40th Anniversary of "Nuns" Calcium Study
In the photo above, left to right: Sr. Cecelia Polt, Dr. Robert Recker, Sr. Dorothy Koenig, Dr. Robert Heaney, Sr. Madeline Mary, Susan Recker, Rita Ryan and Sr. Bernardine Beckman. All were involved with the Omaha Nuns Project as researchers or study volunteers.
The 40th anniversary of the nuns study, which was pivotal to our modern-day knowledge about women’s bone health and osteoporosis, garnered national media attention. The Associated Press story has so far appeared in many newspapers and on 51 websites.
- Link to the AP story: Nuns Reunite To Mark 1967 Calcium Study (Associated Press Story)
Also, read Nuns Study Writes Book on Good Habits at the Creighton University News Center
April 26, 2007
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