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NUNM Ranked a Top School of Online Master’s in Nutrition for 2023
National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) has been recognized as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD). NUNM’s nutrition programs earned top honors for overall quality, affordability and commitment to student success. “This year, we focused on the schools making it easier for students to compete in today’s ...
NUNM’s Food as Medicine Institute & The Good Kitchen Announce Partnership
The shared belief that “Food Is Medicine” underscores the new partnership between National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM)’s Food as Medicine Institute (FAMI, Portland, OR) and The Good Kitchen (Charlotte, NC). The collaboration was created to produce an innovative new line of medically tailored meals featuring research-based nutrient guidelines for disease prevention. Nutrient guidelines will focus on four medical ...
Murdock Grant Provides Technological Boost to NUNM’s Online Naturopathic Program
National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) has been named them recipient of a substantial grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, WA. The grant will provide technology improvements for the university’s industry-leading first-year online Doctor of Naturopathic (ND) program. “It is a pleasure to share the good news that Trustees have approved a grant ...
Dr. Melanie Henriksen Appointed Interim President of NUNM
The National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM, as interim president of the university. Dr. Henriksen returns to her alma mater after previously serving as residency director, associate dean of naturopathic medicine, attending physician, dean of naturopathic medicine, and most recently, chief medical ...
NUNM Announces Departure of President Dr. Christine Girard
The Board of Directors of the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM, Portland, OR) has announced the departure of its President and CEO Dr. Christine Girard effective Sept. 23, 2020 due to health, family and personal reasons. The Board expresses its sincere gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Girard for all she has given NUNM. Her dedication, ...
NUNM Receives $3.275 Million NIH Research Grant
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed the National University of Natural Medicine’s (NUNM) Helfgott Research Institute grant to continue its Building Research Across Interdisciplinary Gaps (BRIDG) Clinical Research Training Program for another five years. The grant renewal will be approximately $3.275 million over its five-year cycle. NIH first funded the program in 2015. ...
Dr. Noel Peterson to Receive 2019 Living Legend Award
Noel Peterson ND, DAAPM will be honored with the 2019 Living Legend award by the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OANP) and the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) at the reception held on Nov. 16th at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Airport. The OANP and NUNM selected Dr. Peterson to be honored with ...
David Winston Named Doctor of Science by NUNM
Herbalist & Alchemist (Washington, NJ) founder David Winston, RH (AHG), was presented with an honorary Doctor of Science degree from National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, OR, in recognition of 50 years of contributions to the herbal medicine field at the commencement ceremony June 29 at the Oregon Convention Center. The commencement program described ...
NIH Awards $1M Clinical Research Grant to NUNM, OSU & Pacific NW National Lab
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), awarded $1 million to Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University (OSU); Helfgott Research Institute at National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM); and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory in Richland, WA, for ...
NUNM President David Schleich Announces Plans to Retire
National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) President David J. Schleich, PhD, has announced his plans to retire July 1, 2019. During his tenure, NUNM has undergone a period of growth and transformational change, becoming one of the nation’s foremost leaders in integrative natural medicine education, clinical care and research. The NUNM Board of Directors announced ...
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