Allied Health Blog
Fran Higgins receives second Silver U
Fran Higgins, MA, ADWR, is a recipient of the Chancellor’s Council Silver ‘U’ Award for July 2013. The award recognizes UNMC’s strong consistent performers, whose daily contributions or special achievements help meet UNMC’s mission. This is Higgins’ second Silver ‘U.’ Her first was in April 2005. l-r) Dr. Katherine Jones (one of the nominators), Fran […]
Jul 1, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. Bilek, new assistant dean for research development!
Laura Bilek, Ph.D., associate professor of physical therapy education, has been named assistant dean for research development in the School of Allied Health Professions. She assumes her new role July 1. Read full article in UNMC Today…
Jun 27, 2013
Thank you, Dr. Leuschen!
M. Patricia (Pat) Leuschen, Ph.D., assistant dean for research development in the School of Allied Health Professions, is retiring at the end of June after more than 35 years on the faculty at UNMC… read the full article. The retirement tea for Dr. Leuschen is tomorrow (Thursday, June 27, 2013) in the PDRs from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Join […]
Jun 26, 2013
Another wedding to celebrate!
Karen Keller (far right in photo), from CLS, announced that her daughter, Amy, married Jarrett Thomas on February 9, 2013 in Houston, TX. They held a second reception at the Aspen Room in Omaha on June 2nd for friends who couldn’t attend the Houston wedding. Congratulations!
Jun 18, 2013
Miles in May Winners
Winners of the SAHP Wellness Committee’s Miles in May challenge are: Most Mileage in May – Ryan Wessel Highest Number of Sessions in May – Fran Higgins Overall Time on Treadmill in May – Laura Bilek Each receives a $15 gift card to the UNMC bookstore. Thank you to everyone who participated in this event, […]
Jun 11, 2013
Normans celebrate son's ordination
Dr. Joe Norman, in physical therapy education, and his wife, Joan, are happy to announce that their son, John, was ordained a catholic priest on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Saint Cecilia Cathedral. John has attended seminary in Rome for the past four years and will return for one more year to complete his second degree. […]
Jun 7, 2013
Congrats to the happy couple
Jim Temme’s daughter, Melissa, was married on Saturday, June 1st. Congratulations!
Jun 6, 2013
Reporting update for NIH-funded Researchers
Kim Laursen, Education Coordinator for UNMC Information Technology Services shared the following: The NIH Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) system is now required for all progress reports (NOT-OD-13-035). The RPPR is an initiative to establish a uniform format for interim performance reporting on Federally-funded research and research-related activities. If you are an NIH funded investigator […]
Jun 4, 2013
Keeping you updated
Websites are always changing, and that’s a good thing. Pages need to stay current, and users need to be able to find information easily, which can pose a challenge in an organization as large as UNMC. Take a guess how many individual web pages we have? Go ahead! Put your answer in the comments and […]
Jun 3, 2013
New baby in the allied health family!
Erin Hoffman, in our PA program, had her baby! Welcome Katherine Jean Hoffman, Born May 17th at 3:41pm, 7lbs 7ozs and 20.5 inches. Congrats!
May 24, 2013
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