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February 13, 2013 - The TURTLE program is an undergraduate research program for Native American students that is funded by the Seven Generations Center of Excellence in Native Behavioral Health (SGCoE). The goal of the program is to provide behavioral health undergraduates Community Based Participatory Research experiences and training to prepare them for graduate school in psychology. The program provides a 10-week summer research experience under the direction of selected faculty members with the SGCoE at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The research themes will include opportunities for research in mental health, suicide prevention, substance abuse, and other issues relevant to Indian Country. Seminar programs will cover the range of basic science to community-based research programs and ethical research in Native American communities.

For more information and to apply, click here.

September 24, 2012 - The annual American Indian Health Research Conference provides a daylong event with national speakers, researchers, students, and community members. This is an opportunity to learn about how to do research with American Indian communities and what research needs to be done in American Indian communities, for students to present their research with American Indians, and to create partnerships between communities, tribal colleges and researchers.

http://ruralhealth.und.edu/listserv/newsflash/091212.html

September 23, 2012 - Join us for the 4th Annual Symposium on October 18, 2012 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The morning session will feature speakers from Sanford Health: Research and Collaboration. The afternoon will consist of undergraduate research poster presentations.

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October 29, 2011 - UND undergraduate students were recognized for their research accomplishments at the 9th Annual American Indian Health Research Conference and 2011 North Dakota INBRE Annual Symposium for Undergraduate Research held October 27-29 in Grand Forks.

Three students won Alan J. Allery Undergraduate American Indian Health Researcher of Promise awards: Bethany Davis, Sarita Eastman, Melissa Wheeler

Two UND undergraduates were recognized at the 7th Annual Undergraduate Research in the Molecular Sciences meeting held October 29 at Minnesota State University-Moorhead: Erin Holdman, Joshua Maliske

For the full story: UND SMHS News

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October 28, 2011 - The 9th Annual American Indian Health Research Conference was held Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. In addition to offering opportunities to discuss research directions, partnerships and collaboration in health research focusing on American Indians, the conference featured distinguished speaker Dr. Gayle Skawennio Morse, Assistant Professor at Utah State University. She is an enrolled member of the Mohawk Tribe, and draws from the tribe the principles of respect, trust, and empowerment that have guided her both professionally and personally. Morse addressed multidisciplinary research and the importance of developing native health researchers to examine the issues related to indigenous people.

Numerous posters and exhibits were on display at the conference along with sessions focusing on health risk and health promotion among Native American communities. Complete conference information is available at: http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/aihrc/

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October 27, 2011 - The 2011 North Dakota INBRE Annual Symposium for Undergraduate Research was held at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The focus of the symposium was "Environmental Research in North Dakota."

The symposium featured research presentations by faculty and a poster session highlighting research by undergraduates from participating institutions: Dickinson State, Minot State, Mayville State, Valley City State, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Turtle Mountain Community College, the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University.

Thank you for attending and see you all next year!

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August 30, 2011 - For the past 10 weeks, students from UND, as well as rural and tribal colleges, have conducted research and participated in a number of related educational opportunities. Faculty from the School's departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Pathology; Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics; as well as the UND Departments of Biology and Atmospheric Sciences have mentored the undergraduate researchers.

For the full story: School of Medicine News Release

See also:

• Summer Undergraduate Research: Part 1
  Environmental Research Pertinent to North Dakotans
• Summer Undergraduate Research: Part 2
  Health issues of American Indians in the Northern Plains

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August 13, 2011 - Seventy-eight students in Grades 7 through 12 participated in the six-week Indians Into Medicine Summer Institute on the UND campus.

Junior and senior high/bridge students are encouraged to participate in the INMED Summer Institute, which is a six-week academic enrichment session for students currently enrolled in grades seven through twelve. SI provides students an opportunity to enhance their potential for success in a health career through daily classes in biology, chemistry, communication/study skills, health with basic first aid, math and physics. These courses are vital for a successful health career.

In addition to the coursework, Summer Institute participants are given the opportunity to experience life on a college campus, listen to successful American Indian health professionals, learn more about various health careers, participate in educational field trips; attend a powwow, and meet other American Indian students from across the United States.

For more information: http://www.med.und.edu/inmed/summerprograms.html

Supported in part by NIH Grant Number P20 RR016471 from the INBRE Program of the National Center for Research Resources

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August 12, 2011 - Melissa Wheeler, a Navajo senior psychology major, received an award at the 119th Annual American Psychological Association Conference in Washington, D.C, for her poster entitled, "Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Northern Plains Indians." The award for Outstanding Student Research was presented by Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service for exceptional achievement in research within Psychology in Indian Country. Melissa is a summer fellow in the Research Experiences for UND Undergraduates (REFUNDU) program supported by the INBRE grant, the project was supported by a NIDA funded NARCH grant. Melissa is a member of the Native Health Research Team at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences where she works with Dr. Jacque Gray.

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