Category: Outreach
35 jars of peanut butter collected for the UNO food pantry
Great things happen when we bounce ideas around during wellness walks! For staff members Tammy O’Donnell, Cindy Skarda, and Kim Corum, inspiration came during a walk as they discussed an article in UNMC Today about how the UNO food pantry is available to UNMC students. They thought it would be nice to start a collection […]
Mar 5, 2019
Distinguished scientist: Corrine Hanson, Ph.D.
Corri Hanson, PhD, associate professor and associate program director in medical nutrition education, has been named a 2018 UNMC Distinguished Scientist. This award recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists at UNMC during the past five years. If you look at the long list of publications on her bio page, you’ll know […]
Feb 28, 2019
CAHP CAPTURE Falls Program Receives National Exposure
Good work doesn’t go unnoticed. Our CAHP CAPTURE Falls team, led by Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, Anne Skinner, MS, RHIA, and Vicki Kennel, PhD, recently received recognition for their work to implement the safe practice of inpatient fall risk reduction. Their project, CAPTURE Falls, which stands for Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to Reduce (CAPTURE) […]
Feb 22, 2019
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