Category: Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy Student Wins Competition
As reported in the UNMC Today, Chuck Kasson, a UNMC Physical Therapy student, won the heavyweight division of the North American Highlander Competition last weekend. The competition was a strength contest similar to the World’s Strongest Man, in which Kasson and other competitors flipped tires, lifted logs and moved other objects that weighed hundreds of […]
Aug 6, 2010
Dr. Turman to present at next UNMC Science Cafe
Jack Turman, Jr., PhD, PT, Director of Physical Therapy Education in the School of Allied Health Professions will be presenting at the UNMC Science Cafe next Tuesday, August 3rd. Dr. Turman’s research involves the study of environmental determinants of feeding behavior, in preterm infants and the effects of nutritional interventions on brain and behavior development. […]
Aug 2, 2010
Generation of curiosity isn't the problem…
“The problem is the generation of a curiosity that always asks a question that in turn spurs one on to a physical act in pursuit of an answer.” This quote comes from Back in Keith County, by John Janovy, Jr., Varner Professor of Biological Sciences at UNL. I’m reading the book for my English Master’s comps and […]
Jul 19, 2010
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