NHS Points of Pride
Throughout the short history of the College of Natural and Health Sciences (NHS), the successes of numerous programs have truly set the college apart from others. These are the things that alumni can look back on and smile. In some cases, these points of pride are what drew the alumni to the college in the first place. The disciplines within the college span a wide variety of health and scientific pursuits, all characterized by strong and supportive programs where student learning is the top priority. Practical application of knowledge and immersive clinic/laboratory/field studies are emphasized. Smaller class sizes, an accessible faculty, and undergraduate research and internship opportunities are characteristics of the college, as well as successful placement of graduates in advanced degree programs and in positions in education, industry, government, and research facilities. Student participation in national science and health organizations is strongly encouraged by clubs. What follows are short representative examples of college-wide excellence that span the breadth of activities found in the college.
College of Natural and Health Sciences
- NHS receives major National Science Foundation grant
- Bentz receives UNC Employee of the Year Award
- MAST employees receive Friend of Science Awards
School of Biological Sciences
- Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium
- Reinsvold receives $1.2 million NSF grant
- Mackessy earns bioscience grant
- Higgins and others receive $1.8 million grant
- Thomas is awarded prestigious NIMH AREA grant
- Keenan continues to work on $1.3 million NIH grant
- Higgins joins the national curriculum writing team
- Mackessy hosts a Fulbright Scholar
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Suits works on innovative high school chemistry teaching project
- Macaluso receives NSF CAREER award
- Professor Emerita Jones receives 2011 ACS National Award
- Chemical Education Ph.D. program ranked 2 out of 27
- Department receives $595,000 NSF award
- American Chemical Society Student Affiliate receives recognition
School of Earth Sciences and Physics
- Hoyt receives the prestigious 2011 M. Lucile Harrison Award
- Physics program hosts the 2011 Colorado Space Grant Consortium
- Physics student launches payload from NASA station
School of Human Sciences
- Collins is awarded $82,000 grant
- Meinke receives Natalie Stukas Hearing Conservation Award
- Weil pursues research on elders living in Rome, Italy
- Bezyak receives $678,000 long-term training grant
- Fahey is awarded the 2011 Distinguished Service Award
- Gerontology program co-sponsors the Rocky Mountain Conference on Aging
- Dietetic students maintain the Dietetics Student Community Gardens
- UNC hosts the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education conference
- UNC Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Clinic receives A+ rating from BBB
- TACE Region 8 staff co-host Quality Assurance and Program Evaluation conferences
- Collins is appointed to the Weld Area Agency on Aging advisory board
- Two SHS students are awarded Reseach Excellence Awards
- ASLS alumna is selected for the Minority Student Leadership Program
School of Mathematical Sciences
- Craviotto receives $1.2 million NSF grant
- Levin reinstates the School of Mathematical Sciences' Math Challenge Problem
- Szczyrba receives national attention for brain injury research
- Math alumnus receives the Best in Show Award
School of Nursing
- UNC's RN-BSN Nursing program will be offered at local hospitals
- The School of Nursing develops the Banner Health Endowed Nursing Professorship
- Hummel is named Honorary Professor of the University of Pharmacy and Medicine in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Hayes receives $22,000 grant for student scholarships
- Hayes is awarded $34,000 grant for federal loan forgiveness for graduate nursing students
- Dunemn is appointed to the Colorado Board of Veterans' Affairs
- Zeta Omicron Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International is named 2011 Chapter Key Award recipient.
- Wilson and Squires are awarded grant monies to support a collaborative community health program
- LaSala and Dingley are appointed to the Colorado Action Coalition
- Student Success on Certification and Licensure Exams
School of Sport and Exercise Science
- Sport Marketing Research Institute enriches the learning experience of graduate students
- Academic programs in the School are widely recognized for excellence
- The Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute provides clinical research for cancer patients
- SES faculty receive $348,486 NSF Grant
- Athletic Training student receives 2011 Big Sky Conference Football Officials Student Athletic Trainer Award
- Parker and Sinclair win second place research prize at AIESEP conference

