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Interprofessional Practice highlighted at Conference
The merits of interprofessional teamwork between physical therapists, nurses, and dieticians was highlighted Tuesday, August 17, 2010 during a presentation given by Patricia Hageman, PT, PhD at the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice Annual Workshop. The workshop, held live in Omaha with telecast transmission to Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk, NE, emphasized the implications of […]
Aug 19, 2010
Talent Tuesdays Starts Oct 5, 2010
We’re calling it Talent Tuesdays: an hour of entertainment provided by UNMC employees and students for other UNMC employees and students. I’d thought about playing a lunch-time gig in our Bennett Hall auditorium since we moved in after the renovation, and when I mentioned it to Chuck Brown, a fellow musician in public relations, he […]
Aug 18, 2010
Today's Research Seminar Postponed
Today’s research seminar scheduled at noon in BTH 2020 is being postponed. We will send rescheduling information at a later date.
Aug 18, 2010
Faculty members — get your picture taken on Sept. 15
A photographer will be available on Wednesday, Sept. 15 between 10 a.m. and noon to shoot free professional head shots for faculty members. The photo shoots — which should last just a few minutes each — will take place in the atrium outside of the Truhlsen Campus Events Center in the Sorrell Center. If you […]
Aug 16, 2010
Welcome Marnie Imhoff to the CLS Team
The Clinical Laboratory Science Program would like to introduce our newest member. Marnie Imhoff, MBA, MT(ASCP) joined the program in June as the CLS Program’s Clinical Education Coordinator. Marnie is responsible for the coordination of the thirty-plus students that complete nine-months of their didactic and clinical education via distance in health care facilities across Nebraska, […]
Aug 13, 2010
Fell Admitted into Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity
Linda L. Fell, MS, MASCP, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM, was recently admitted into the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity. The mission of Alpha Mu Tau is to recognize ASCLS members who have made outstanding professional contributions to the field of clinical laboratory science and to enhance the profession by providing scholarships to support educational endeavors. Ms. Fell and the […]
Aug 13, 2010
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
Prusia, Three-Time Honoree
Sue Prusia, Fiscal and Budget Associate in the SAHP, was a guest yesterday at the Chancellor’s Silver “U” luncheon. Sue, who has been employed at the SAHP for ten years, was honored as a three-time recipient of the Chancellor’s Silver “U” award. The Silver “U” award is given to acknowledge employees “who provide consistent performance […]
Jul 30, 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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