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Uhrmacher finds his place in teacher education at Hastings College

After high school, Cale Uhrmacher got his start at Central Community College, but a call from chair the Hastings College Teacher Education Department steered him on a different path. Uhrmacher found a home at Hastings College, somewhere where the professors recognized him just by his laugh. “It felt nice being known that well by professors […]

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Hastings College students examine shortage of medical providers in rural communities

Medical providers in small towns and communities are not always available everyday — with some providers and specialists traveling from and working in several areas. For patients, this means week-long waits for appointments or hour-long drives to bigger cities. It’s an issue that earlier this year caught the attention of Hastings College students Catie Reed,

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Fong ’05 builds global support for Nebraska’s majestic sandhill cranes

Each March, thousands of people flock to the Central Platte River Valley to see the annual migration of the Sandhill Cranes, long-legged, crimson-capped creatures that fill the sky with their trumpeting calls, forage in the fields and roost in the shallow river before flying north to their nesting grounds. This natural wonder has been called

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Video: Sterling creates ‘Dental Day’ to help individuals in the community

Jenna Sterling, a biology major on a pre-dental track, took knowledge she learned from a rural health disparities class at Hastings College to create Dental Day, a day to help individuals in the community with dental care needs that weren’t being met. She approached a local dentist with the idea, and it resulted in a

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Morelli, Fuqua complete internship at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

What happens when theories of religion, geography, modern life and nature are combined? Hastings College students Emma Morelli and Claire Fuqua went to a five-week Summer Youth Internship (SYI) at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (PTS) this past summer to find out. Fuqua, a sophomore wildlife biology and philosophy & religion major from Woodland Park, Colorado;

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Kondrich brings articles to life for the Washington Post

Michelle Kondrich’s illustrations are captivating. With a stroke of her digital brush, the Hastings College graduate and current illustrator and art director for the Washington Post Op-Ed division, breathes life into complex ideas and transforms concepts into visuals that captivate readers. Some of her works are portraits, while others are animations, each designed to enhance

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Whetstone ’18 helps communities understand the past

Dr. Brian Whetstone ’18 knows that history lives well beyond textbooks and traditional classrooms. It exists in the museums we visit, the trails we hike, the documentaries we watch, the events we commemorate and the landmarks we treasure. As a public history consultant living in Dunstable, Massachusetts, Whetstone preserves and advocates for our collective connections

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Video: Stull credits hard work, Hastings College for medical school acceptance

Ever since she was little, Hastings College student Lauren Stull dreamed of going to medical school and being a doctor, which was sparked by her love of biology. Now, Stull, who is from Lincoln, Nebraska, has been accepted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center where she’ll continue her journey. She credits Hastings College for

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