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Author: Fran Higgins

New Addition: Baby Koth

Austen Matthew Koth was born 3/25/2010 at 6:42PM. Baby and mommy Jana (from the radiation therapy program) are doing well. Pictures to follow!  

Mar 30, 2010

Humanities, anyone?

My creative nonfiction submission, “On Perusing the Handbook to Literature: Lessons Learned After the Fact,”  for the UNO Writers Series Workshop was chosen for presentation at the event on Thursday, April 1st in the UNO Writing Center (Arts & Sciences building, 1st floor) at 7:00 p.m. I think there will be a total of five […]

Mar 30, 2010

Faculty Educational Support Grants

Congratulations to the following School of Allied Health Professions faculty who received COM Educational Support grants totaling over $10,000 for 2010-2011 to enhance educational instruction: Kim Michael, program director in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, will purchase a  Transvaginal Ultrasound Training Model. The model will provide simulated training for sonography students to develop scanning skills. Lisa Bartenhagen, […]

Mar 29, 2010

Tornado Drill: 5th-floor-Bennett-Hall-Style

The fifth floor breakroom got cozy this morning during our tornado drill, but we all made it out safely. 🙂

Mar 24, 2010

REMINDER: SAHP Research Development Seminar Series Tomorrow

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 12:00-12:50 p.m. in MSC 1005, Round Table: Making the most of the NIA meeting at UNMC. M Patricia Leuschen, Coordinator.

Mar 23, 2010

UNMC researcher uses NASA technology for kids with disabilities

by Nicole Lindquist, UNMC public relations Shaquille O’Neal. Yao Ming. Jackie Ondracek. What do two NBA superstars have in common with a 17-year-old senior at Omaha South High School? Full article from UNMC Today.

Mar 3, 2010

Higgins to Participate in Women’s History Month Event

Bobbi Asubel will present “That Takes Ovaries – Celebrating gutsy women around the globe-because courage is contagious,” on Thursday, March 11 at noon in the Sorrell Center’s Truhlsen Events Center. The presentation will be held in recognition of Women’s History Month and is part of the UNMC Employee Diversity Network and UNMC’s Human Resources Department’s […]

Mar 3, 2010

Next TIPS Workshop Combines Clinical and Classroom Teaching

The next Teaching Improvement Project System for Health Care Educators (TIPS) Workshop will be held June 9-11, 2010. The brochure and registration form for “Strategies for Teaching Excellence: in the Classroom and Clinical Setting,” are available on our homepage and on the news page for SAHP.

Mar 2, 2010

Kudos to our fearless leader and his family

Time out with T.O. – The Meyers hoop it up – from the UNMC Today February 19, 2010 by Tom O’connor Deb and Kyle Meyer, Ph.D., can’t explain it.”Maybe we share some mutant gene,” Kyle said. Whatever it is, there’s no disputing that the Meyers produced four special boys who delivered one amazing accomplishment — […]

Feb 19, 2010

Karen Honeycutt tells us where cholesterol comes from

In case you missed it, Karen Honeycutt, professor in the clinical laboratory science program, appeared in an “Ask UNMC” segment on youtube. Where does cholesterol come from?

Feb 19, 2010

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