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The trust-builders

Categories: News

UND’s Department of Indigenous Health offers area researchers novel training on conducting research with Indigenous communities more ethically. In 2004, the Havasupai Tribe of American Indians, which has called the American Grand Canyon its home for more than 800 years, filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents and Arizona State University (ASU). Researchers […]

Department of Geriatrics receives $5 million HRSA grant from to support ‘age-friendly’ health systems and communities

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“Look – North and South Dakota are ranked numbers four and five on the list of states for the percentage of Alzheimer’s incidence,” stressed Dr. Don Jurivich, chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Geriatrics. “We’re still not doing enough early detection and need to move the needle on that. […]

Zelko Leon reflects on the profession for Psychiatry Grand Rounds on July 20

Categories: Education

Zelko Leon, M.D., will present “Reflections of a psychiatrist” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. This presentation will be broadcast via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Zelko Leon is clinical professor at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and a psychiatrist at […]

DaCCoTA Community Engagement and Outreach core hosts Tribal IRB Workshop Oct. 6

Categories: Events, Research

Please join the DaCCoTA and UND Indigenous Health and INMED teams via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, for a day-long Tribal IRB workshop. The workshop will bring together professionals from across the region in an effort to help researchers better navigate the IRB, grant writing and community engagement processes, particularly as they relate to state […]