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Pictures, as promised

Here are pictures of baby Austen Koth and his brothers. Congratulations to Jana!

Apr 2, 2010

New Addition: Baby Koth

Austen Matthew Koth was born 3/25/2010 at 6:42PM. Baby and mommy Jana (from the radiation therapy program) are doing well. Pictures to follow!  

Mar 30, 2010

Humanities, anyone?

My creative nonfiction submission, “On Perusing the Handbook to Literature: Lessons Learned After the Fact,”  for the UNO Writers Series Workshop was chosen for presentation at the event on Thursday, April 1st in the UNO Writing Center (Arts & Sciences building, 1st floor) at 7:00 p.m. I think there will be a total of five […]

Mar 30, 2010

Faculty Educational Support Grants

Congratulations to the following School of Allied Health Professions faculty who received COM Educational Support grants totaling over $10,000 for 2010-2011 to enhance educational instruction: Kim Michael, program director in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, will purchase a  Transvaginal Ultrasound Training Model. The model will provide simulated training for sonography students to develop scanning skills. Lisa Bartenhagen, […]

Mar 29, 2010

New Baby Meyer

Associate Dean Kyle Meyer is a grandpa, again! Kyle and Deb’s oldest son, Ryan, and his wife, Jana, had a baby girl on March 21, 2010 at 7:39 a.m. Norah Jane Meyer was 9 lbs 9 oz and 21 3/4″ tall.

Mar 26, 2010

UNMC teamwork with rural hospitals in Hospitals and Health Networks

Our work improving teamwork and communication in Nebraska’s Critical Access Hospitals was highlighted in this month’s publication of Hospital & Health Networks, which is “the flagship publication of the American Hospital Association.”      

Mar 25, 2010

Tornado Drill: 5th-floor-Bennett-Hall-Style

The fifth floor breakroom got cozy this morning during our tornado drill, but we all made it out safely. 🙂

Mar 24, 2010

REMINDER: SAHP Research Development Seminar Series Tomorrow

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 12:00-12:50 p.m. in MSC 1005, Round Table: Making the most of the NIA meeting at UNMC. M Patricia Leuschen, Coordinator.

Mar 23, 2010

SAHP Students Participate in Aging Interest Group Health Fair

Students from the PT and PA programs took part in a health fair for residents of New Cassel Retirement Center on Feb 13. The health fair was organized by the Interprofessional Aging Interest Group, a multidisciplinary group of students (MD, nursing, PT, PA, pharmacy, and social work) interested in the care of older adults and […]

Mar 9, 2010

UNMC researcher uses NASA technology for kids with disabilities

by Nicole Lindquist, UNMC public relations Shaquille O’Neal. Yao Ming. Jackie Ondracek. What do two NBA superstars have in common with a 17-year-old senior at Omaha South High School? Full article from UNMC Today.

Mar 3, 2010

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