Author: Fran Higgins
A Close Shave for a Good Cause
This Friday, July 16th at 2:00 in the DRC Commons, I will be getting my head shaved. What if my dollar buys the Petri dish that ends up holding the cure? That was my first thought when I saw the article in UNMC Today about folks shaving their heads to raise money for cancer research. […]
Jul 14, 2010
Connie Mitchell of UNMC Named ASRT Fellow
The following is a news release from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT): ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Connie L. Mitchell, M.A., R.T.(R)(CT), assistant professor and radiography program director of the division of radiation science technology education in the University of Nebraska Medical Center School of Allied Health Professions, has been has been elevated to Fellow […]
Jul 9, 2010
Dreaming in Color
The opening reception for Karen Linder’s “Dreaming in Color,” happens tonight, Thursday, July 8, 2010 from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. at the Nomad Lounge: 1013 Jones Street, Omaha, NE. Don’t miss it! A portion of the proceeds will benefit UNMC’s School of Allied Health Professions.
Jul 8, 2010
SAHP Fun Run 2010
Mark your calendars: September 18, 2010 at Miller’s Landing in Omaha, we will kick off our first annual School of Allied Health Professions Fun Run event! It’s an opportunity to introduce incoming students and their families to SAHP faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as local businesses. The event will include a non-competitive, family-friendly walk/run […]
Jun 28, 2010
Reception for Roxanne Alter
Please come to a reception in honor of Roxanne Alter on Thursday, July 1, 2010 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in Bennett Hall 3011. Roxanne has recently taken a new position in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology. She has dedicated 20 years to the CLS Program and the School of Allied Health Professions. Please come to […]
Jun 25, 2010
Honors at April Forum
The UNMC School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) honored three individuals — Tobi Schonfeld, Ph.D., Connie Mitchell and Lisa Bartenhagen — for their teaching and service. The awards were presented April 28 during SAHP’s annual Awards Ceremony. Earlier in the day, 101 students and 27 faculty members presented 89 posters during the Student Forum on […]
May 28, 2010
RSTE Book Drive a Success
As a service project this spring, the UNMC Radiation Science students collected gently used books and monetary donations for the purchase of books for children ages 5 – 12 years for the Miller Park Elementary School students. James Temme, associate director of RSTE, and seven students in our radiography program personally delivered 400 used books […]
Apr 27, 2010
Extended family publishes
In case you missed the blurb in UNMC Today this morning, Greg Higgins, campus security corporal (and my spouse), published six photographs in the newest issue of Plains Song Review, including the cover shot. This is the twelfth volume of the peer reviewed journal out of the Center for Great Plains Studies at UNL, which publishes […]
Apr 23, 2010
Dougherty receives McMillan Scholarship
Suzanne Dougherty, a physical therapy student in the School of Allied Health Professions, is one of only six recipients to receive this year’s Mary McMillan Scholarship from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The national award honors outstanding physical therapy students. According to APTA data, more than 7,200 students of the nation’s 2010 physical therapy […]
Apr 23, 2010
Bartenhagen, Koth, Custer paper accepted for publication
AEIRS Journal – Radiologic Science & Education accepted a paper written by Lisa Bartenhagen, Jana Koth, and Tanya Custer titled, “Creating & Evaluating an Interactive Web-based Module for the Instruction of Radiation Therapy Simulation” for publication. This was part of the project Tanya completed for her Master’s Degree and the IT Scholars Program. Congratulations!
Apr 23, 2010
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