Allied Health Blog
International Celiac Awareness Day May 16
story contributions by Mariah K. Jackson, PhD, RDN In support of International Celiac Awareness Day, on May 16, the Davis Global Center will unite with communities around the world in lighting up landmarks green to raise awareness of celiac disease, gluten-free food insecurity, and the need for more research. Celiac disease is a genetic autoimmune […]
May 16, 2024

2024 Annual College of Allied Health Professions Awards Winners
At the convocation ceremony on May 3, we honored the recipients of the College of Allied Health Professions annual awards. The Awards and Recognition Committee and Research Development and Management Committee were pleased to announce the 2024 CAHP Awardees: Assistant Professor for the Physical Therapy program in the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Megan […]
May 10, 2024

Donnelly takes U.S. cytology back to Greece
Ever wonder where the name Pap smear came from? The cytology field began with George Nicholas Papanicolaou, MD, and his development of screening for cervical cancer, or Pap smear. One of the first things our diagnostic cytology students learn is about Dr. Papanicolaou’s history and his birthplace in Kymi, Greece. But to our students and […]
May 7, 2024

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