SMHS News Archive
2019
8/26/19 Schmitz appointed to three-year National Advisory Council term for National Health Service Corps
8/22/19 Roller named chair of SMHS Department of Radiology
8/13/19 Chen and Geiger awarded $2.2 million R01 grant from National Institute of Mental Health
8/7/19 MD Class of 2023 begins studies at School of Medicine & Health Sciences with White Coat Ceremony
7/31/19 Undergrads present posters at UND Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
7/30/19 NIH awards UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences additional $10 million for epigenetics research
7/12/19 UND’s Doctor Of Physical Therapy Class of 2021 begins clinical studies
6/24/19 SMHS awards Medical Laboratory Science scholarships for 2019
5/23/19 UND to host cancer research symposium for “DaCCoTA” group on June 8
5/15/19 UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences recognizes end-of-year faculty and student award winners
5/14/19 UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences recognizes end-of-year sophomore award winners
5/13/19 UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences to confer 73 Doctor of Medicine degrees on new physicians
5/10/19 Metzger receives Physician Assistant of the Year award from NDAPA
5/7/19 UND recognizes over 200 graduating health sciences students
5/3/19 UND announces Frank Low Research Day award winners
4/30/19 SMHS pulls in over $26,000 for INMED and other programs with “UND Gives”
4/17/19 SMHS to focus on INMED for UND Gives on April 24
4/15/19 UND to Host Frank Low Research Day at School Of Medicine & Health Sciences
3/12/19 UND kicks off campaign to be designated a Cardiac Ready Campus
2/25/19 Solberg named chair of SMHS Department of Emergency Medicine
2/20/19 SMHS students receive major Giving Hearts Day scholarships
1/31/19 Multiple faculty at UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences receive research awards
1/24/19 UND’s Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center releases new report on FASD in North Dakota
1/3/19 UND Department of Physician Assistant Studies to present white coats to Class of 2020
2018
12/21/18 UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences publishes Fifth Biennial Report on health in North Dakota
11/28/18 Holly Brown-Borg named Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
11/15/18 SIM-ND program recognized as National Rural Health Day “Community Star”
11/9/18 NIH selects Geiger to chair a second vital grant review study section
10/15/18 Multiple faculty at School of Medicine and Health Sciences receive new research awards
10/10/18 North Dakota INBRE to hold research symposium at UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
10/8/18 SMHS awards scholarships to Biomedical Sciences graduate students
9/27/18 UND medical students receive scholarships for 2018-19 academic year
9/24/18 UND Host-Pathogen Interactions group holds annual Symposium
9/13/18 School of Medicine & Health Sciences hosts UND Homecoming 2018 events
9/11/18 Geiger awarded four-year, $2.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health
8/28/2018 Community invited to participate in Joggin’ with Josh
8/9/2018 INMED says farewell to another class of Summer Institute students
7/19/2018 UND Medical Laboratory Science students receive scholarships for 2018-2019
7/13/2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2020 begins clinical studies at SMHS
6/26/2018 Multiple researchers at School of Medicine and Health Sciences receive research awards
6/20/2018 School of Medicine and Health Sciences inducts Gold Humanism Honor Society members
6/18/2018 Ranum named Emerging Rural Leader
5/21/2018 Nechaev receives first installment of multiyear grant from NSF
5/16/2018 UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces 2018 awards
5/14/2018 School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces 2018 Sophomore Awards
5/10/2018 School of Medicine and Health Sciences recognizes outgoing health sciences and graduate students
5/7/2018 UND to confer Doctor of Medicine degree upon sixty-seven medical students
5/4/2018 School of Medicine & Health Sciences to host fifth annual Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium
4/25/2018 UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces Frank Low Research Day award winners
4/10/2018 UND medical students and NDSU pharmacy students train together
3/23/2018 Fourth-year medical students at SMHS receive their residency “match”
