Category: Kudos
Silver U Award
Marnie Imhoff received the November Silver U award because “she has made outstanding contributions to the Clinical Laboratory Science Program and to UNMC,” said her nominators. They went on to say, “Marnie is committed to excellence. Her customer service skills are outstanding. She holds students to the high standards of our program though they are […]
Nov 21, 2011
PA Distance Learning Program student receives award
Angela Cassell, CCPA, is a Canadian Distance Learning Program (DLP) student who will be graduating in December from UNMC with an MPAS with a concentration in Family Medicine. She received the Tom Ashman PA of the year award at the annual Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) recently held in Montreal. Originally from New Brunswick, […]
Nov 3, 2011
MDCP student near Everest today!
Mark Rosin, a student in the Masters Degree in Clinical Perfusion (MDCP) program, hopes to reach a third summit in Nepal today. He is carrying a “spot” device, which is transmitting his location live. You can follow his progress online. Rosin set out for Nepal on October 14th with a guide and seven friends. Best […]
Nov 3, 2011
Let them eat cake…or maybe not!
This is a cake that the Radiography students on the Columbus campus made for a hospital competition at Columbus Community Hospital. They won the cake decorating contest — first out of eight entries — and received a pizza party for the radiology department. Wow! Happy Halloween!
Oct 26, 2011
MRI program receives accreditation
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) program in the School of Allied Health Professions was just awarded five years accreditation, the maximum for a new program. Congratulations to Adam Stevens, MA, RT(R)(MR)(CT), program director!
Oct 24, 2011
Katherine Jones publishes article
Congratulations to Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, in the Physical Therapy Education program for an upcoming publication in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education! She is first author on “Prevalence, Formation, Maintenance, and Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Student Aging Interest Groups,” which will be included in a set of five papers related to innovative medical school curricula in issue […]
Oct 20, 2011
Custer, a hard-core runner!
Tanya Custer, MS, RT(R)(T), instructor in Radiation Sciences Technology Education just returned from running the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco on October 16th. “I’d rank it up there with having kids,” said Tanya. “It was amazing!” It didn’t hurt that at the end of the race, the runners were presented with Tiffany necklaces […]
Oct 18, 2011
Donnelly to present
The Scientific Program Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) informed Amber Donnelly, PhD, MPH, SCT (ASCP), program director in the Cytotechnology Program that her abstract titled, “Virtual Microscopy in Cytotechnology Education: Application of Knowledge from Virtual to Glass,” was selected for a Platform Presentation at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ASC […]
Sep 29, 2011
Hanson publishes, times three!
Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, assistant professor in the Medical Nutrition Education program, has two newly published articles, “Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Neonates : A Review,” and “Implementation, Process, and Outcomes of Nutrition Best Practices for Infants <1500 g.” A third article, “Vitamin D Status and Associations in Newborn,Formula Fed Infants During Initial […]
Sep 28, 2011
SAHP's Darwin Brown names the tower
“Hope” was announced as the name of the campus art feature at the Tuesday dedication ceremony for the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza. The name was based on the suggestion of “Hope Tower,” which was submitted by Darwin Brown, assistant professor in the physician assistant program in the School of Allied Health Professions. Full […]
Sep 14, 2011
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- by Jeffrey RobbFollowing the retirement of founding director Risto Rautiainen, PhD, Matthew Nonnenmann, PhD, is the new Central States Center for Ag Safety and Health director.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe awards are the highest education-related awards conferred by UNMC; nominations will close Aug. 9.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe conference, sponsored by UNMC and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will be held Sept. 4 at the Scott Conference Center.
- by Jeffrey RobbNotes on a faculty fellowship in dentistry, a research award and a keynote at a regional symposium.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe new therapy is available to patients with advanced pancreatic cancer at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.