At NUNM, we recognize the COVID-19 pandemic has both revealed and exacerbated the opportunity divide in higher education. As we invite a new cohort of students into our community, we are committed to addressing and combatting that divide. Today’s students carry a heavy burden – caring for families, significant debt, and combating systemic injustice as …
March 8, 2021 – PORTLAND, OREGON – One of the country’s leading naturopathic universities is lowering the barrier to a career in medicine. NUNM’s new first-year online ND program allows prospective naturopathic providers a more affordable and accessible first year of medical school. The new four-year track will offer a mix of online, self-paced coursework …
A word to our NUNM community, The horrific incidents that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2021 cannot go unaddressed. Hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have increased more than 150% since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have zero-tolerance for hate at NUNM. We are enraged and heartbroken. …
“The implication of this paper is that by the time that people have symptoms, isolating them is too late…This also means that we really need to scale up testing.” NUNM’s Heather Zwickey, PhD Immunologist, was invited on an interview with the Natural Medicine Journal to share her expertise on recent developments surrounding the science of …
Dear NUNM Community, Our hearts are broken as we try to express thoughts about the senseless death of yet another Black person. Protests are now occurring across the United States after the death of George Floyd. As with the case of Eric Garner, both men died pleading for the basic need that many of us …
In response to COVID-19, researchers at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) are offering free access to Yoga Nidra. Ongoing research at NUNM is evaluating whether Yoga Nidra will impact anxiety and/or sleep. Anyone is welcome to access the videos. Participation involves completing less than 5 minutes of surveys before and after a 30-minute …
While some of our students are used to taking their courses online, like those in our online nutrition or global health programs, many of you find yourselves in an unexpected digital learning environment. Our partners at AANMC put together nine tips for those suddenly studying at home because of COVID-19. While these tips focus on …
Heather Zwickey earned a Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbiology from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center with a focus on infectious disease and vaccine development. Dr. Zwickey went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship and teach at Yale University School of Medicine where she worked on immunotherapy for cancer. She was then recruited to …