Brain health program helps aging adults
About 45% of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented by making lifestyle changes and reducing certain risks. The University of Delaware's Brain Wellness Information, Support, and Empowerment (Brain-WISE) program can offer guidance, counseling and support to start and stick with new behaviors. Brain-WISE is a six-session workshop designed for middle-aged and older adults and led by UD's Center for Cognitive Aging Research and our department of Communication Sciences & Disorders.
Throughout the sessions, participants work with speech-language pathologists and graduate students to learn valuable information about how to maintain and enhance their brain health as they age. One of the key goals of the Brain-WISE program is to help create a personalized plan for improving and sustaining brain health with age.
Learn more about Brain-WISE: https://sites.udel.edu/memory-research/resources/brain-wise/
Admitted Students Days are coming up on February 17 and March 31! Future Blue Hens will get a chance to see themselves at UD by taking part in lab activities, department demonstrations and a student panel. Will we see you there? Check out the link in our bio to register. 💛🐔💙
UD’s Healthcare Theatre develops communication skills in healthcare providers
Healthcare Theatre is a unique interdisciplinary education program at the University of Delaware that develops the communication skills necessary of current and future professionals through interactive scenarios presented by Healthcare Theatre students.
With this transformative approach to education, students are trained to portray patients and family members so that health sciences students - and external partners in the industry- can practice both technical and interpersonal skills in a safe environment without compromising quality of care.
Healthcare Theatre courses are open to all undergraduates, regardless of major or minors, and former acting experience is not necessary. Each student also learns how to give professional feedback to healthcare providers following their simulation.
Learn more about Healthcare Theatre: https://sites.udel.edu/healthcaretheatre/
Applied Molecular Biology & Biotechnology at the University of Delaware
Biotechnology uses knowledge obtained about organisms at the molecular level to inform diagnostic and therapeutic decisions, create new treatments using stem- and gene-therapies, produce novel biopharmaceuticals and help address global problems such as world hunger through genetically modified plants.
The Program in Applied Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (AMBB) in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Delaware will prepare students to work in a wide variety of biotechnology-related settings. With a lock-step curriculum, the program will emphasize hands-on training and practical experience, while providing a solid foundation in the basic subjects from which biotechnology evolved. Faculty from academia and industry will give students a broad perspective of biotechnology’s applications and possibilities. Integrated into the curriculum are required practical internships, where students will gain additional experience in real world laboratory settings.
Learn more: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/chs/departments/mms/undergraduate-programs/ambb/
Utilizing simulation in Speech-Language Pathology graduate learning
Healthcare simulation is designed to bridge classroom learning with real-life practical scenarios. Speech-Language Pathology master’s students in the University of Delaware’s Communication Sciences and Disorders department practice faculty-created scenarios in the safe, constructive learning environment of simulation.
Utilizing manikins, virtual reality and Healthcare Theatre actors as patients, our students learn beyond the classroom from task trainers - focused on repetition in working with a specific body part - and more formative scenarios where they perform an assessment to get a full clinical picture.
Learn more about our SLP graduate program: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/chs/departments/cscd/
Nutrition & Medical Science alumni prep for med school in NIH Postbac Program
Alumni of the department of UD Health Behavior & Nutrition Sciences have seized the opportunity to work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the Postbac Program, an opportunity for recent college graduates to spend one or two years performing full-time research in the Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH IRP). The program sets recent graduates up to apply to medical and professional schools by giving them valuable research experience with mentors in various labs.
Learn more about HBNS majors in the College of Health Sciences: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/chs/departments/hbns/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
PEEPS builds social relationships, creativity, confidence in people with autism
PEEPS is an improv group for individuals with autism to work on building social relationships, confidence and creativity while having fun with their peers. The Life Participation Group, run by Speech-Language Pathologists and graduate students in the Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSCD) department, implements the premise of improv’s “Yes, and…” to create a supportive environment where participants can engage with others, practice communication and friendship skills, and have fun!
CSCD’s various Life Participation Groups offer supportive spaces for patients to engage with like-minded individuals who understand their unique strengths and specific challenges. These experiences provide our developing graduate student clinicians with a unique opportunity to engage with the human side of healthcare as they play a pivotal role in facilitating and co-creating these groups alongside the group members and experienced clinical educators.
Please contact [email protected] for more information and visit https://sites.udel.edu/slh-clinic/life-participation-groups/
Neuro Notes delivers speech confidence through song
Neuro Notes, a Life Participation Group in the University of Delaware's Communication Sciences & Disorders program, is a choir for empowerment and community promoting physical, emotional and overall well-being for people with Parkinson’s and other acquired neurological conditions, and their families. Meetings are facilitated by Speech-Language Pathologists and our students in the Speech-Language Pathology master's program, and directed by a master's student in music performance.
Learn more about our Communication Sciences & Disorders program: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/chs/departments/cscd/
Get involved with Neuro Notes and learn more about our Life Participation Groups: https://sites.udel.edu/slh-clinic/life-participation-groups/
Medical Laboratory Science major at the University of Delaware
Medical Laboratory Science encompasses the essence of biology, chemistry and medicine. Students in the Medical Laboratory Science major in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Delaware gain a comprehensive knowledge base in hematology, clinical chemistry, immunology, immunohematology, molecular diagnostics, and microbiology as well as the skill set to perform laboratory tests required by physicians and other healthcare providers to care for their patients. Students apply their knowledge and skills in the “real world” at approximately 30 area hospital and clinical laboratory affiliates during their senior year.
Learn more about our MLS program: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/chs/departments/mms/undergraduate-programs/medical-laboratory-science/
Paralympic Triathlon showcases variety of adaptive equipment
Paralympic triathlon is broken down into wheelchair, standing and visually impaired divisions, utilizing a variety of adaptive equipment and assistance. Triathlete and University of Delaware alumnus Travis Pollen describes the adaptive equipment he has used over the years - a running blade and hand cycle - and how swimming without his prosthetic leg is freeing for him. He has since learned how to ride a bicycle to compete in local events.
Kiersten McCartney, physical therapist, University of Delaware Physical Therapy alumna and UD Ph.D. student in Biomechanics & Movement Science, discusses how athletes of all ages, impairments and fitness levels can compete.
Read more on UDaily: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/august/science-of-summer-games-paralympic-games-para-triathlon/
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