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$1.9M in grants available; UNK outlines student CARES Act process

April 29, 2020 by gottulatm

KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney students disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic are offered immediate access today to grants of $250 to $2,000 cash totaling $1.9 million. Funds promised as part of the U.S. CARES Act/Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund are available immediately by application through a link sent directly to students who qualify for federal aid, demonstrated by having filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The grants will … [Read more...] about $1.9M in grants available; UNK outlines student CARES Act process

Filed Under: News, Student Life Tagged With: CARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, Financial Aid, Grant, Higher Education Act, payment, relief fund, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK, UNMC $2.5M grant aims to reduce childhood obesity

April 17, 2019 by gottulatm

UNK and UNMC are collaborating on a five-year project supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that will address childhood obesity in rural communities. Members of the research team are, from left, Nancy Foster, Kaiti George, Tzeyu Michaud, Jennie Hill, Kate Heelan, Todd Bartee, Paul Estabrooks and Bryce Abbey. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY - Researchers at the University of Nebraska will use $2.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch a collaboration aimed at reducing childhood obesity in rural communities. The grant funding, awarded to Kate Heelan at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Jennie Hill at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is part of a five-year CDC initiative aimed at reducing obesity rates among … [Read more...] about UNK, UNMC $2.5M grant aims to reduce childhood obesity

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Building Healthy Families, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Childhood Obesity, Grant, Jennie Hill, Kate Heelan, UNK, UNMC

Mahesh Pattabiraman gets $50k grant for non-opioid geriatric pain management

October 18, 2017 by admin

Name: Mahesh Pattabiraman Title: Associate Professor of chemistry College: Natural and Social Sciences Education: Postdoctoral Fellow, Florida International University, 2009; Ph.D., organic chemistry, University of Miami, 2006; Master of Science, inorganic chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, 2001; Bachelor of Science, chemistry, University of Madras, 1999. Years at UNK: Five Area of research/specialization: Organic and inorganic supramolecular chemistry, … [Read more...] about Mahesh Pattabiraman gets $50k grant for non-opioid geriatric pain management

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Chemistry, Geriatric Pain, Grant, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Non-opioid, sh Pattabiraman, UNMC

Nebraska Safety Center $86K grant helps train Nebraska’s miners

October 2, 2017 by admin

Nebraska has more than 200 mines. The state’s mines are sand and gravel, uranium, surface and underground limestone, clay and cement.

By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center has received a ,168 grant to train new workers and contractors in Nebraska’s mining industry. The grant from the Mine Safety and Health Administration helps the Safety Center offer training that focuses on electrical safety, lockout/tagout, proper handling of machinery and materials, hazard communication chemical safety, and first aid. The Safety Center has administered statewide safety … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center $86K grant helps train Nebraska’s miners

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Grant, Mick Anderson, Mine Safety, Mining, MSHA, Safety Center, Training

Greg Brown, Todd Bartee receive RFI grants for rural health, wellness projects

July 7, 2017 by admin

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 … [Read more...] about Greg Brown, Todd Bartee receive RFI grants for rural health, wellness projects

Filed Under: College of Education, News Tagged With: Aquaponics, Grant, Greg Brown, health, RFI, Rural Futures Institute, Todd Bartee, Wellness

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