News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Researchers! Registration for the 2026 Annual TRANSCEND Symposium is now open! This year’s Translational Science Engaging North Dakota (TRANSCEND) Symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 20, at the North Dakota State University Memorial Union in Fargo, N.D. This event is free and open to the public. Registration closes April 30! Join us with check-in beginning […]
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will hold its annual Regional Directors Meeting on the UND campus May 4-5. This two-day meeting brings together NIA leadership, Tribal leaders, area researchers, and community partners to discuss funding opportunities, aging research priorities, and data resources in a focused way. […]
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UND’s Department of Occupational Therapy invites you to its virtual Spring Occupational Therapy Doctoral Oral Comprehensive Examinations. The 2026 exams will take place via Zoom on Friday, April 10, from 8:20 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. (Central). The range of presentation topics is broad and addresses the needs of people throughout their lifespan and across the […]
Carly Endres, senior project coordinator with the North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) within the UND Center for Rural Health, is offering a workshop entitled “Brain Injury 101” at 5 p.m. on March 18 in Room 343 of UND’s O’Kelly Hall. At the workshop, Endres will cover the definition of brain injury, prevalence, common symptoms, […]
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On Wednesday, March 4, UND’s Department of Geriatrics and the Dakota Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) are hosting a virtual Age-Friendly Symposium for American Indian Elders. Taking place online from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., this symposium is a free learning opportunity for providers, healthcare professionals, and community workers interested in applying age-friendly healthcare in […]
UND will host the 76th North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair (NDSSEF) on Friday, March 27, at UND’s Chester Fritz Library in Grand Forks. Approximately 150 projects will be on display from students in grades 6-12 representing medicine, the health sciences, microbiology, biochemistry, and life science. This event is the culmination of a series […]
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The UND Center for Rural Health will host four spring recruitment events in Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, and Bismarck in the month of March! These Community Showcases are designed to give North Dakota hospitals and healthcare facilities a chance to meet and talk with up-and-coming physicians from the University of North Dakota (UND). All four […]
After more than 20 years with the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Jeanie McHugo, Ph.D., PA-C, professor and chair of our Department of Physician Assistant Studies (DPAS), is saying goodbye. In March, McHugo begins her new role as accreditation director for the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). To […]
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The UND LEADS Implementation Team is looking forward to sharing a campus-wide update on progress made under LEADS during the past year, and we’d appreciate your help spreading the word to your teams to encourage broad participation. UND has two opportunities coming up in March: LEADS in Action: Turning Data into Direction – March 3 […]
All SMHS faculty and staff are invited to the next All Hands event to be held in the Joe & Norma Peltier East Atrium and Charles H. Fee Auditorium (E101) at noon on Tuesday, March 17. Lunch will be served for in-person attendees, with food service starting at 11:30 a.m. in the East Atrium and […]