Category: Research

Fiber affects lung function

What you eat can affect your lungs! In a short video for National Nutrition Month, the American Thoracic Society interviewed associate professor Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, about her study on nutrition and lung health. “What we found in our study was that people who ate less fiber had worse measures of lung function,” said […]

Mar 9, 2016

PT students presented posters at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum

Haley Hansen and Abby Regier (PT 2s) presented posters at the 47th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum that was held March 5, 2016, co-sponsored by UNMC and Creighton University. “They did a great job!”said Pat Hageman, PT, PhD, professor in PT Education. Haley’s poster was titled “Minimal Detectible Change in Dual Task Cost for […]

Mar 7, 2016

Chun-Kai Huang, PhD, recently joined the faculty in the division of physical therapy education as a post-doctoral research associate. Here are some fun facts about Dr. Huang, in his own words: “I grew up in a small town in Tainan, Taiwan, where I can reach the sea and the mountain within an hour. My wife, […]

Feb 10, 2016