone, or, if you’re feeling like a multitasker, eat lunch outside while answering emails and scrolling through your phone. Or you could read a […]