By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney recently expanded its partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center to offer a new pathway for occupational therapy. Students can now pursue a career in this high-demand health care profession while receiving academic and financial support through the Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP), a successful collaboration between UNK and UNMC that trains medical … [Read more...] about UNK adds occupational therapy to KHOP scholarship program
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Proposed Rural Health Complex at UNK would address state’s workforce needs
KEARNEY – A proposal presented today by University of Nebraska President Ted Carter would strengthen the successful partnership between the University of Nebraska at Kearney and University of Nebraska Medical Center while further addressing the need for more health care workers in the state’s rural areas. In testimony before the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, Carter outlined a series of university proposals focused on workforce development, health care, research … [Read more...] about Proposed Rural Health Complex at UNK would address state’s workforce needs
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‘Ask a Scientist’ panel on stem cells, COVID-19 features UNMC’s Dr. Ali Khan
KEARNEY – Dr. Ali Khan will lead a panel discussion on COVID-19, stem cells and other topics at an upcoming “Ask a Scientist” event in Kearney. The discussion, “How Do We Know What We Know About Health Science?” begins at 5 p.m. Sept. 23 at Kearney’s Platte Valley Brewery, 14 N. Railroad St. The talk is presented by the University of Nebraska at Kearney chapter of Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Society and Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. Khan is dean of … [Read more...] about ‘Ask a Scientist’ panel on stem cells, COVID-19 features UNMC’s Dr. Ali Khan
UNK senior Sam Mercer receives Holland Future Scientist Award
OMAHA – University of Nebraska at Kearney senior Sam Mercer, a molecular biology major from Gibbon, recently received the Richard Holland Future Scientist Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. Mercer and nine other undergraduate students from Nebraska colleges and universities were recognized last month during the virtual INBRE (Institutional Development Award Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Program) conference. The students received cash … [Read more...] about UNK senior Sam Mercer receives Holland Future Scientist Award
