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Friday, March 19, 2021, was the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) “Match Day.” Match Day for graduating medical students is one of the most important milestones of their young careers. Each year on this day, medical school seniors across the country find out where they will complete their residency, a period of advanced intensive training in their […]

Sukhvarsh Jerath, professor emeritus of engineering, has written a graduate level textbook in structural engineering. Structural Stability Theory and Practice: Buckling of Columns, Beams, Plates, and Shells was published by John Wiley, one of the two large engineering book publishers. It is written in both U.S. and S.I. units to cover international appeal and consists of […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) and UND Marketing & Communications teams have been given a Gold “Award of Excellence” from the Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for the public relations and media campaign they launched in January 2020 for the School’s first-in-the-world Indigenous […]

The Behavioral Health Bridge, a behavioral health resource website, and the team that designed it, received the Founder’s Day Award for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Research and Creative Activity from UND on Thursday, Feb. 25. The Behavioral Health Bridge is a user-friendly website aimed at helping people experiencing common mental health conditions and promoting behavioral health […]

About 140 students in grades 7-12 took part in the annual Math Track Meet last week at the University. Traditionally held on Presidents’ Day, the UND Math Track Meet is a problem-solving competition that the UND Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts & Sciences has hosted for more than 30 years. It serves […]

UND researchers are part of a project, funded by a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, to help North Dakota elementary and middle school teachers design and implement engineering tasks in the classroom that are culturally relevant for American Indian and rural students. The project is in partnership with the Northeast Education Services […]

The School of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 5th annual 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition that was held virtually this year. The competition ended Feb. 3, with the announcement of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners during a virtual awards ceremony.  Congratulations to Nidhal Badrouchi, doctoral student in Petroleum Engineering, […]

The marketing and communications team at the UND Alumni Association & Foundation (UNDAAF) received seven awards in the 2021 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI Institutional Awards, including the top recognition for a UND Alumni Magazine cover design starring a UND student. The awards were received in the following categories: • […]

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has granted initial accreditation to UND’s Fargo-based Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship, effective Jan. 22, 2021. Program Director Dr. Matthew Tinguely received word of the initial accreditation this week. The accreditation allows Tinguely and his largely Sanford Health-based team to accept up to six total fellows (two per […]

Thirty-three University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences students begin the clinical portion of their studies next week in an effort to earn their Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree. The Physician Assistant Class of 2022 will receive their white coats on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in the Charles H. Fee, M.D., […]

June-Yung Kim, assistant professor of social work, received the outstanding dissertation award from the Korean American Social Work Educators Association, a national organization dedicated to the advancement of social work education, practice and research. Her dissertation, “Variations in the Co-occurrence of Mental Health Problems in Adolescents with Prenatal Drug Exposure,”  was funded by the Richard […]

There is a new tree on campus. Its roots are settling in near the Hopper-Danley Spiritual Center. While it braces for colder weather, the flowering crabapple will be a sight to behold in springtime as it matures. “It’ll put a smile on us for a couple weeks a year at least. It’s perfect,” said Gerrad […]

The Department of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences has awarded scholarships to several medical laboratory science students for the upcoming academic year. Funds for the scholarships are given from various private sources, endowments, and scholarship funds. Scholarship winners for the 2020-2021 academic year include: Marcia and Gary […]

Wendelin Hume, associate professor of criminal justice, has been awarded funding from the Joyce and Aqueil Ahmad Endowment for Promotion of Peace and Nonviolence. Dr. Hume’s proposal, “Lessening Violence by Promoting Community Conversations and Awareness about Race and Peaceful Policies,” received funding for calendar year 2021. She will use the funds to continue work with […]

In support of the important creative activity and scholarship of faculty in the fine arts and humanities, and in alignment with its strategic plan, the College of Arts & Sciences recently awarded the following Fine Arts & Humanities Scholarship Grants for calendar year 2021: Crystal Alberts, associate professor in the department of English and director […]