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February 24, 2025 — A graduate student is looking to advance the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure, lowering the risk involved with most surgeries
December 9, 2024 — By the age of 20, Mustafa had found success working in the world of fine dining but realized her true passion was to work in health care. Five years later, she is ready to step into her dream career.
December 5, 2024 — Biologist Steve Mackessy and his research team are analizing the biochemestry of snake venom to improve human health.
November 13, 2024 — The logistics of creating UNC’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine are falling into place
November 13, 2024 — University of Northern Colorado was proudly represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
November 13, 2024 — The award recognizes a student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to advocacy for underserved and disadvantaged populations in public health
November 11, 2024 — Senior Katie Wright is on her way to becoming a dietician, working for the US Army to continue to help soldiers make informed decisions about how they fuel their bodies.
September 30, 2024 — The new building is expected to be complete in the summer of 2026
September 24, 2024 — Jumping to No. 54 in the nation, ranking highlights UNC's strength in health sciences.
July 22, 2024 — Researcher hopes that artificial intelligence will allow her to gain more insight into behavioral lifestyle choices and holistic health.
March 14, 2024 — Ali Ryan researched the relationship between self-care, difficult work settings, burnout and mental health for school psychology graduate students. Her dissertation confronts the limits of self-care and puts more responsibility on the systems in which students work.
January 25, 2024 — UNC professor debunks myths surrounding CBD impact on well-being
December 11, 2023 — UNC's top-notch research facilities attracted Raznin Joly to the Biological Sciences M.S. – Thesis Concentration program. She was eager to learn lab techniques and research methodologies and was especially keen on Associate Professor Yuyan Han's liver inflammation and disease research.
November 21, 2023 — As a student in the University of Northern Colorado's Rehabilitation Counseling M.A. program, Allie Tate has conducted extensive research on the stigma surrounding mental health disabilities.
September 19, 2023 — The University of Northern Colorado’s undergraduate nursing program has been ranked among the 2024 Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs by U.S. News & World Report.
June 27, 2023 — Faculty and doctoral students conduct an interdisciplinary and novel research to improve transgender healthcare – También en español
June 7, 2023 — Kimberly Crystal Monroe is earning her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in a University of Northern Colorado building a stone’s throw from her former preschool on a campus where several of her family members studied.
May 24, 2023 — Danielle Belcher spent her teenage years in Arvada, Colorado. When the former gymnast searched for an in-state college, she found the University of Northern Colorado, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. Now she’s a first-year student in the Sport and Exercise Science master's program.
March 8, 2023 — A University of Northern Colorado graduate’s dissertation has the potential to change education for nursing students everywhere.
March 17, 2022 — The University of Northern Colorado made key progress in its ongoing exploration of creating a not-for-profit college of osteopathic medicine within the university when Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 56 on Thursday, March 17.
November 15, 2021 — The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is moving forward with their exploration of creating an osteopathic medical school in Greeley, a not-for-profit enterprise within the university.
October 27, 2021 — This time, more than ever, has served as a reminder of how important it is to give back to those in need throughout the community, and the University of Northern Colorado’s nursing students are doing just that.
April 2, 2021 — UNC students in the Master of Public Health program in 2020 had an unique experience earning a graduate degree online during a global pandemic.
March 25, 2021 — The local Leprino Foods plant in Greeley contacted UNC offering doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that were unspoken for during the plant’s March 20 on-site vaccine clinic event. The doses were offered to eligible UNC community members who qualified for the state’s mandated vaccine Phase 1B.4.
December 8, 2020 — The Active Schools Institute at UNC has received two grants totaling $125,000 from the Colorado Department of Education to improve the quality of physical education and physical activity opportunities for K-12 students in Colorado.
October 16, 2020 — Jill Bezyak, a professor of Human Rehabilitative Services and program coordinator for the Rehabilitation Counseling program at UNC, has received a five-year, $958,778 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of qualified vocational rehabilitation counselors who serve individuals with disabilities.
May 11, 2020 — The university has teamed up with the Colorado Emergency Operations Center and King Soopers to provide drive-thru testing for COVID-19 on campus this month. The service will be offered in the parking lot west of Candelaria Hall on May 14-16, May 21-23 and May 29-30.
April 30, 2020 — With the rapid spread of COVID-19, health care workers have seen major changes to their daily operations, while other organizations are aiming to increase health and diet awareness.
