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Global Seminar - 2024
Italy: Mediterranean Secrets to a Long Life
Discover the secrets of why people live over 100 years in "Blue Zones" as you explore Sardinia, Italy.
Prior to leaving for the global seminar, the class will meet four times. You will read texts and engage with other materials as it relates to what you will be seeing and learning while in Italy. Classes will consist of participatory activities designed to engage you in learning about the nine factors that contribute to longevity, specifically as the factors relate to Sardinia, Italy.

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Dr. Ramona Danielson, faculty member in the NDSU Department of Public Health, along with public health student Tahni Parisien and NDSU Public Health alum Jacob Davis are part of the team named as…
Dr. Andrea Huseth-Zosel in the NDSU Department of Public Health and a research team from the American Indian Public Health Resource Center have been awarded a two-year $400,000 research grant from…
Healthcare professionals are in demand and NDSU’s 2022 Career Outcomes Report shows it.
Out of graduates responding to the survey, highlights include:
- 91% fulltime employment - Public Health…
The featured speaker during Public Health Week activities at NDSU from April 3 to 6 focuses on prioritizing women’s health through outdoor activities. Author Dineo Dowd’s talk titled “Nature as a…
The NDSU Master of Public Health program received accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in December 2022 for another seven years, extending the program’s accreditation…
Seven students in the NDSU College of Health Professions have received $2,500 scholarships from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation.
Scholarship recipients include:
NDSU…
Dr. Paul Carson, medical director for the NDSU Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE), received the 2022 Physician Community and Professional Services Award during the North Dakota…
Generous donors contributed $565,864 to fund scholarships for students in the NDSU College of Health Professions for 2022-23.
Students in pharmacy, nursing, allied sciences, health services and…
NDSU students were a part of the team that won second place and Audience Choice Award for the project, “Water is Life: Water Access in the Navajo Nation,” at the global Map the System competition…
NDSU Department of Public Health recently earned the Public Health Team of the Year Award from the North Dakota Public Health Association.
The annual award is presented to a team that works…