Category: Extended Family
PA staff members complete half-marathon
Can you run 13.1 miles? Geri Finn and Melissa Dorr, staff in our physician assistant program can. They both completed the Papillion Half-Marathon this past weekend. This was Geri’s third half-marathon and Melissa’s eighth. Why do they run? Melissa says, “Running is a passion of mine, and my son, Anthony, is my inspiration to lead […]
May 20, 2014
Annual SAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine
The annual School of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. This year’s recipient of the SAHP Excellence in Research Award was Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, assistant professor, division of physical therapy education. This award recognizes significant research contributions and addition to the knowledge of the clinical, scientific, and/or educational […]
May 12, 2014
Can you go without your phone for 10 minutes to provide clean water to those in need?
Here’s a link to the UNICEF “Tap Project,” which challenges us to go without our phones for at least 10 minutes in order to help provide clean water to those in need. The record time in Nebraska is 156:10:03! On your computer: http://tap.unicefusa.org/ Thank you to Troy Goetsch, Physical Therapy, Class of 2015, for the […]
Mar 10, 2014
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