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The UND HPI CoBRE invites proposals for pilot projects to support promising research that fits well within the scientific theme of the Center. We anticipate supporting around two new pilot projects at up to $100,000 direct costs per year for one year. The UND HPI CoBRE program is open to all full time UND faculty. […]

Congratulations to S. Cristina Oancea, Ph.D., M.S., associate professor in the SMHS Department of Population Health, for her recent nomination and election as the Chair of the Society of Epidemiologic Research International Committee. Established in 1968 to foster epidemiologic research, the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) is the oldest and largest general epidemiology society in North […]

Kimberly Harn brings a unique blend of healthcare expertise and educational insight to her new role as the grants & project coordinator for the Department of Indigenous Health at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. As a former radiology tech, Kimberly’s journey includes diverse settings, including a stint at a tribal hospital on […]

The winter academic semester at UND ends today. It has been a busy week! Winter Commencement for undergraduates takes place today, with two ceremonies – the first is at 1 p.m. and is for the following UND schools and colleges: Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Mines, Nursing and Professional Disciplines, and Medicine and Health Sciences. […]

The recording for the UND Libraries’ faculty panel on AI, “The Impacts of AI on Academic Research and Publishing,” is available now. Panelists Dr. Melanie Nadeau (SMHS), Professor Blake Klinker (Law), and Dr. Michael Herbert (Education) shared their expertise in research within the disciplines of law, Indigenous health, and education, allowing us to examine many […]

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Value-Based Care,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20. This presentation features Dinesh Bande, M.D., chair of the SMHS Department of Internal Medicine and hospitalist at Sanford Health in Fargo, and Gopikrishna Paladugu, M.D., hospitalist at Sanford Health […]

Andrew Williams, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UND Master of Public Health (MPH) program, has been named one of Prairie Business magazine’s “40 under 40.” As the article on the naming notes, “This year’s 40 Under 40 honorees are high-caliber professionals from a variety of industries who are making significant impacts in their professions and […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, Lisa Schock, M.D., will discuss somatic symptom disorder. The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF6A, and via Webex (Meeting no./access code: […]

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to be held from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, Jon Wesley Boyd, M.D., Ph.D., will present “Having Health Insurance Doesn’t Guarantee Being Able to Access Mental Health Care: Policy and Ethical Considerations.” This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Boyd is director of […]

The Holiday 2023 issue of North Dakota Medicine magazine is now available in both online and paper formats. This issue’s feature stories include: Getting it just right – UND’s M.D. Class of 2027 makes history by electing the nation’s first Indigenous President and Vice President. ‘We were just throwing around opioids’ – UND alum Holly Geyer turns her […]