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If you are applying for a federal grant, you may need a data management and sharing plan that explains how scientific data will be managed, stored, preserved, and shared throughout the course of a research project. The DMPTool is an online platform that helps researchers create these plans using funder-specific templates and institutional guidance. It […]

In music, we think of dissonance as a lack of harmony. Likewise, the psychological discomfort someone experiences when holding either contradictory beliefs or acting in ways different from one’s values is called “cognitive dissonance.” People often deal with this tension by either: “Digging in,” i.e., rationalizing thoughts/behaviors or rejecting conflicting information (the quick route of […]

Julie Solheim is the administrative assistant for the Departments of Graduate Medical Education and Neurology at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from UND in general studies and minors in communications, sociology, women & gender studies and a certificate in professional executive communications. […]

Join the SMHS Wellness Team’s Community Action Advocacy Resources and Empowerment (CAARE) task force for Snip & Swap, a weeklong community plant exchange taking place in June on each SMHS campus (possibly later in June on the Southwest Campus). This welcoming event encourages students, faculty, and staff to bring plant cuttings, divisions, extra plants, or […]

Have you noticed recurring questions or patterns during patient care that deserve a closer look? The Office of Research Affairs & Compliance in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is working to strengthen collaboration across all four campuses and with our health system partners, and we’d love to hear from you. We are […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, Soamsiri Niwattisaiwong, M.D., endocrinologist with Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., will discuss hyponatremia in neurological practice. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Biomedical Sciences and Library Resources teams have joined forces for a new webcast entitled “Health & Horizon.” Hosted are Sara Westall, M.L.I.S., M.S., and Masfique Mehedi, Ph.D., this monthly webcast series will highlight innovative research and scholarship taking place across the SMHS. The first […]

In addition to the dozens of new medical doctors who graduated from the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) on May 2, the School is recognizing more than 200 students from its health sciences programs who are graduating on Saturday, May 16. One such student is soon-to-be Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) Kyra Schwartz, who is one of 45 […]

After nearly four decades at UND, Dr. Ken Ruit, senior associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is retiring! In honor of the soon-to-be Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, a reception will be held for Dr. Ruit in the West Atrium of the main SMHS […]

The forthcoming Dakota Conference on Rural Health will feature the Outstanding Rural Health Awards Banquet to recognize North Dakota rural health advocates for their accomplishments. Among this year’s winners are the UND Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program, which was named “Outstanding Rural Health Program,” and Dr. Shawnda Schroeder of the UND Department of Indigenous Health, who […]