April 21, 2020 — How an earthquake teaches mindfulness lessons, and how mindfulness can help us cope with the change and uncertainty of a pandemic is discussed by UNC Professor Mike Kimball.
April 20, 2020 — UNC faculty researcher Ann Hawkinson, who studies virus-host interactions in animals and their immune response during infection, says a vaccine is not the only thing being developed in response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
April 15, 2020 — Interim Associate Dean in the College of Natural and Health Sciences Danielle Brittain, Ph.D., shares tips and resources for staying fit and well as you stay home.
March 30, 2020 — While the past century presents a number of examples, the influenza outbreak of 1918 may most closely resemble what our world is now experiencing with the current global pandemic. History Professor Fritz Fischer shares a portion of his classroom lesson here.
March 2, 2020 — Each semester at UNC, over 50 new students who have food allergies work with Matthew Doyle, the assistant director for board operations and registered dietitian at UNC. What's the cause for the rise of food allergies and how has UNC responded?
February 10, 2020 — UNC has only 12 confirmed cases of influenza among students at the Student Health Center on campus, around a 93% drop in cases compared to the 2009-10 academic year.
January 23, 2020 — Researchers in the Colorado School of Public Health issued a set of inclusive recommendations for healthcare providers with patients who identify as transgender and/or nonbinary as part of a published article.
January 3, 2020 — The UNC Counseling Center, housed on the second floor of Cassidy Hall, offers free counseling services and lower-cost psychiatric services to students, faculty and staff. Watch a video to learn more about what the center offers.
October 9, 2019 — Molly Jameson, a UNC associate professor of Educational psychology, discusses math anxiety, its prevalence and how to mitigate its effects while dealing with math in this podcast.
July 22, 2019 — Finding affordable housing in Colorado continues to make headlines and cause headaches for those who live in the state; however, a UNC researcher is investigating affordable housing and physical and mental health issues using GIS-mapping techniques.
May 20, 2019 — In this podcast, UNC graduate student Sofia Softas-Nall discusses how she’s using the award-winning study she produced as a graduate student at the National University of Ireland to help students with chronic physical and mental illness at UNC’s Psychological Services Clinic.
April 30, 2019 — UNC’s Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences program has been awarded a total of $60,000 since initiating the Greeley Treasure Chest Program in 2017. The program utilizes boxes filled with age-appropriate books and toys to improve children’s communication and language skills.
March 25, 2019 — Every day, almost 25,000 young people age 15-25 are infected with an sexually transmitted disease. UNC School of Public Health graduate student Brianna Kelly plans on combating those rates by distributing free condoms that she won from the Great American Condom Campaign last fall.
January 31, 2019 — Brett Nichols, Ph.D., UNC instructor of Sport and Exercise Science, spent two weeks of December 2018 in Beijing, China, working with parents and youth athletes to highlight the importance of sport for youth.
December 6, 2018 — The UNC School of Nursing is deeply involved in health-related events in the Greeley community as it's vital for nursing students to volunteer at these events so as to serve the community, work with interdisciplinary teams and create a culture of inclusion for those who attend the events.
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January 10, 2018 — A group of faculty and students led by University of Northern Colorado Professor Deanna Meinke implemented a hearing conservation program at a sugar mill in Guatemala last month.
August 7, 2017 — An exhibit being developed by University of Northern Colorado faculty will take up permanent residence in the same museum that displays instruments from the likes of Elvis Presley and John Lennon.
July 14, 2017 — The summer slide isn’t limited to academics, according to a nationally-known expert who delivered a keynote presentation Friday on childhood obesity at UNC’s Physical Activity Leadership Academy.
July 14, 2017 — Colorado School of Public Health alumna Rachel Freeman, MPH ’14, is making her mark in public health. She is part of a team, which includes alumni artist Armando Silva BA '10, has recently transformed the exterior wall of a vacant building in northern Colorado into a colorful statement of health advocacy.
July 13, 2017 — "Kefir may be a great way for cancer survivors to enjoy a post-exercise dairy drink in the future," said lead investigator Laura K. Stewart, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Northern Colorado, School of Sport and Exercise Science.
June 26, 2017 — Hear what UNC Professor Deanna Meinke has to say in the CDC panel discussion on global epidemic.
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