Category: Kudos
Haley Hansen earns first place with poster
Haley Hansen (PT2) was awarded first place in the poster competition in the medical student category (which includes all health professions students) at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum (MSBRF). The MSBRF is an annual conference co-hosted by UNMC and Creighton that specifically gives graduate students and health professions students a venue to present their […]
Mar 15, 2016
Fiber affects lung function
What you eat can affect your lungs! In a short video for National Nutrition Month, the American Thoracic Society interviewed associate professor Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, about her study on nutrition and lung health. “What we found in our study was that people who ate less fiber had worse measures of lung function,” said […]
Mar 9, 2016
PT students presented posters at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum
Haley Hansen and Abby Regier (PT 2s) presented posters at the 47th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum that was held March 5, 2016, co-sponsored by UNMC and Creighton University. “They did a great job!”said Pat Hageman, PT, PhD, professor in PT Education. Haley’s poster was titled “Minimal Detectible Change in Dual Task Cost for […]
Mar 7, 2016
CAHP Treks the Tower
What’s the tallest building between Denver and Chicago? At 633 feet, it’s the First National Tower in Omaha, which consists of 40 floors and 870 steps. It’s also the venue for the annual Trek up the Tower, a community event presented by WELLCOM that raises money to support WELLCOM’s mission of elevating worksite wellness programs. […]
Mar 4, 2016
CLS adopts a Parisian lab
In support of the clinical laboratory professionals who provided patient care as a result of the November Paris Terror Attacks, the UNMC CLS faculty and students participated in the ‘Adopt a Parisian Lab’ program. They sent holiday wishes and thanks for the laboratory professional’s dedication to quality patient care to 14 clinical laboratories in Paris […]
Feb 15, 2016
Fiber-rich Diet May Reduce Lung Disease
Press Release, January 22, 2016 – A diet rich in fiber may not only protect against diabetes and heart disease, it may reduce the risk of developing lung disease, according to new research published online, ahead of print in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Analyzing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination […]
Jan 25, 2016
Custer and Michael publish Anatomage research
Tanya Custer, MS, RT(R)(T), assistant professor in Radiation Science Technology Education, and Kim Michael, MA, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, program director of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, were published in the Journal of Tomography and Simulation. The article, “The Utilization of the Anatomage Virtual Dissection Table in the Education of Imaging Science Students,” documents their research investigating the […]
Dec 31, 2015
Collaborative Ittner grant funded for Dr. Corrine Hanson
Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, Associate Professor in medical nutrition education, recently received funding for a collaborative grant by the Edna Ittner Foundation for $55,000. The Primary Investigator is Shirley Delair, MD, MPH, College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Hanson is a co-investigator, along with Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, Division of Newborn […]
Dec 18, 2015
Two PA students join Future Educator Fellows
At the recent Education Forum by the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) in Washington, DC, two UNMC PA students joined the inaugural class of Future Educator Fellows. Kim Sullivan and Mason Van Nostrand joined the first group of 25 PA students selected from PA programs across the country, assembled to participate in the forum and […]
Dec 10, 2015
CAHP students receive BCBS scholarships
Four students in the CAHP received Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska-University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) Health Services Scholarships. The recipients were Ryan Sowle and Taryn Trosper from the physician assistant program, and Emily Buck and Kaylee Samway from the Radiography program. The scholarships – made up of a gift of $300,000 in […]
Dec 4, 2015