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UND has received a federal grant to prepare new psychologists, substance abuse counselors, and nurses to address rural mental and behavioral health needs. UND received the second largest grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Graduate Psychology Education Program (GPEP). Nearly $190,000 will be used to train UND students to serve as […]

This year marks the 45th annual Northern Great Plains History Conference. Hosted by UND, the Conference returns to its birthplace from Oct. 13-16. It will be held jointly at the Ramada Inn and Clarion Inn in Grand Forks. Founded in 1966 by UND in partnership with the University of Winnipeg, the NGPHC spent its first […]

The North Dakota Critical Access Hospital Quality Network has secured $300,000 in federal funding to develop and implement a chronic care model and electronic patient registry over the next three years. A chronic care model enables a team of health care professionals to build a proactive approach to care, and an electronic patient registry is […]

Joshua Wynne, UND vice president for health affairs and dean of the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed three new assistant deans to the leadership team at the school. • Thomas M. Hill, director of the Office of Medical Education, will continue in that role, but also will assume additional part-time responsibilities […]

The UND Alumni Association announces a full slate of activities for Homecoming 2010, Oct. 4-10. A schedule of all campus events during the week is available at www.undalumni.org or by calling 777-2611. Highlights of the week are: Yell Like Hell: College students can show their school spirit in the Wilkerson Quad on Tuesday at 7 […]

The UND School of Law is ranked 19th on the list of Top 20 Best Value Law Schools in the nation, according to the Fall issue of prelaw magazine. Sixty law schools made the cut and were announced by the magazine in early August. The latest issue of prelaw magazine actually applies a numerical ranking […]

The UND School of Law is ranked 19th on the list of Top 20 Best Value Law Schools in the nation, according to the Fall issue of prelaw magazine. Sixty law schools made the cut and were announced by the magazine in early August. The latest issue of prelaw magazine actually applies a numerical ranking […]

A team of students from the UND School of Engineering and Mines (SEM) Unmanned Aircraft Systems Engineering Laboratory made history this week in the land Down Under, and they came away with some cash, as well. The UND team took first place in the 2010 Australian international UAV Outback Search and Rescue competition in Kingaroy, […]

Be part of what everyone will be talking about the next day. Join us at the Chester Fritz at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, for a chance to award $10,000 to a UND department, program or student organization (in good standing as of Sept. 15). Bring your cell phone to participate. An ice cream social […]

Kimberly Barrett, the first of three candidates for the position of Vice President for Student Affairs to visit campus, discussed creating a healthy university community during her public forum talk Sept. 27.  She currently serves as Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Montevallo in Alabama. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology […]

The Center for Rural Health will distribute over $318,000 from the Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) to 36 rural hospitals in North Dakota. “The Center for Rural Health is pleased to continue its partnership with the state’s small rural hospitals. Each year funds are used to support different local health care needs as determined by […]

An all-star lineup of scientists and entrepreneurs are slated for the 2010 R&D Showcase on Sept. 28-29 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The headliners include a former chief scientist at NASA, a nationally recognized innovator in public/private partnerships and an expert on the Gulf oil spill. Each year, the R&D Showcase shines a […]

The University of North Dakota is recording an all-time high number of students at 14,194, based on a final fourth-week enrollment tally, according to Dr. Suzanne Anderson, UND Registrar. The total is up 1,022 students, or 7.8 percent, from last year’s final count of 13,172. The previous enrollment record at UND was 13,187 in the […]

A retirement celebration to honor Edward C. Carlson was held on Monday, Sept. 20, at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS). Carlson, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor and the Karl and Carolyn Kaess Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, was recognized for completing 40 consecutive years in medical teaching, including nearly 30 as chair […]

For Konjit Page, the path from Moreno Valley, Calif., to a Yale University post-doc included a few years in a Ph.D. program at UND. “I am currently a doctoral candidate in the UND Counseling Psychology program and recently completed my American Psychological Association-accredited internship at the Boston University Medical School/Boston Medical Center’s Center for Multicultural […]