3/9/2018 UND researchers help develop synthetic molecule to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria
2/23/2018 School of Medicine & Health Sciences faculty and staff win UND Founders Day awards
2/15/2018 Five SMHS students receive major Giving Hearts Day scholarships
1/29/2018 Block named Associate Dean for Administration and Finance at SMHS
1/16/2018 ADA names Dr. Eric Johnson Primary Care Group chair
1/12/2018 Center for Rural Health announces 2018 Native Elder Abuse Innovation Award recipients
1/10/2018 Basson publishes article on appendicitis treatment in JAMA Surgery
1/9/2018 Sharma wins fifth major NIH award in seven years
1/8/2018 UND Department of Physician Assistant Studies to present white coats to Class of 2019
1/8/2018 North Dakota Brain Injury Network and Community Options offer monthly support group for brain injury
2017
12/19/2017 School of Medicine and Health Sciences medical students receive scholarships
12/15/2017 UND Center for Rural Health to Advance Palliative Care in Rural Communities
12/4/2017 SMHS-affiliated physicians appointed to the National Quality Forum Workgroup
11/29/2017 SMHS building wins design award for area architects
11/24/2017 Solberg named chair of MLS for UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences
11/6/2017 Nechaev receives first installment of multiyear grant from NIH and DHHS
10/24/2017 Lieber Institute and UND SMHS partner to expand the largest Human Brain Repository
10/19/2017 Basson publishes article in JAMA Surgery
10/16/2017 Bande named chair of Department of Internal Medicine for UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences
10/16/2017 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fellowship Awarded to UND SMHS Faculty
10/13/2017 SMHS offers opioid-focused Continuing Medical Education opportunities online
10/11/2017 Dr. Tulin awarded multiyear USAMRAA grant from the U.S. Army
10/2/2017 SMHS researchers awarded NIH grant to develop radon game for teens
9/27/2017 Foster awarded multiyear grant from National Institutes of Health
9/11/2017 North Dakota Simulation Center receives sustaining grant
9/7/2017 Center for Rural Health's Lynette Dickson receives award at national conference
9/6/2017 Interment Ceremony honors donors of Deeded Body Program
9/5/2017 UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences Simulation Center to host Open House
9/1/2017 Center for Rural Health’s National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative announces awards
8/29/2017 Community invited to participate in Joggin with Josh at UND SMHS
8/21/2017 UND SMHS researcher receives first portion of multiyear grant from NIH and DHHS
8/16/2017 North Dakota Brain Injury Network receives increase in state funding
8/11/2017 Amanda Young receives Cedar Award for Native American women advocacy
8/11/2017 Melissa Wheeler receives award for contributions to Native and Indigenous Psychology
8/4/2017 Doctor of Medicine class of 2021 begins studies at UND SMHS with White Coat Ceremony
7/28/2017 Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2019 begins clinical studies
7/27/2017 Summer undergraduates present research
6/30/2017 Medical Laboratory Science students receive scholarships for 2017–2018
6/26/2017 Sharma named as standing member of NIH Study Section
6/20/2017 SMHS inducts Gold Humanism Honor Society members
6/19/2017 Longmuir, Anderson, and Bucher garner Rural and Public Health Awards
6/6/2017 Johnson earns ALA of North Dakota’s Lifetime Achievement Award
5/31/2017 Physician Assistant Studies announces research awards and scholarships
5/26/2017 McBrien and Adams earn recognition from Global Friends Coalition
5/17/2017 School of Medicine and Health Sciences recognizes volunteer faculty
5/16/2017 UND doctors honored with Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards
5/15/2017 Doctor of Medicine Class of 2017 Award Winners
5/11/2017 2017 Sophomore Award Winners
5/3/2017 Megan Hilgers named Student Employee of the Year
5/1/2017 SMHS to present Master of Physician Assistant Studies degrees
4/27/2017 SMHS to present Doctor of Medicine degrees
4/20/2017 North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair Awards
4/13/2017 Congratulations! Frank Low Research Day award winners named
3/23/2017 NE Regional Science and Engineering Fair awards
3/21/2017 The Match for UND med students
2/15/2017 Nominations sought for Kupchella Preventive Medicine and Wellness Awards
2/10/2017 UND scientists publish vade mecum to aid study of drug-resistant bacteria threat
