SMHS News Archive
2019
01/03/19 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
09/27/18 UND medical students receive scholarships for 2018-19 academic year
09/24/18 UND Host-Pathogen Interactions group holds annual Symposium
09/13/18 School of Medicine & Health Sciences hosts UND Homecoming 2018 events
09/11/18 Geiger awarded four-year, $2.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health
08/28/2018 Community invited to participate in Joggin’ with Josh
08/09/2018 INMED says farewell to another class of Summer Institute students
07/19/2018 UND Medical Laboratory Science students receive scholarships for 2018-2019
07/13/2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2020 begins clinical studies at SMHS
06/26/2018 Multiple researchers at School of Medicine and Health Sciences receive research awards
06/20/2018 School of Medicine and Health Sciences inducts Gold Humanism Honor Society members
06/18/2018 Ranum named Emerging Rural Leader
05/21/2018 Nechaev receives first installment of multiyear grant from NSF
05/16/2018 UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces 2018 awards
05/14/2018 School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces 2018 Sophomore Awards
05/10/2018 School of Medicine and Health Sciences recognizes outgoing health sciences and graduate students
05/07/2018 UND to confer Doctor of Medicine degree upon sixty-seven medical students
05/04/2018 School of Medicine & Health Sciences to host fifth annual Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium
04/25/2018 UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces Frank Low Research Day award winners
04/10/2018 UND medical students and NDSU pharmacy students train together
03/23/2018 Fourth-year medical students at SMHS receive their residency “match”
03/09/2018 UND researchers help develop synthetic molecule to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria
02/23/2018 School of Medicine & Health Sciences faculty and staff win UND Founders Day awards
02/15/2018 Five SMHS students receive major Giving Hearts Day scholarships
01/29/2018 Block named Associate Dean for Administration and Finance at SMHS
01/16/2018 ADA names Dr. Eric Johnson Primary Care Group chair
01/12/2018 Center for Rural Health announces 2018 Native Elder Abuse Innovation Award recipients
01/10/2018 Basson publishes article on appendicitis treatment in JAMA Surgery
01/09/2018 Sharma wins fifth major NIH award in seven years
01/08/2018 UND Department of Physician Assistant Studies to present white coats to Class of 2019
01/08/2018 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
12/04/2017 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
11/06/2017 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
10/02/2017 SMHS researchers awarded NIH grant to develop radon game for teens
09/27/2017 Foster awarded multiyear grant from National Institutes of Health
09/11/2017 North Dakota Simulation Center receives sustaining grant
09/07/2017 Center for Rural Health's Lynette Dickson receives award at national conference
09/06/2017 Interment Ceremony honors donors of Deeded Body Program
09/05/2017 UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences Simulation Center to host Open House
09/01/2017 Center for Rural Health’s National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative announces awards
08/29/2017 Community invited to participate in Joggin with Josh at UND SMHS
08/21/2017 UND SMHS researcher receives first portion of multiyear grant from NIH and DHHS
08/16/2017 North Dakota Brain Injury Network receives increase in state funding
08/11/2017 Amanda Young receives Cedar Award for Native American women advocacy
08/11/2017 Melissa Wheeler receives award for contributions to Native and Indigenous Psychology
08/04/2017 Doctor of Medicine class of 2021 begins studies at UND SMHS with White Coat Ceremony
07/28/2017 Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2019 begins clinical studies
07/27/2017 Summer undergraduates present research
06/30/2017 Medical Laboratory Science students receive scholarships for 2017–2018
06/26/2017 Sharma named as standing member of NIH Study Section
06/20/2017 SMHS inducts Gold Humanism Honor Society members
06/19/2017 Longmuir, Anderson, and Bucher garner Rural and Public Health Awards
06/06/2017 Johnson earns ALA of North Dakota’s Lifetime Achievement Award
05/31/2017 Physician Assistant Studies announces research awards and scholarships
05/26/2017 McBrien and Adams earn recognition from Global Friends Coalition
05/17/2017 School of Medicine and Health Sciences recognizes volunteer faculty
