News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Categories: News
Fact: Americans are getting larger. According to one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, the percentage of Americans considered obese tripled between 1962 and 2012. Likewise, one 2021 report from the National Institutes of Health noted that obesity among children has quintupled since the 1960s. Reflecting on these figures, Hawley, Minn., native Cody […]
As you might have noticed in your mailbox, the Fall 2025 issue of North Dakota Medicine magazine is now available in both online and paper formats. And check out our new North Dakota Medicine website! This issue’s feature stories include: Build it and they will come: UND Occupational Therapy and Biomedical Engineering partner on device […]
Categories: Education
Kristine Steffen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., will present “Neurobiological Underpinnings of Eating Disorders & Obesity: Focus on the Microbiome” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, via Zoom. Dr. Steffen is a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at North Dakota State University, a research scientist at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., and a […]