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Category: Kudos

RSTE Students Bring Home Awards

This past weekend was a busy one for our faculty and students in the radiation sciences!  Lisa Bartenhagen, program director in the radiation therapy program, accompanied her students to Illinois for the Chicago Area Radiation Therapist 2010 Annual Conference & Student Registry Review April 16 – 18, 2010. Results of the student essay competition were […]

Apr 19, 2010

Higgins Honored

Fran Higgins, in the associate dean’s office, received the Wardle-Spire-Lane Graduate Fellowship for 2010-2011 from the UNO English department on Friday, April 16. She was nominated for academic excellence by one of her professors and shares the award with a fellow student. Higgins was also recognized for completion of the Advanced Writing certificate, conferred in […]

Apr 19, 2010

Donner among Eight Awardees Selected for ASMCUE 2010 Early-Career Faculty Travel Award

Washington, DC (19 April 2010) – Eight exceptional educators have been chosen to receive the 2010 Early-Career Faculty Travel Award from the American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE). Each awardee receives funding to attend the conference and will be formally recognized at the conference, which be held May 20-23, 2010, in San […]

Apr 19, 2010

Did it Again!

In case you missed it, our PA and PT programs’ rankings appeared in U.S. News & World Report again: The School of Allied Health Professions’ physician assistant program tied for 14th; and The School of Allied Health Professions’ physical therapy program ranked 33rd.

Apr 16, 2010

Two-time Winner: Kathy Volkman

Kathy Volkman, in physical therapy education, is receiving the Chancellor’s Silver U award for April. She is a two-time recipient. Congratulations, Kathy!

Apr 6, 2010

Faculty Educational Support Grants

Congratulations to the following School of Allied Health Professions faculty who received COM Educational Support grants totaling over $10,000 for 2010-2011 to enhance educational instruction: Kim Michael, program director in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, will purchase a  Transvaginal Ultrasound Training Model. The model will provide simulated training for sonography students to develop scanning skills. Lisa Bartenhagen, […]

Mar 29, 2010

SAHP Students Participate in Aging Interest Group Health Fair

Students from the PT and PA programs took part in a health fair for residents of New Cassel Retirement Center on Feb 13. The health fair was organized by the Interprofessional Aging Interest Group, a multidisciplinary group of students (MD, nursing, PT, PA, pharmacy, and social work) interested in the care of older adults and […]

Mar 9, 2010

Kudos to our fearless leader and his family

Time out with T.O. – The Meyers hoop it up – from the UNMC Today February 19, 2010 by Tom O’connor Deb and Kyle Meyer, Ph.D., can’t explain it.”Maybe we share some mutant gene,” Kyle said. Whatever it is, there’s no disputing that the Meyers produced four special boys who delivered one amazing accomplishment — […]

Feb 19, 2010

Karen Honeycutt tells us where cholesterol comes from

In case you missed it, Karen Honeycutt, professor in the clinical laboratory science program, appeared in an “Ask UNMC” segment on youtube. Where does cholesterol come from?

Feb 19, 2010

Physical Therapy Students Participate in Legislative Day at the Nebraska State Capitol

Many of the second-year Physical Therapy students participated in Legislative Day at the State Capitol in Lincoln on Wednesday, February 3rd.  The event jointly sponsored by the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association and the Nebraska Medical Association promoted the national program, “Exercise is Medicine.” This program promotes health and wellness through increasing physical activity and exercise […]

Feb 5, 2010