Category: Outreach
Celebrating DNA Day!
By Jessie Poskochil and Charlie King Did you know that James C. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick discovered that DNA is in the shape of a double helix in 1953? This remains one of the major milestones in scientific discovery. Fifty years later, the Human Genome Project was completed, marking the creation of a reference […]
Apr 20, 2021
World Down Syndrome Day
by Genetic Counseling students Sierra Clark, Madison McPherson, and Emily Toering Many people have heard of Down syndrome, though fewer may be able to answer the question “what is it?” As World Down Syndrome Day approaches on March 21, let’s explore this question with the aim of increasing awareness and promoting solidarity with our friends, […]
Mar 18, 2021
Individually Rare, Collectively Common
By Elyssa Gray, Erin Loughney, & Katie Tlusty Rare disease dayOver 300 million people worldwide are affected by a rare disease. In the United States alone, there are over 7,000 rare diseases affecting around 30 million people. Individually, these diseases are rare, but rare diseases are collectively common. Rare diseases span the medical spectrum from […]
Feb 24, 2021
Students’ food drive a success
In mid-November, students from various CAHP programs ran a campus-wide food drive for Thanksgiving. They collected a total of 663 items: 555 in Omaha and 108 in Kearney. The drive was sponsored by SUN-APTA, the Students of the University of Nebraska-American Physical Therapy Association, as a fall philanthropy project. Donations went to Heartland Hope Mission […]
Dec 1, 2020
PT2 serves in the Nebraska Army National Guard
John Lysinger is a second-year student in the Division of Physical Therapy Education and a member of the Nebraska Army National Guard. John was activated in April for the COVID-19 response. John’s unit activated to support the Nebraska Accommodation Project. The National Guardsmen staffed UNO residence halls, which were made available free of charge to […]
Sep 30, 2020
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
by Marlon Morales, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM Our Medical Laboratory Science program is happy to celebrate Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 19-25th! Lab Week is an annual nationwide celebration of the medical laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in health care. Lab professionals work behind the scenes, out of sight and out of mind. […]
Apr 20, 2020
Dean’s admin called to duty
Most of us are working from home right now, but if you email Perris Scott, administrative associate in the college dean’s office, you’ll get a different out of office reply. “I will be out of the office for the foreseeable future as I have been called to duty with the Air National Guard.” Perris promised […]
Apr 9, 2020
Student ambassadors in Kearney volunteer at community dinner
Kearney campus Student Ambassadors helped with a Jubilee Center Community Dinner the evening of March 5th. The students provided desserts and drinks for the meal and helped with meal set-up, serving, and clean-up. The Kearney Jubilee Center is a non-profit, community-based organization aimed at providing the most basic of human needs while advocating for social […]
Mar 13, 2020
Faculty panel discusses health care careers with Girls Inc students
Several CAHP faculty participated on a career panel Saturday, February 22, 2020, at the Girls Inc, Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum STEM collaboration day. This event was at the Mike and Josie Harper Center on Creighton’s campus. The panel met with high school girls to discuss their jobs and the variety of health care careers […]
Feb 27, 2020
E-Learning modules continue to have far reach
Faculty in the Department of Medical Imaging & Therapeutic Sciences (MITS) recently completed work on the creation of a new course for the University of Nebraska High School. Tanya Custer, assistant professor and distance education coordinator for MITS, and member of the Interprofessional Academy of Educators (IAE), served as the primary developer of the course […]
Jul 12, 2019
