One of the hot topics of discussion on campus relates to the compensation study by the Huron Consulting Group that is underway currently at UND. The Huron study was developed to augment the compensation analyses that UND has been doing for some time. Although this analysis of UND compensation remains a work in progress, I […]
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April, 2024
The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) unit of Education Resources will host an insightful faculty development panel on clinical precepting on Wednesday, May 15, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Central). Join us virtually on Zoom! This session will also be recorded for those unable to attend live. This session brings together a distinguished panel […]
SMHS to host memorial open house for Judy Demers on May 21
Categories: Events
In recognition of the significant contribution Judy Demers made to medical education in North Dakota, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is hosting a memorial open house event for the School’s former Associate Dean for Student Affairs. The open house for Demers, who died on March 12, 2024, will be held in the […]
UND Staff Recognition Luncheon to be held on May 7
The UND Office of Human Resources administers the Staff Recognition Luncheon each May. This year’s luncheon will be held on Tuesday, May 7, in the UND Memorial Union’s Large Ballroom. At this event, UND staff members are recognized for the major milestones of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 years of […]
Students for Interprofessional Health to host “study-a-thon” for SMHS students on May 2
Categories: Events
Students for Interprofessional Health, an interprofessional health professions student organization at UND, is hosting a “study-a-thon” for all UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences-based students on Thursday, May 2. The event will be held in the School’s East Atrium and Room E101 (the Charles H. Fee, M.D. Auditorium) from 4-8 p.m. During those hours, […]
Save the date: 9th annual Host-Pathogen Interactions Symposium to be held Oct. 1
Attention researchers! The 9th Annual Host-Pathogen Interactions (HPI) CoBRE Symposium will be held at the Gorecki Alumni Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2024. More details will be forthcoming as the event approaches. For now, direct any questions to Jessica Craig, SMHS Department of Biomedical Sciences, at 701.777.5905 or jessica.craig@UND.edu.
SMHS celebrates annual Frank Low Research Day, announces awards
Categories: News
Late last week, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) hosted its 44th annual Frank Low Research Day. Named in honor of the former SMHS anatomy professor who came to UND in the 1960s and pioneered a series of new techniques for the electron microscope, Frank Low Research Day is the culminating event of the […]
Biomedical Sciences graduate student Kaitlyn Gura selected for prestigious NSF-GRFP fellowship
Kaitlyn Gura, a doctoral student in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) biomedical sciences graduate program, has been selected to receive an award from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for 2024. The highly competitive NSF-GRFP is among the oldest graduate fellowships of its kind and was first […]
From the Dean: A major gift, a lecture, and a Wacipi
Categories: From the Dean
This has been an event-filled week – and the events will continue through the weekend! Things started off with a bang on Monday when the UND Alumni Association & Foundation (UNDAAF) announced a $6.5 million gift to UND from Sanford Health. Tiffany Lawrence, the CEO of Sanford Fargo, was present for the announcement event at […]
Java with Josh to be held online on April 25
Categories: Events
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us virtually for the next Java with Josh on Thursday, April 25, with their own coffee, tea, or juice! SMHS Dean Dr. Joshua Wynne will answer your questions about SMHS operations, the end of the academic year, events, and more. Join us online at 8:30 a.m. […]
Vanderbilt’s Richard O’Brien to give annual Department of Biomedical Sciences Nordlie Lecture on April 24
For its annual Robert C. Nordlie Lecture, to be held from noon to 1 p.m. on April 24, the SMHS Department of Biomedical Sciences is hosting Richard O’Brien, Ph.D., professor in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. Dr. O’Brien’s lecture, “The continuing impact of Dr. Robert C. Nordlie on Glucose-6-Phosphatase research,” will […]
Event honoring Arab American Heritage Month to be held online on April 22
Categories: Events
April is Arab American Heritage Month! To celebrate, the SMHS Office for Multicultural Education is hosting a virtual event on Monday, April 22. From noon to 1 p.m. on that date, Dr. Victoria Haynes, associate dean for multicultural education at the UND School of Medicine & health Sciences, will present information on the unique contributions […]
UND’s Department of Biomedical Sciences first among similar departments to receive National Institutes of Health grants
The Department of Biomedical Sciences, housed within UND’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), has been listed was the No. 1 recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant dollars among comparable departments nationwide in fiscal year 2023. As noted by federal grant tracking agency, the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, the biomedical sciences team at […]
The 9th annual University of North Dakota Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium will be held May 13-14, 2024, at the UND Memorial Union. We are expecting participants from around the midwestern United States, who will share their research on epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease. Activities will include talks, poster sessions, and opportunities for informal interaction […]
Aditya Vakharia joins the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Information Resources team as a system administrator. Originally from the vibrant state of Gujarat, India, Aditya has previous experience as a Linux system administrator. He holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. When Aditya is not […]