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September, 2025

SMHS Southeast Campus open house on Oct. 28

Categories: Events

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus Office in Fargo is hosting an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 28, to celebrate the grand opening of its new space at 4820 23rd Ave. S. This celebratory event offers an opportunity for guests to explore the state-of-the-art medical education facility, meet our faculty, staff, […]

Impact (courtesy Dr. Andy McLean)

Categories: News

Our country is grappling with serious issues, including political violence, freedom of speech, and marked partisan division. Oftentimes, we look at people with whom we disagree as “other,” as “outsiders.” However, the more local an individual, the less “other,” they tend to be, though certain exceptions apply. As noted recently by the Grand Forks Herald, […]

Stuart Kyllo to discuss TMS at Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Oct. 1

Categories: Education

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to be held from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the UND Southeast Campus auditorium (Room 244 B & C) in Fargo, Stuart Kyllo, M.D., will present “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS): An introduction.” Dr. Kyllo is staff psychiatrist in the Fargo VA Health Care System’s Department […]

Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series: “Decoding tumor geography” on Oct. 8

Categories: Research

For the next lecture in its Seminar Series, the UND Department of Biomedical Sciences will host Veera Baladandayuthapani, Ph.D., for a presentation entitled “Artificially Intelligent BioSpatial Modeling: Decoding Tumor Geography.” The lecture will take place at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 8, in UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room W203. As Dr. Baladandayuthapani describes […]

Five things about Blackboard Ultra that work differently than you expect (and how to use them)

Categories: Education

The University of North Dakota has transitioned to Blackboard Ultra for all courses as of Fall 2025. All organizations must also move to Blackboard Ultra prior to the end of the year. For those who have used previous versions of Blackboard, there are some significant changes that may result in things not working the way […]

Instructional design: “AI is here, now what? Getting started (safely)” on Oct. 1

Categories: Education

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team invites you to join us for a free virtual faculty development session. From noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, SMHS Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning, Richard Van Eck, Ph.D., will present “AI is here, now what? Getting started (safely).” […]

‘Obesity has its hands in everything’

Categories: News

Fact: Americans are getting larger. According to one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, the percentage of Americans considered obese tripled between 1962 and 2012. Likewise, one 2021 report from the National Institutes of Health noted that obesity among children has quintupled since the 1960s. Reflecting on these figures, Hawley, Minn., native Cody […]

Annual ITRRC Symposium @SMHS Sept. 24-26

Categories: Events, Research

The Indigenous Trauma and Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) warmly invites you to attend the ITRRC Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Symposium, to be held September 24-26 at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. This free, three-day event is open to the public and brings together respected knowledge holders in health research. Highlights of the […]

Office of Research Affairs debuts Research Matters newsletter and blog

Categories: Research

The Office of Research Affairs at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is happy to announce that its new monthly newsletter, Research Matters, is now available online and in your email inbox. Over the past several years, our School has brought more than $125 million to North Dakota to study cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, […]