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Allied Health Blog

Awards and presentations at APTA Combined Sections Meeting

Emily (Bartels) Young, graduate of our physical therapy (PT) education program, received the Student Award for Geriatrics Research at the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in San Diego on January 23, 2013. The award is from the Section on Geriatrics to facilitate interest in geriatric research among entry-level physical […]

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

Denim for Disabilities

From January 28 to February 25, 2013, employees can purchase a “Denim for Disabilities” sticker for $1 and wear jeans to work for that day (if allowed in their department). Folks in allied health can purchase a denim sticker from Fran Higgins – BTH 3013M. Checks should be made payable to Meyer Foundation for Disabilities. […]

Jan 28, 2013