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NSF / EPSCoR “SCIENCE: BECOMING THE MESSENGER” Workshop

May 17, 2013

On behalf of the National Science Foundation and ND EPSCoR, you are invited to an interactive hands-on communications workshop designed to assist scientists, engineers, researchers and educators champion their work effectively to the outside world. This workshop will be held at the Fargo Hilton Garden Inn, June 26th-27th.  There is no registration fee but pre-registration [...]

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Notification of Revised Cost Transfers for Sponsored Projects Activity Policy

President Kelley signed a revised Cost Transfers for Sponsored Projects Activity policy on April 29th, 2013.  The policy along with instructions and required forms may be found on the VPRED website. The policy applies to cost transfers involving one or more sponsored funding sources.  All FY14 cost transfers must be submitted with the new forms. [...]

UND Honored for Contributions to Building the Family Medicine Workforce

Twelve medical schools that have contributed the most to the pipeline of family physicians were honored when the American Academy of Family Physicians presented its Top Ten Awards during the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference.  The awards recognize schools that, during a consecutive three-year period, graduate the greatest percentage of students [...]

Space Studies to Participate in High-Altitude Balloon Launch with West Fargo Students May 17

UND Space Studies students and faculty will be working alongside first and seventh-grade student teams to launch and track two high-altitude balloons Friday, May 17, from the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo, N.D. The High-Altitude Balloon Launch is sponsored by the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium. The public is encouraged to attend and [...]

Geiger to Present During Cellular Interaction and Signaling in NeuroAIDS Webinar

Jonathan Geiger, PhD, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Therapeutics, and interim chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, will participate in the “Cellular Interaction and Signaling in NeuroAIDS” Emerging Issues Webinar at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on Thursday, May 23, from 8 a.m. [...]

Institutional Review Board to Meet June 5, 2013

UND’s Institutional Review Board will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Twamley, Room 305 to consider all Full Board Review research proposals submitted to the IRB Office before Friday, May 24, 2013. Clinical medical projects must be reviewed by the Clinical Medical Subcommittee before being brought to the Full Board.  Proposals [...]

UND Doctors Honored With Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards

Charles E. Christianson, M.D., Sc.M., Associate Dean for clinical education and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was honored with the prestigious Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award at the medical school’s commencement on May 12th.  Kendra Lystad, [...]

Petroleum Engineering Program Graduates First Four Students for Growing Field in the Oil Industry

The first four graduates, Joel Brown, Watford City, N.D.; Jake Fladeland, Stanley, N.D.; Tyson Page, Bottineau, N.D., and Kyle Wilson, Lancaster, Minn.; from the University of North Dakota’s Petroleum Engineering program, walked across the stage at general commencement Saturday, May 11. It’s a major milestone for UND and for a state where petroleum is a [...]

Follow Alumna’s Space Launch

Karen Nyberg, 1994 UND graduate, will blast off May 28th for an extended stay at the International Space Station.  She spent Mother’s Day in Russia with her son and husband, fellow astronaut Doug Hurley (read the story in Parenting Magazine). UND Alumni Association & Foundation Executive VP/CEO Tim O’Keefe has been invited by Nyberg to attend the launch from Kazakhstan.  During [...]

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Recognizes Volunteer Faculty

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences presented the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Faculty to the following physicians during commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 12. • Douglas D. Berglund, M.D., clinical associate professor of surgery, Bismarck, N.D. • David A. Billings, M.D., clinical associate professor of obstetrics and [...]

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Announces Doctor of Medicine Class of 2013 Award Winners

Medical students of the M.D. Class of 2013 and faculty of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences were recognized by the school at the Commencement Awards presentation on Sunday, May 12th. The North Dakota Medical Association Awards Presented to three outstanding students in the class: Caitlin L. Pandolfo, Bowbells, North Dakota Joshua R. Pohlman, [...]


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