Category: Nutrition
Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future – 2017 Alumni Reunion
Register now for the 2017 UNMC College of Allied Health Professions Alumni Reunion, Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Omaha. It’s our sapphire anniversary, as the College (formerly a School) is celebrating 45 years. The reunion theme, Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future, pays homage to that. Please consider joining your fellow alumni for exciting reunion […]
Apr 26, 2017
Welcome new staff: Elizabeth Stout
Liz Stout, MBA, recently joined the CAHP staff in Kearney at the Health Science Education Complex as education program/admissions coordinator. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Midland Lutheran College (now Midland University) in 2006 and a Master of Business Administration degree from UNK in 2009. Heres’ more about Liz in her own […]
Apr 25, 2017
Corri Hanson, PhD: Outstanding mentor of graduate students
Corri Hanson Ph.D., the M. Patricia and James W. Leuschen Professor, medical nutrition education in the College of Allied Health Professions, will receive the Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students Award at the April 20 annual faculty meeting. Full article in UNMC Today>> Congratulations, Dr. Hanson!
Apr 13, 2017
Hanson to present in Prague
In May, associate professor in medical nutrition, Corrine Hanson, PhD, will attend the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Annual Meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, where her research poster, Levels of Pro-vitamin A Compounds and Tocopherol in Mother-infant Pairs from Midwest USA and Correlations with Fetal Growth, was chosen as a “poster […]
Feb 21, 2017
Welcome new staff: Leah Sinner
Leah Sinner, BS, recently joined the CAHP Academic and Student Affairs staff as an office associate II. Leah graduated from UNK with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She went on to work for Husker Athletics for over five years as an assistant ticket manager, where she was a part of the ticket process […]
Jan 5, 2017
Important: Have you documented your flu vaccine status, yet?
The shot is optional (though highly recommended), but documentation is a MUST! And it only takes a minute online. The online influenza vaccine verification, accessible through a UNMC or Nebraska Medicine computer, allows colleagues to indicate their choice of vaccination: receipt of vaccine reason for vaccine declination vaccination received elsewhere The expectation is for 100 […]
Dec 5, 2016
Cyber Security: Be Aware. Be Accountable.
All UNMC faculty, staff, and students must complete the information security awareness training in Blackboard by December 31, 2016. Vigilance is needed everywhere – on campus, at home, in government – as there are huge potential financial, HIPAA, FERPA, research, and personal privacy risks. Our colleagues are our frontline defense against potential breaches. You are […]
Oct 27, 2016
Welcome new staff: Kevin Howard
Kevin Howard, MA, recently joined the College of Allied Health Professions Academic and Student Affairs’ team as a Recruitment and Marketing Specialist. Prior to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, he worked at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Kevin brings with him nearly six years of experience working directly with prospective and current college […]
Jul 5, 2016
Scholarship celebrates Stork, Robertson legacies
Before UNMC had the Interprofessional Academy of Educators, there was Sandra Stork, longtime director of clinical dietetics, in the then-School of Allied Health Professions, and the Teaching Improvement Project System (TIPS) program. As does today’s teaching academy, Stork and TIPS took educators from all over campus and gave them tools to better reach the students […]
Jun 28, 2016
Hanson and Siu elected to UNMC Faculty Senate
Associate professor in medical nutrition education, Corri Hanson, PhD, and associate professor in physical therapy education, Joseph Siu, PhD, were elected to the UNMC Faculty Senate. This is a re-election for Dr. Hanson, who was also elected Secretary. This will be Dr. Siu’s, first two-year term. CAHP dean, Kyle Meyer, PhD, congratulated the two and […]
Jun 7, 2016
