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Category: Research

MLS graduates publish case study in national newsletter

The June American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Today newsletter published a case study by two of our 2021 medical laboratory science graduates, Kora Freeman and Izabel Hanson. They worked on the project for scholarly activity in a course. UNMC faculty Linsey Donner and Sandra Latshaw, as well as their University of Missouri – […]

Jun 2, 2021

Another great UNMC showing at this year’s virtual NSRT conference

article by Michael Dutt In the spring of 2021 the Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technologists hosted their annual Business Session. Normally the business session is part of the larger Annual Conference, but due to COVID-19 the conference was re-imagined for the 2021 year. Instead of the usual 3-day event held in person, the NSRT offered […]

Apr 21, 2021

Medical Nutrition Attends FNCE — Virtually

submitted by Mariah Jackson The Medical Nutrition Education Division has six nutrition research abstracts accepted to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), to be presented this October. FNCE is one of the world’s largest meetings of food and nutrition experts. More than 10,000 registered dietitian nutritionists, nutrition researchers, […]

Oct 5, 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

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2020 Annual CAHP Awards Winners

This year, since our regular awards ceremony in May has been canceled, winners of the CAHP annual awards will be honored at the annual CAHP Employee Recognition event held in August. The Awards and Recognition Committee and Research Development and Management Committee is pleased to announce the 2020 CAHP Awardees. Elizabeth Wellsandt, PT, DPT, PhD, […]

Apr 1, 2020

DPT students present at Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum

Meagan Reiners, DPT3 student, and Jie Hao, MS/DPT1 student, recently presented research at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum on Feb 22. The forum, sponsored by UNMC and Creighton University, provides an opportunity for students in graduate or health professions programs to present their work in an oral or poster format while receiving feedback from […]

Mar 4, 2020

Impact in Education: Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, Ph.D.

Our very own Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, Ph.D., is one of the recipients of the Office of Academic Affairs’ 2019-20 Impact in Education Awards. He will receive the Research in Education Scholar Award. Read the full article in UNMC Today. Big congratulations, Dr. Siu!

Feb 14, 2020

Joseph Siu

Dr. Hanson presents at DC workshop

Last week, Medical Nutrition associate director Corrine Hanson, PhD, presented in Washington DC at a National Academy of Sciences workshop titled, “Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation: Exploring New Evidence.” She presented on, “Nutritional Antioxidants in Pregnancy and Lactation.”

Feb 4, 2020

Welcome new faculty: Mariah Dougherty

Mariah K. Dougherty, MMN, RDN, LMNT, recently joined the Medical Nutrition program faculty. Here’s more about Mariah in her own words: “I grew up in Ames, Iowa and completed my BS in Dietetics at Iowa State University. After graduating, I moved to Omaha and completed a combined Dietetic Internship and Masters program at the University […]

Jul 29, 2019

2019 Annual CAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum

The annual College of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 from 1:05 p.m. to 2:00 p.m in MSC 3002 and streamed to HSEC 100. Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, FAND, associate director and associate professor in Medical Nutrition, will receive the Significance in Research Award. This award is […]

Mar 28, 2019