https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWbWVBpSoTA Three University of Nebraska at Kearney students will return to McCook this summer for another round of McCook THETA camps - “Teaching Health, Exercise, Technology and Aquaponics.” Tyan Boyer of Plainview and Collin Fleecs of Sutherland kicked off the pilot of the program led by UNK professors Greg Brown and Nate Bickford last summer. This year, they will be joined by fellow exercise science major Bradley Schoch of Marquette. THETA Camp is … [Read more...]
Greg Brown, Todd Bartee receive RFI grants for rural health, wellness projects
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty Gregory Brown and Todd Bartee have received Rural Futures Institute grants for projects addressing challenges and opportunities facing rural populations in areas of family health, wellness and health science education. They are among nine award recipients receiving almost $400,000 in grants, which engage faculty and students from across the four University of Nebraska campuses as well as Kansas University, Purdue University, Peru State … [Read more...]
Bickford, Bice bringing aquaponics to Nebraska schools
Growing own food helps children make healthier choices By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Two University of Nebraska at Kearney professors and their collaborators are embarking on a research project that could change the way kids think about food. Nate Bickford, assistant professor of biology, and Matt Bice, assistant professor in the Physical Activity and Wellness Laboratory, are teaming up to teach middle school teachers how to integrate aquaponics systems into their … [Read more...]
Nate Bickford working to improve lives in Haiti
Agriculture, health, construction training programs being established By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Nate Bickford’s father always told him to leave the world better than when you came into it. Bickford, an associate professor of biology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, is working to do just that in a collaborative effort to improve the lives of people of Haiti. “Port Au Prince is like a big ball of yarn with all these little frayed ends. To untie that knot, I … [Read more...]
