For Your Health

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 […]

The UND Office of Human Resources honored 238 staff members at its annual Staff Recognition Luncheon this week. Honorees from the School of Medicine & Health Sciences included the following staff: Serving the SMHS for an astounding 50 YEARS! Alyson White, Physical Therapy 35 Years Jane Thorvilson, Student Affairs & Admissions 30 Years Cheri Stoltman, Medical […]

The 11th Annual University of North Dakota Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium will be held May 18-19, 2026, at the Memorial Union on the campus of the University of North Dakota. Researchers and participants from around the Midwest will share their research on epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease. Activities will include talks, poster sessions, and […]

I don’t think any of us start the day thinking, “How can I be less efficient and more inaccurate?” But, setting yourself up for multitasking does just that. And even though I use the phrase, “setting yourself up,” the truth is that our current environments (social, occupational, familial, etc.) are modeled to encourage such behavior: […]

Dr. Jonathan Geiger, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in the UND Department of Biomedical Sciences, recently presented the Opendra “Bill” Narayan Memorial Lecture at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology (SNIP). His lecture, “Lysosomes Serve Important Roles in the Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Diseases, as well as the Safety and Efficacy of Modern […]

The UND Office of Records Management is pleased to announce that UND’s annual Free Shred Day, provided by MinnKota Document Destruction, will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16. Stop by to have your professional or personal paper records securely destroyed onsite! This event is open to the UND community […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, Tyler Hagen, D.C., will discuss evaluation and management of neck and back pain in a multidisciplinary spine clinic. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. S. in […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) yesterday announced a $5 million gift commitment from the Mohiba and Basir Tareen family to establish the Department of Dermatology. The gift will also endow the Tareen Family Chair of Dermatology, strengthening specialty care and medical education for North Dakota and the broader Upper Midwest. “UND […]

Kaitlyn Gura, a doctoral student in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences, was awarded second place for her poster presentation at the Fourth Annual Tick Borne Diseases Symposium, held recently at Johns Hopkins University. Gura recently successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, and will be graduating from UND next week […]

Join the Office of Learning Innovation (OLI) on May 20 for its professional development session “How to Get What You Need from Tools like ChatGPT (Hint: You’re Probably Doing it Wrong).” Join virtually from noon to 1 p.m. (Central) on May 20, 2026. If prompted for a passcode, enter “UND.” This session will explore how […]