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Show Your Stripes, Rare Disease Day 2023
By Kylie Vermeire and Sue Jaspersen ‘When you hear hoofs, think horses, not zebras.’ Rare diseases are medical zebras, conditions that individually affect a small number of people. Although each disease may be individually rare, approximately 1 in 10 Americans will be diagnosed with a rare disease in their lifetime. Together, the number of people in the United States […]
Feb 27, 2023

Posters and networking at the cancer symposium
Several faculty from the College of Allied Health Professions presented posters at the Buffett Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention and Control Symposium on Friday. Medical Nutrition Assistant Professor Mariah Jackson presented two posters, “A Cancer Center Nutrition Excellence Initiative: Expanding Nutrition Resources and Improving Outreach Through Partnership and Collaboration,” co-authored with Jana Ponce, PhD, Samantha Dieckmann, […]
Feb 23, 2023

PT implements hybrid interview format
by Physical Therapy Associate Director Sara Bills, DPT The UNMC Physical Therapy Program was excited to implement a hybrid interview format this year to allow us to get to know our applicants in a meaningful (and efficient) way. First, applicants completed an interview via an online platform, where video questions were posed by faculty and […]
Feb 21, 2023

Taking the lead from Kyle Meyer, PhD
According to Dean of the College of Allied Health Professions Kyle P. Meyer, PhD, leadership is as much art as science, “equally magnificent and vexing.” To help new leaders navigate that complicated landscape, Dr. Meyer and Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Spiro Coaching Institute, Rob Kramer recently authored a book, Taking the Lead: A […]
Feb 14, 2023

Welcome intern Abbey Kegley
Abbey Kegley started interning for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs last year and has been a huge help. Here’s more about Abbey in her own words: Since beginning my internship at UNMC I have had a blast expanding my knowledge of higher education and Student Affairs. Writing and communications have always been strong interests and […]
Feb 7, 2023

Welcome new intern: Logan Rich
Logan Rich recently joined our Enrollment Management and Student Affairs team as a media and communications intern. Here’s more about Logan in his own words: At a young age, I knew I wanted to be an artist in some shape or form. In high school I took a handful of art classes, including an Intro […]
Feb 6, 2023

Perfusion student garners national award
First year clinical perfusion student Jennifer Gavin-Veyna is the recipient of the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) Safety Committee Essay award. AmSECT is the national professional society for perfusion. Not only was Jennifer awarded a financial scholarship, but her work will be published in the AmSECT Today digital magazine, as well. Clinical Perfusion Program […]
Feb 1, 2023

Sedentary behavior the topic of funded NIH study
Many of us spend much of our day sitting. But how much is too much when it comes to our health? Can spending just a little less time sitting improve our health? Assistant Dean for Research in the College of Allied Health Professions Yvonne Golightly, PhD, and her team want to find out. Sedentary behavior […]
Jan 31, 2023

Welcome new staff: Catarina “Cat” Francisco
Catarina “Cat” Francisco, BS, began working as a Student Service Associate at the College of Allied Health Professions on January 9th, 2023. In 2017, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is currently pursuing an academic master’s degree in Counseling at UNO, with a focus on Student […]
Jan 20, 2023

Leah Stade a UNK Title IX Trailblazer
by Kalani Simpson – UNMC Strategic Communications Leah Stade, OTD, academic fieldwork coordinator and assistant professor of the occupational therapy program in the College of Allied Health Professions, was recently honored by the University of Nebraska-Kearney as a 50th anniversary Title IX Trailblazer. UNK marked 50 years of the landmark law, which prohibits discrimination on […]
Jan 19, 2023

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- by Jeffrey RobbThe new unit is part of the ongoing collaboration between UNMC, the C-STARS program and the U.S. Department of Defense.
- by Jeffrey RobbThis is the 14th straight year that it has rated as the top hospital in Nebraska. Gastroenterology also ranked nationally.
- by Jeffrey RobbThis year's #WeAreUNMC BBQ and the student involvement fair will be combined into a single event held Aug. 27.
- by Jeffrey RobbDr. Sapkota is an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the UNMC Kearney campus.
- by Jeffrey RobbUNMC's Corey Hopkins, PhD, is mapping the achievements onto his arm – with tattoos of the compounds' makeup.