Author: Fran Higgins
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
New Skate Peeps from the College of Nursing
I took an early, abbreviated run at the rink today at 11:30 so I’d make it back in time for a 12:30 meeting. Even had time for a taco in Sorrell on my way back. (Hey, I burned about 325 calories on the rink according to a nifty calorie calculator from Glamour Health & Fitness online.) […]
Feb 9, 2010
Today a reader…tomorrow a leader.
As the school year nears the end, many children in the Omaha area do not have books at home to read during the summer months. The UNMC Radiation Science students want to help with this problem. Would you help too? We will be collecting gently used books, and monetary donations for the purchase of books […]
Feb 8, 2010
Solving primary care crisis requires long-term focus
“Improving primary care for Nebraska calls for multipronged solutions.” Read more of this op ed published in the Omaha World Herald, by Kyle Meyer, PhD, PT, associate dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, and Virginia Tilden, DNSc, RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing. Â
Feb 4, 2010
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- by Jeffrey RobbThe University of Nebraska marked progress toward joint accreditation between UNMC and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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- by Jeffrey RobbThe agreement with Gering Public High School offers a nursing pathway for students.