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Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day 2025

By Anna Boatman and Kimberly Madsen – Genetic Counseling Students What is World Down Syndrome Day? World Down Syndrome Day, celebrated on March 21st, is a day dedicated to raising awareness and celebrating individuals with Down syndrome. It is observed on the 21st day of the third month each year because individuals with Down syndrome […]

Mar 20, 2025

People's feet in a circle wearing colorful, multi-patterned and mismatched socks.

Rare Disease Day 2025: How you can support 1 in 10 Americans

by Samantha Antekeier and Autumn Sparks – genetic counseling students What is Rare Disease Day? Medical students are taught to first think about the most common causes of illness, rather than spending time on the rare ones. Dr. Theodore Woodward created a saying in the 1940s to remind students of this idea: “When you hear […]

Feb 27, 2025

Liine of nine cute, brown horses and one zebra in the middle. Rare Disease Day February 28, 2025

PTs present and garner awards at annual meeting

Most of our physical therapy faculty and four students recently attended the largest physical therapy conference in the country, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting, in Houston, Texas. In addition to networking, engaging, and enjoying the conference, some also presented their work. Jenae Pope, class of 2026, and Betsy Becker, PT, DPT, […]

Feb 24, 2025

Jenae Pope and Betsy J. Becker, PT, DPT, PhD, present their blue ribbon poster at the 2025 APTA CSM.