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According to a recent study co-authored by UND Assistant Professor Christopher Clark, social studies teachers across the country are bringing more bias into the classroom than they might realize. More specifically, when teachers bring news media into their “current events” lesson planning for middle and high school students, their choices for sources largely affirm their […]

The UND Advanced Rocketry Club, led by Physics & Astrophysics Professor Tim Young, received third place in the 2021 Student Launch Rookie Awards at the NASA Student Launch Live Awards Ceremony. The virtual ceremony is available on the NASA Student Launch Facebook page and the UND award is announced beginning at 1:14:16. “UND’s Advanced Rocketry […]

The School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) has announced its end-of-year awards given to medical students and clinical faculty. Although the awards are normally given in-person prior to Commencement, the School instead announced its award winners via social media during the M.D. Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 8. Of the roughly 1,700 physicians in […]

UND emeritus professor of journalism Dr. Richard Shafer has been awarded a 2021 Fulbright fellowship to establish a science writing center at Kabale Medical School in Uganda. Shafer retired from UND in 2016 after more than 21 years with the former School of Communication and  the Department of English. While at UND he taught a wide […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) conferred the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree to 75 graduating medical students in a students-only Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 8. Family and friends participated from a distance through the use of live videostreaming. Joshua Wynne, vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the SMHS, […]

In addition to the 75 new medical doctors graduating from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), the School is recognizing nearly 230 students from its health sciences programs who are graduating on Saturday, May 15. One of those 200-plus students is Melissa Hayes, a laboratory supervisor who is graduating […]

Nearly 30 physical therapy students at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences received scholarship awards for the 2021 year. “We are very grateful for the tremendous support from UND PT alumni, friends, and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation,” said David Relling, chair of the UND Department of Physical Therapy. “These scholarships will […]

The Office of Student Finance is pleased to recognize Mason Dunleavy, editor-in-chief of the Dakota Student, as the 2021  Student Employee of the Year. This recognition highlights the outstanding students employed part-time at UND. Mason was selected as this year’s honoree out of a total of 18 nominations by the Student Employee of the Year […]

The Office of Student Finance is pleased to recognize Analee Williams as the 2021 UND Student Employee Supervisor of the Year. This award was established to recognize the impact student employee supervisors have on the development of our students and community. Nominations are judged based on how a nominee mentors students and acts as an […]

This year marks 35 years since the inception of the North Dakota Small Business Development Centers program (ND SBDC). For 35 years, the network’s credentialed advisors have been empowering North Dakota’s small businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive. The program provides customized guidance and resources that help owners and entrepreneurs achieve their goals at every stage […]

Several second-year UND medical students received sophomore awards on Monday, April 5, when the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences announced its 2021 Sophomore Awards winners through a virtual awards ceremony. Academic, teaching, and service awards were awarded on behalf of the School and the North Dakota Medical Association, including: North Dakota Medical Association […]

William “Bill” Sheridan, longtime UND Biology professor and prolific researcher in corn genetics, will receive the 2021 R. Emerson Lifetime Maize Genetics Award from the Maize Genetics Cooperation. Sheridan, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Biology, has been a faculty member at the University of North Dakota since 1975, and is well-known for his expertise in […]

Diana D’Amico Pawlewicz, a UND historian of education and social policy, has won the Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award for 2021. Last year, D’Amico Pawlewicz, an assistant professor of Education, Health & Behavior at UND, released “Blaming Teachers: Professionalization Policies and the Failure of Reform in American History,” published by Rutgers University […]

2021 marks 35 years since the inception of the North Dakota Small Business Development Centers program (ND SBDC). For 35 years, the network’s credentialed advisors have been empowering North Dakota’s small businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive. The program provides customized guidance and resources that help owners and entrepreneurs achieve their goals at every stage of […]

“Nothing happens fast in the tree world,” as Jared Johnson, arborist at the University of North Dakota, likes to say. But even for Johnson and the other patient people who tend to UND’s trees, this week’s news – which has been years in the making – was worth the wait: For its commitment to effective […]