Author: Fran Higgins
Corri Hanson, Fellow!
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, recently recognized Corrine Hanson, PhD, as a Fellow. This designation recognizes Dr. Hanson’s commitment to the field of dietetics and celebrates her professional accomplishments and pursuit of life-long learning. A Fellow signifies that a member has lived up to the […]
Aug 7, 2015
Publication in Journal of Pathology Informatics
Journal of Pathology Informatics just published, “Investigation of scanning parameters for thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology specimens: A pilot study,” by Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD, and Amber Donnelly, PhD, in our cytotechnology program. You can download the full article in pdf format. Congratulations, Drs Mukherjee and Donnelly!
Jul 29, 2015
First IPE Wandering Word Challenge at UNK
Ryan Splittgerber, PhD, and Ellie Miller, two of our faculty at the UNMC Health Science Education Complex at UNK, played the Walking Word Challenge this week. With printers yet to be installed in the new building, however, they had to hand-draw the scrabble board! To respect the intent of the game, which was to get […]
Jul 28, 2015
Faculty present “flipped classroom” in Texas
Tanya Custer and Tammy Jones recently attended the Association for Educator’s in Imaging & Radiologic Sciences Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. While at the meeting, they were invited to give a presentation, “The Flipped Classroom Experience: Instructor & Student Perspectives.” The presentation focused on best practices for using the flipped classroom when teaching imaging science students, along […]
Jul 20, 2015
Large NIH Grant for Corri Hanson
Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, received funding as a co-investigator on a 5-year, $5 million NIH grant. This grant will create a Center of Excellence called the Comparing Urban and Rural Effects of poverty on COPD (CURE COPD) Center. The Center is a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the University of Nebraska Medical Center, […]
Jul 15, 2015
Students and Faculty volunteer at OWL Ride
This past Saturday night, July 11, 9pm to 1am, students from UNMC’s COM, COP, and the College of Allied Health Professions (CAHP) were represented at the OWL Ride (Omaha With Lights). This is the 6th year for Omaha’s nighttime urban cycling adventure benefiting the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities (MFD). The Owl Ride route is 16.88 […]
Jul 14, 2015
Welcome, Ashlee Portelli-Trinidad, Accountant for the College
Ashlee Portelli-Trinidad, MPA, joined our CAHP staff on July 6, 2015 as an Accountant III. She had been with the College of Nursing, and most recently on the Heartland Osteoporosis Prevention Study (HOPS) grant as a project coordinator. Here’s a little more about Ashlee in her own words: I earned my MPA from Bellevue University. […]
Jul 10, 2015
PAs explore curriculum transformation at U of Iowa
Faculty from the UNMC Division of PA Education traveled to Iowa City recently to meet with faculty and administration at The University of Iowa to explore their recent integration of their medical school and PA program curricula. As the UNMC College of Medicine is planning a transformation of the existing curriculum, the UNMC PA faculty […]
Jul 9, 2015
Keep those little bottles coming!
Traveling? If you don’t use the little toiletries from your hotel room, bring them back for someone in need. THANKS to those of you who have already helped out! On Monday, I dropped off nine pounds of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soap, toothbrushes, dental floss, deodorant, and other collected toiletries to the Siena/Francis House. They are […]
Jul 8, 2015
Connie Mitchell Scholarship Fund Established
Connie Mitchell was a faculty member within the Division of Radiation Science at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for over forty years. She was a professional role model to students and faculty. We were all saddened by her passing. To honor the memory of Connie Mitchell, a Scholarship fund has been established through the University of […]
Jul 7, 2015
