Alumni and students now have a dedicated online community to connect for networking, mentoring, interprofessional groups, and discussion boards. The community, UNMC Alumni Connections, is managed by the Alumni Relations Office and was created in partnership with industry leader, PeopleGrove. It was first made available to alumni earlier this month. Individuals who are interested in signing up may visit https://connections.unmcalumni.org and join the community via… Continue Reading
submitted by Mariah Jackson The Medical Nutrition Education Division has six nutrition research abstracts accepted to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), to be presented this October. FNCE is one of the world’s largest meetings of food and nutrition experts. More than 10,000 registered dietitian nutritionists, nutrition researchers, and health-care providers typically flock to a major city every… Continue Reading
Jana Wells, MS, RD, LMNT, CNSC, is a new assistant professor in the medical nutrition program. Here’s more about Jana in her own words: I was born and raised in St. Paul, Nebraska and have lived in Omaha for the past 6 years. I have had the pleasure of working at Nebraska Medicine since 2017 as a medical nutrition therapist, and am so excited for… Continue Reading
