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Fall rituals

Categories: Education

Rituals frequently bring individuals together and often reduce anxiety and uncertainty. Whether we understand them well or not, they are important to individuals, families, communities, and societies. Dimitris Xygalatas, a cognitive scientist and anthropologist, notes in Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living, that our social institutions are permeated by ritual. At the […]

Health Equity Committee hosts second annual homeless shelter donation drive

Categories: News

The Health Equity Committee, led by UND medical students and residents, invites you to donate to its second annual Fall Homeless Shelter Donation Drive, Oct. 1 to 31. The drive will support Northlands Rescue Mission in Grand Forks and Heart River Bridges of Hope in Fargo. Needed items include: personal hygiene products, common over-the-counter medications, […]