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Extended family publishes

In case you missed the blurb in UNMC Today this morning, Greg Higgins, campus security corporal (and my spouse), published six photographs in the newest issue of Plains Song Review, including the cover shot. This is the twelfth volume of the peer reviewed journal out of the Center for Great Plains Studies at UNL, which publishes […]

Apr 23, 2010

Dougherty receives McMillan Scholarship

Suzanne Dougherty, a physical therapy student in the School of Allied Health Professions, is one of only six recipients to receive this year’s Mary McMillan Scholarship from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The national award honors outstanding physical therapy students. According to APTA data, more than 7,200 students of the nation’s 2010 physical therapy […]

Apr 23, 2010

Bartenhagen, Koth, Custer paper accepted for publication

AEIRS Journal – Radiologic Science & Education accepted a paper written by Lisa Bartenhagen, Jana Koth, and Tanya Custer titled, “Creating & Evaluating an Interactive Web-based Module for the Instruction of Radiation Therapy Simulation” for publication. This was part of the project Tanya completed for her Master’s Degree and the IT Scholars Program. Congratulations!

Apr 23, 2010

RSTE Students Bring Home Awards

This past weekend was a busy one for our faculty and students in the radiation sciences!  Lisa Bartenhagen, program director in the radiation therapy program, accompanied her students to Illinois for the Chicago Area Radiation Therapist 2010 Annual Conference & Student Registry Review April 16 – 18, 2010. Results of the student essay competition were […]

Apr 19, 2010

Higgins Honored

Fran Higgins, in the associate dean’s office, received the Wardle-Spire-Lane Graduate Fellowship for 2010-2011 from the UNO English department on Friday, April 16. She was nominated for academic excellence by one of her professors and shares the award with a fellow student. Higgins was also recognized for completion of the Advanced Writing certificate, conferred in […]

Apr 19, 2010

Donner among Eight Awardees Selected for ASMCUE 2010 Early-Career Faculty Travel Award

Washington, DC (19 April 2010) – Eight exceptional educators have been chosen to receive the 2010 Early-Career Faculty Travel Award from the American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE). Each awardee receives funding to attend the conference and will be formally recognized at the conference, which be held May 20-23, 2010, in San […]

Apr 19, 2010

Did it Again!

In case you missed it, our PA and PT programs’ rankings appeared in U.S. News & World Report again: The School of Allied Health Professions’ physician assistant program tied for 14th; and The School of Allied Health Professions’ physical therapy program ranked 33rd.

Apr 16, 2010

Visitors!

Stephanie and Adam Stevens dropped in to the Dean’s suite to introduce Logan. What a handsome family!

Apr 15, 2010

Walkin'

It’s Spring and a great time to start walking again. We circled the ice rink a few times and ran the stairs on the east side of it to work off the SAHP potluck. Here’s Maggie “Balboa” with her victory dance.

Apr 15, 2010

Two-time Winner: Kathy Volkman

Kathy Volkman, in physical therapy education, is receiving the Chancellor’s Silver U award for April. She is a two-time recipient. Congratulations, Kathy!

Apr 6, 2010