Allied Health Blog
PT student runs ultramarathons
Andrew Joseph would rather be running. A second-year physical therapy (PT) student, Andrew runs marathons in his spare time, and not just any marathons. Out of 8-10 races – half, full, and ultramarathons – his longest race was a 100-mile ultramarathon. He believes his best race was a half marathon in 1 hour, 28 minutes. […]
Mar 15, 2022
Welcome new staff: Emily Wiley
Emily Wiley, BS, recently joined the staff of our Medical Laboratory Science program. Here’s more about Emily in her own words: I am originally from a suburb of Chicago and moved to Omaha after graduating from the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s in Integrative Biology. I spent eight years working for the […]
Mar 8, 2022
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
by Rose Bishop and Ashlynn Larsen, UNMC genetic counseling students According to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that 151,030 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year in the United States. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer; 1 in 23 men and 1 and 25 women will be diagnosed with […]
Mar 7, 2022
