Category: Extended Family
SAHP Adopts a Family for the Holidays
This year, UNMC partnered with The Nebraska Medical Center to adopt families we serve at the hospital and UNMC who face challenges during the holidays. The School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) adopted a family from the NICU — a mom, dad, and son — and collected approximately $400 with which to shop for items on the […]
Dec 19, 2013
Help put Parkinson’s on Ice
You don’t have to skate to play a part. You can volunteer, donate, or do it all! The annual Parkinson’s Skate-a-thon is set for Jan. 10-11 and will close out the UNMC rink season. Click that link to sign up, and your 10 bucks goes to Parkinson’s research and programs (and covers skate rental and ice access). […]
Dec 12, 2013
RSTE helps the Ronald McDonald House again this year
The Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) students, faculty, family, and alumni all helped decorate the Ronald McDonald House for Christmas on Thursday evening, December 5th. Associate Director of RSTE, James Temme, served chili to all the participants. Cookies and cupcakes were contributed by the RSTE Alumni.
Dec 6, 2013
RSTE faculty attend meeting and tackle a 5K
Several Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) faculty made a recent trip to the annual RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) Meeting in Chicago. While there, Kim Michael, Tammy Jones, and Tanya Custer took part in the RSNA 5K fun run. They also took time to visit with Laura Vasquez who is the Program Director, Imaging Sciences Education […]
Dec 5, 2013
Top ten reasons to go to the UNMC Ice Rink
It’s open and right here on campus! It’s free for students AND employees AND family this year! (For all others, the fee is $7, which includes skates.) It’s fun! It’s good exercise so it’s good for you and you’ll be warm even though it’s cold. (They have heaters, too, if you need a little help.) You […]
Dec 2, 2013
PT student takes UNMC to the tallest mountain in the US
At 14,497 ft (4418,69 m), Mt Whitney in California is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States. Piece of cake for Robert Mason, physical therapy class of 2015, who grew up mountaineering in Washington state. Robert summited on August 2, 2013 as a youth leader for a Boy Scouts of America trip along with […]
Nov 27, 2013
Another Successful “Coats and Caps for Kids” Drive
On November 21, 2013, the Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) students, with support from the RSTE Alumni, delivered coats, hats, and gloves to the Miller Park Elementary School. Each year, the students collect new and gently used winter coats, caps, gloves, and monetary donations for the purchase of stocking caps and gloves for the children. […]
Nov 26, 2013
Of note…
A couple of articles of note from UNMC Today, in case you missed them, and a bit of horn-tooting (self-promotion, which I can’t help because I run the blog): Student Spotlight – Meet Nick Baker (Cytotechnology student) Two School of Allied Health Professions faculty have recently been named president-elect… Fran Higgins has two poems in […]
Nov 1, 2013
Spirit Week a Success!
Okay, maybe that’s a subjective title. If you measure success in smiles, however, it’s spot on. Just look through the pictures UNMC posted to Flickr! Everybody was having a good time. Even the folks with whipped cream dripping off their faces were smiling. The money donated for a chance to “pie” someone did go to […]
Nov 1, 2013
Imaging is Important
Lisa Bartenhagen knows medical imaging is important not just because she is a registered radiographer and radiation therapist, but because this image is of her son, Broc’s, head after grid placement. These grids were surgically implanted to map Broc’s brain activity prior to a frontal lobectomy. Not only did radiographers play a major role […]
Oct 29, 2013
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