Nebraska eighth-graders are invited to compete in the University of
Nebraska Medical Centers regional Health/Science Meet competition, which
will be held at seven locations across Nebraska: Ainsworth; Grand Island;
Lincoln; North Platte; Norfolk; Omaha; and Scottsbluff.
In order to compete in the regional competition, students should contact
their science teachers in January. Deadline for registration forms is early
February.
To compete in the regional competition, students are required to write
a short description or abstract of a science project of their interest
and develop a posterboard display presentation of their project. Judges
will rank science projects at the regionals.
Students with the top 80 projects will be invited to attend the 2004
UNMC Health/Science Meet June 10-12, on the UNMC campus in Omaha.
The goal of the June Health/Science Meet is to provide students a fun
and educational experience that will inspire them to pursue a career in
the health sciences, said Roxanna Jokela, director of the Rural Health
Education Network. The state meet provides students with the opportunity
to participate in hands-on activities involving education, research and
patient care. Those who attend the June meet will receive free meals, lodging
and entertainment.
Students should work with their science teachers to register for the
regional competition. In addition, they also can get information, as well
as registration forms, by contacting Roxanna Jokela at UNMC, (402) 559-8946
or via e-mail, rjokela@unmc.edu.
The cities listed below will hold regional competitions:
· Ainsworth — Tuesday, February 24, 2004, Ainsworth Community
School; Northern Nebraska AHEC, Ainsworth Community Schools
· Grand Island-Thursday, March 18, 2004, Central Nebraska AHEC;
College Park-Central Community College Campus, Saint Francis Medical Center,
Central Nebraska AHEC
· Scottsbluff — Tuesday, March 16, 2004, UNMC West Division
College of Nursing, UNMC West Division College of Nursing
· North Platte — Thursday, March 18, 2004, Mid-Plains Community
College, Mid-Plains Community College, McDonald Belton Campus, Nebraska
Junior Academy of Science, Mid-Plains Community College
· Norfolk — Monday, March 8, 2004, Lifelong Learning Center
Northern Nebraska AHEC, Faith Regional Health Services, Northeast Community
College
· Omaha — Saturday, April 3, 2004
· Lincoln — Saturday, April 24, 2004, College of Dentistry-UNL
East Campus
The sponsor of the regional competition in Grand Island is the Central
Nebraska Area Health Education Center (CN-AHEC), and in Norfolk and Ainsworth,
the Northern Nebraska Area Health Education Center (NN–AHEC). The centers
were created through federal grants as a way in which medical schools and
rural communities can cooperate to recruit and train health care professionals
to serve in rural areas.
Other sponsors are: Grand Island, St. Francis Medical Center; Mid-Plains
Community College, Nebraska Junior Academy of Science; and Norfolk, Faith
Regional Medical Center, and Norfolk Public Schools.