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Share Your Colors on Feb 29 in Support of Rare Disease Day

by genetic counseling students Isabel Bullock and Karli Workman What is Rare Disease Day? Rare Disease Day is recognized on the last day of February each year. This year is particularly special since February 29th only comes around once every four years. Since it is the rarest day of the year, it is also the […]

Feb 28, 2024

Rare Disease Day Feb 29

Welcome new staff: Shayla Keim

Shayla Keim recntly joined our physician assistant program in Kearney as clinical education associate. Here’s more about Shayla in her own words: I was born in Kearney, Neb, and was raised in Elm Creek for most of my childhood. My family relocated to Pleasanton in 2012 and that is where I completed my high school […]

Feb 28, 2024

Shayla Keim

Spreading Warmth and Wellness: The CAHP Student Ambassadors’ Successful Food Drive

This winter, the College of Allied Health Professions’ Student Ambassadors took up the mantle of compassion and community service. Their mission? To spread warmth and wellness through a January food drive. With drop-off locations in Omaha and Kearney, the students collected donations to support the Omaha Open Door Mission and the Kearney Jubilee Center, both […]

Feb 20, 2024

Food drive collection bin