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Radiography students place well at NSRT
Four of our senior radiography students put in a good showing at the Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technologists (NSRT) Annual Meeting on April 21, 2023. Brienne Fanta took 2nd place for her poster presentation, “Omphalocele,” and 3rd place went to Elizabeth Ronayne for, “Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP).” Two other students scored in the top four […]
May 4, 2023

May: Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
by Elizabeth McDonald Blume and Sydney Hubbard, second year genetic counseling students Ricky’s 65 RosesIn 1965 Ricky, a 4-year-old boy, inspired people for generations to come with one simple phrase, “65 roses.”1 Ricky used to listen to his mother Mary make dozens of phone calls to friends, neighbors, and community members. Mary was a volunteer […]
May 1, 2023

Occupational Therapy faculty launch digital journal
UNMC Occupational Therapy program faculty have launched a new journal, Translational Science in Occupation. Associate Program Director and Doctoral Capstone Coordinator Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, Assistant Professor M. Nicole Martino, PhD, and Program Director Nancy Krusen, PhD, began the journal to freely exchange knowledge about occupation and the practice of occupational therapy to advance health and […]
Apr 18, 2023

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