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Another Successful “Coats and Caps for Kids” Drive

On November 21, 2013, the Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) students, with support from the RSTE Alumni, delivered coats, hats, and gloves to the Miller Park Elementary School. Each year, the students collect new and gently used winter coats, caps, gloves, and monetary donations for the purchase of stocking caps and gloves for the children. […]

Nov 26, 2013

Imaging is Important

Lisa Bartenhagen knows medical imaging is important not just because she is a registered radiographer and radiation therapist, but because this image is of her son, Broc’s, head after grid placement. These grids were surgically implanted to map Broc’s brain activity prior to a frontal lobectomy.    Not only did radiographers play a major role […]

Oct 29, 2013

RSTE Central NE tour – Day 2

RSTE faculty have landed in Hastings, NE:

Oct 16, 2013

Congratulations to Dr. Bilek, new assistant dean for research development!

Laura Bilek, Ph.D., associate professor of physical therapy education, has been named assistant dean for research development in the School of Allied Health Professions. She assumes her new role July 1. Read full article in UNMC Today…    

Jun 27, 2013

Congrats to the happy couple

Jim Temme’s daughter, Melissa, was married on Saturday, June 1st. Congratulations!  

Jun 6, 2013

New baby in the allied health family!

Erin Hoffman, in our PA program, had her baby! Welcome Katherine Jean Hoffman, Born May 17th at 3:41pm, 7lbs 7ozs and 20.5 inches. Congrats!

May 24, 2013

PT Faculty honored

Pat Hageman, PT, PhD, was recognized as a 2012 UNMC Distinguished Scientist. The Distinguished Scientist award — which is sponsored by the chancellor — recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists in the country during the past five years. UNMC Today article… Reggie Harbourne PT, PhD, PCS, from the Munroe Meyer Institute, […]

Jan 31, 2013

Fine art featured at the next Science Cafe

I find out a lot of cool stuff on Facebook. For instance, my friend, artist Rachel Mindrup, has a Facebook page called Many Faces of NF, which features her amazing paintings of people who suffer from Neurofibromatosis (NF). Before I saw her pictures online, I had never heard of NF. It opened a dialogue. When […]

Jan 29, 2013

Help me get to the Tricycle on Ice race for Parkinson’s research

I, Fran Higgins, need your help, allied healthers (and friends)! As part of the Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s event this year, UNMC will have a “Tricycle on Ice” race, in which fully-grown adults will race tricycles across the ice on Saturday, January 26th at noon. I am one of several candidates, but only the four candidates […]

Jan 11, 2013

How Saying ‘Thanks’ Can Help Your Career

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about Thank U cards and in the spirit of the season, here’s a short article from the Wall Street Journal about how a thank-you in the workplace can help your career. Remember, you can go to our Employee Services site and click on Campus Resources/Vital Thank U, and fill […]

Nov 29, 2012