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Category: Physical Therapy

Dr. Venema wins Achievement in Education Award

Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, assistant professor in Physical Therapy education, won the “Achievement in Education Award” from the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association. She will officially receive this at the Fall State Meeting Sept 28, 2013, during the Business Luncheon.    Dawn was selected for her demonstration of consistent academic service to NPTA members. She has performed […]

Sep 6, 2013

Dr. Joseph Siu awarded NASA grant

Ka-Chun “Joseph” Siu, PhD, assistant professor in the physical therapy education program, was awarded $15,013 from the NASA Nebraska Space Grant. In collaboration with Penn State University and University of Central Florida, he will conduct a new study to investigate the optimal training model for skills learning and retention in Telemedicine. The duration of the […]

Aug 22, 2013

Let’s do this!

In case you missed it in UNMC Today, today, we’ll be starting up a new wellness activity September 1. It’s super easy to sign up (I just did it and the instructions are below). Also, it sounds super easy to participate (just track ANY kind of physical activity that you do for 10 minutes), so […]

Aug 19, 2013