Category: Health
Summer PT program an international success
The UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education has offered a 3-week Summer Experiential Education (SEED) program since 2017 for international PT students. This summer, the program enrolled 33 international students from seven universities around the world. The program includes online lectures with PT faculty, student roundtable sessions with current UNMC DPT students, and group discussions/presentations. […]
Jul 26, 2022
Welcome new faculty: Nicole Insinger
Our Clinical Perfusion program recently added a new faculty member, Nicole Insinger, MPS, CCP, LP. Here’s more about Nicole in her own words: I was born and raised in Omaha, Neb. I attended UNL, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Biochemistry and Spanish. After graduating from UNL, I decided […]
Jul 15, 2022
American Lung Association funds grant to study nutrition and asthma in pregnant women
Jana Ponce, PhD, and Corri Hanson, PhD, are co-investigators on the recently funded grant, “Influence of Omega-3 Status on Asthma Health During Pregnancy,” from the American Lung Association. This 2-year, $95,000 grant is a collaboration with Mount Sinai and Duke University. Dr. Hanson explains the study in layman’s terms: Pregnant women with asthma are at […]
Jun 22, 2022
