A historian spent two weeks this past February in a windowless 250-square-foot room on NUNM’s campus. Hunched over texts, surrounded on four sides by the stitched leather bindings of books with spines ranging from worn to immaculate, she immersed herself in the tiny text of old manuscripts, patiently making her way through the towering stack …
On the somber two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, I feel called to reflect on the remarkable strength of our students, faculty, and staff. Do you remember February of 2020? Perhaps you were digging into Winter quarter classwork or planning a break somewhere warm. Perhaps you were finishing a new piece of research, eager to …
Master of Nutrition student Jenna Moreno dreams of owning her own sustainable small farm someday and growing nutritious food for the community. Until then, she’s getting valuable hands-on experience as an intern with a Portland-area farmers market and by helping educate community members how to cook healthy meals to prevent diabetes and heart disease. “Connecting …
Naturopathic doctors are trained to see and treat patients holistically, but one future ND is looking deeper by delving into an individual’s family medical history. Michael Smith, a third-year naturopathic medical student, is currently working on a community education project focused on the intersection between genealogy and medicine. Smith will present his findings next week …
The College of Classical Chinese Medicine at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) introduced a Master of Acupuncture (MAc) degree program starting Fall 2022. Available as a three- or four-year immersion program in the classical foundations of acupuncture, the MAc degree emphasizes scholarship and practice in the art, science, and spirit of Chinese medicine, …
The National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, Oregon and the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, Washington are seeking applicants to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)-funded “Building Research across Inter-Disciplinary Gaps (BRIDG) Clinical Research Training T90 and R90 Programs”. Eligible individuals are post-doctoral US citizens or permanent residents with interest in clinical CIH research training …
The National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) is making careers in natural medicine more accessible by offering four of its undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an online format for the upcoming Fall 2022 term. The new online degree programs include: Bachelor of Science in Integrative Health Sciences (BSiHS) Bachelor of Science in Nutrition (BScN) …
Thanks to the generosity of Michael Chilton, a long-time supporter of NUNM, a special mid-year scholarship opportunity is being made available for the upcoming Spring 2022 term. The “Innovation in Wellbeing” scholarship will be awarded to five current full-time students in the amount of $3,000 each. The scholarships will be distributed for the Spring 2022 …
Chinese New Year 2022 falls on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, and celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 15, 2022. 2022 is the Year of the Tiger. Below is a list of Student Government Association (SGA)-sponsored events to celebrate Chinese New Year. There are some exciting upcoming events and collaborative activities for everyone to enjoy. …