05/16/2017 UND doctors honored with Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards
05/15/2017 Doctor of Medicine Class of 2017 Award Winners
05/11/2017 2017 Sophomore Award Winners
05/03/2017 Megan Hilgers named Student Employee of the Year
05/01/2017 SMHS to present Master of Physician Assistant Studies degrees
04/27/2017 SMHS to present Doctor of Medicine degrees
04/20/2017 North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair Awards
04/13/2017 Congratulations! Frank Low Research Day award winners named
03/23/2017 NE Regional Science and Engineering Fair awards
03/21/2017 The Match for UND med students
02/15/2017 Nominations sought for Kupchella Preventive Medicine and Wellness Awards
02/10/2017 UND scientists publish vade mecum to aid study of drug-resistant bacteria threat
02/02/2017 Sharma to chair session with talk from member of her group at annual AAI meeting
01/30/2017 UND scientists pursue treatment for the lingering effects of Lyme disease
01/20/2017 Basson and Singh will lead and guide research effort at SMHS
01/20/2017 NIH selects Geiger as chair of vital NIH neurological study section
01/18/2017 Occupational Therapy receives President’s Award
01/05/2017 Department of Physician Assistant Studies to present new class with white coats
01/03/2017 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
12/01/2016 Johnson elected as vice chair for national physical therapy commission
11/17/2016 Johnson honored with AMTA’s Advocate of Music Therapy Award
11/08/2016 Relling elected VP of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
11/07/2016 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
09/28/2016 UND forges partnership with Norwegian university on public health education
09/28/2016 School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces Premed Day
09/21/2016 NIH funds $1.5 million UND study of transgenerational threat from amphetamines
09/13/2016 NIH funds multi-university study of new public health threat
08/29/2016 Community invited to participate in Joggin’ with Josh
08/24/2016 Grupo Medicos Dakota
08/22/2016 NIH funds Basson’s study of treatment to alleviate effects from starvation
08/09/2016 ND STAR receives grant from North Dakota Department of Health for EMS training
08/03/2016 Physical therapy students develop Creative Communications classes
07/28/2016 UND summer undergraduate students present research
07/26/2016 Burd publishes report on prenatal alcohol exposure
07/25/2016 Throwing the wrong switch
07/25/2016 Doctor of Medicine Class of 2020 begins studies at the SMHS
07/21/2016 National Institutes of Health funds UND scientist’s Lyme disease research
06/30/2016 Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2018 begins clinical studies
06/28/2016 MPH Program earns accreditation
06/22/2016 SMHS inducts Gold Humanism Honor Society members
05/25/2016 U.S. death investigators pursue courses through Department of Pathology
05/18/2016 UND doctors honored with Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards
05/18/2016 School of Medicine and Health Sciences recognizes volunteer faculty
05/17/2016 Doctor of Medicine Class of 2016 Award Winners
05/12/2016 2016 Sophomore Award Winners
05/12/2016 Wilsnacks are part of worldwide research project on alcohol’s harm to victims
05/04/2016 SMHS to present Master of Physician Assistant Studies degrees
04/29/2016 Atrayee Bhattacharya wins Denison Award
04/27/2016 SMHS to present Doctor of Medicine degrees
04/13/2016 McHugo elected to national PA accreditation commission
04/12/2016 Frank Low Research Day award winners named
04/06/2016 Building Better Brains Symposium to be held April 11–12
04/04/2016 Geiger elected president of Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology
03/31/2016 Public invited to attend Frank Low Research Day
03/23/2016 Northeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair awards
03/22/2016 Medical students match up
03/14/2016 Science Day is Saturday, April 23
03/11/2016 Jondle to present at annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists
03/10/2016 Nominations sought for Kupchella Preventive Medicine and Wellness Awards
03/03/2016 Master of Public Health Program expands to Bismarck and Minot campuses
02/17/2016 UND medical students receive scholarships
02/12/2016 Sara Bjerke wins National Athletic Trainers' Association Service Award
02/03/2016 Mohr achieves national certification from TBLC
01/11/2016 New Sports Physical Therapy Residency receives accreditation
01/11/2016 Physician Assistant Program to present new class with white coats