For her outstanding support of students during their first two years of medical education, Judy Heit was honored with the Portrait Award at the Medical Student Sophomore Awards; Ali Bastian presented the award to Judy.	The SMHS was a sponsor of the 61st Annual ND State Science and Engineering Fair held on April 7–8 at UND, where over 160 competitors vied for a chance to compete at the international fair in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit http://ndssef.com/

Senior Associate Dean Gwen W. Halaas watched Stig Slørdahl, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; and Arnfinn Sundsfjord, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Tromsø, Norway; as they signed memorandums of understanding between their universities and the SMHS to cooperate in academic research and exchange programs.

Science Day 2011 at the SMHS in Grand Forks was a huge success thanks to the members of the School’s American Medical Student Association chapter, who conducted the event for 148 active, eager-to-learn fifth- and sixth-grade students from around the region. AMSA students pictured are Nicholas Adams, Benjamin Axtmen, Mandie Baker, Allison Bastian, Brittany Berg, Bethany Beyer Gourneau, Ryan Bogner, Christine Brentrup, Nathan Carpenter, Benjamen Ehrichs, Scott Erpelding, Heather Hagen, Christina Harmon, Richard Herold, Elizabeth Hoff, Shannon Holsen, Eric Jacobson, Ashok Jethwa, Krishan Jethwa, Laura Johnson, Michael Jundt, Virginia Keavney, Laura Knutson, Natalie Lichter, William Longhurst, Erin Maetzold, Tara Mertz, Tara Nelson, Shannon Nord, Kate Peterson, Rachel Peterson, Stephanie Porter, Kristina Rauser, Andrew Rodenberg, Justin Rosenau, Jerdan Ruff, Heather Sandness, Michael Schwalbe, Paul Selid, Amit Sharma, Amanda Skiftun, Caleb Skipper, Brittany Snustad, Emily Stromquist, Matt Uriell, Jeff Wiisanen, Craig Wolf, and Zane Young. Not pictured: Joel Beachey, Kevin Bradley, Kourtney Dropps, Jenny Gero, Shannon Hagan, Jim Hegvitz, Lindsey Henderson, Brooke Johnson, Ty Larson, Laura Luick, Jared Marquardt, Tarik Nurkic, Kirsten Schneider, Katie Schouweiler, and Sommer Wild.