2/2/2017 Sharma to chair session with talk from member of her group at annual AAI meeting
1/30/2017 UND scientists pursue treatment for the lingering effects of Lyme disease
1/20/2017 Basson and Singh will lead and guide research effort at SMHS
1/20/2017 NIH selects Geiger as chair of vital NIH neurological study section
1/18/2017 Occupational Therapy receives President’s Award
1/5/2017 Department of Physician Assistant Studies to present new class with white coats
1/3/2017 NIH funds Milavetz’s study of early formation of cancer-causing viruses
2016
12/20/2016 Travels Beyond the Sheyenne National Grassland
12/19/2016 ADA names Eric Johnson as 2017 Primary Care Advisory Group Vice Chair
12/1/2016 Johnson elected as vice chair for national physical therapy commission
11/17/2016 Johnson honored with AMTA’s Advocate of Music Therapy Award
11/8/2016 Relling elected VP of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
11/7/2016 Medical students receive scholarships
10/28/2016 Champagne and Panteah receive Alan Allery Awards
10/27/2016 Larson named ND Occupational Therapy Association’s Student of the Year
10/26/2016 Metzger honored with New Faculty Award for Professional Excellence from PAEA
10/25/2016 Geiger selected for leadership team for Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network
10/25/2016 SMHS among top five for family medicine physicians
10/24/2016 Physician Assistant Studies Program earns reaccreditation
10/24/2016 UND scientists lead $3.6 million NIH study of weight regain and depression
10/12/2016 Schmitz is new chair of Family and Community Medicine
9/28/2016 UND forges partnership with Norwegian university on public health education
9/28/2016 School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces Premed Day
9/21/2016 NIH funds $1.5 million UND study of transgenerational threat from amphetamines
9/13/2016 NIH funds multi-university study of new public health threat
8/29/2016 Community invited to participate in Joggin’ with Josh
8/24/2016 Grupo Medicos Dakota
8/22/2016 NIH funds Basson’s study of treatment to alleviate effects from starvation
8/9/2016 ND STAR receives grant from North Dakota Department of Health for EMS training
8/3/2016 Physical therapy students develop Creative Communications classes
7/28/2016 UND summer undergraduate students present research
7/26/2016 Burd publishes report on prenatal alcohol exposure
7/25/2016 Throwing the wrong switch
7/25/2016 Doctor of Medicine Class of 2020 begins studies at the SMHS
7/21/2016 National Institutes of Health funds UND scientist’s Lyme disease research
6/30/2016 Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2018 begins clinical studies
6/28/2016 MPH Program earns accreditation
6/22/2016 SMHS inducts Gold Humanism Honor Society members
5/25/2016 U.S. death investigators pursue courses through Department of Pathology
5/18/2016 UND doctors honored with Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards
5/18/2016 School of Medicine and Health Sciences recognizes volunteer faculty
5/17/2016 Doctor of Medicine Class of 2016 Award Winners
5/12/2016 2016 Sophomore Award Winners
5/12/2016 Wilsnacks are part of worldwide research project on alcohol’s harm to victims
5/4/2016 SMHS to present Master of Physician Assistant Studies degrees
4/29/2016 Atrayee Bhattacharya wins Denison Award
4/27/2016 SMHS to present Doctor of Medicine degrees
4/13/2016 McHugo elected to national PA accreditation commission
4/12/2016 Frank Low Research Day award winners named
4/6/2016 Building Better Brains Symposium to be held April 11–12
4/4/2016 Geiger elected president of Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology
3/31/2016 Public invited to attend Frank Low Research Day
3/23/2016 Northeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair awards
3/22/2016 Medical students match up
3/14/2016 Science Day is Saturday, April 23
3/11/2016 Jondle to present at annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists
3/10/2016 Nominations sought for Kupchella Preventive Medicine and Wellness Awards
3/3/2016 Master of Public Health Program expands to Bismarck and Minot campuses
2/17/2016 UND medical students receive scholarships
2/12/2016 Sara Bjerke wins National Athletic Trainers' Association Service Award
2/3/2016 Mohr achieves national certification from TBLC
1/11/2016 New Sports Physical Therapy Residency receives accreditation
1/11/2016 Physician Assistant Program to present new class with white coats