Biology professor Janet Steele takes pie in face for fundraiser

The UNK Health Science Club event collected more than 300 items for the Kearney HelpCare Clinic.

An inspiring teacher and mentor, Kate Heelan receives UNK’s Distinguished Faculty Award

Heelan joined the UNK faculty in 2001 and currently serves as a professor and assistant chair…

Building Healthy Families: Kate Heelan using $2.5M grant to keep focus on kids

Thanks to her largest grant so far – $2.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control…

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

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Researchers at the University of Nebraska will use $2.5…

Looking to get healthier? UNK program helps families exercise more, eat better

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – It’s that time again, when people start thinking about…

More than 800 fourth-graders visit UNK to learn about fitness, nutrition

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Foster Field looked – and sounded – a lot…