Kasie Wilcox
Rapport with patients spurred med student’s match
Jacob Wardyn began to notice something during his med school years. In his first clinical experience, during his first year as a medical student, a patient came out to him. In his second clinical experience, a patient told him he was an alcoholic, and finally wanted help. Staff had been waiting and hoping for a […]
Sep 20, 2017
O’Malley Trust Gift Endows Allied Health Scholarship Program
The Charles R. O'Malley Charitable Lead Trust, as part of the University of Nebraska “Our Students, Our Future” Initiative, has given a gift to the College of Allied Health Professions that has the potential to be the largest in the college's history. The gift includes both outright funds and the pledge of matching funds to […]
Sep 20, 2017
Clinical trials now available to children’s statewide
When it comes to medical treatment, children are not small adults. But many times, pediatricians make decisions based on results from clinical research in adults, said Jessica Snowden, M.D., associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. "Children are very different from adults," Dr. Snowden said. "They have different […]
Mar 31, 2017
Boosting America’s Health Security
In 2015, more than a dozen American aid workers in Sierra Leone were flown home to be monitored for Ebola. None got sick, but, for three weeks, they stayed in Omaha, Bethesda, Md., and Atlanta near hospitals with special isolation units in case they did. Now, thanks to a $19.8 million award from the U.S. […]
Mar 31, 2017
Find your ‘wow’ moment at the Nebraska Science Festival
There was the time – during our science night at Werner Park – that a young boy who stood waist high to a cardiologist, lobbed question upon question about the heart surgery he once had. All while the two walked through a giant inflatable heart. Another time, there was a pint-sized girl whose white coat […]
Mar 31, 2017
Heiser name lives on in fitness facility
Nick Heiser, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology and 2008 UNMC graduate, remembers that his family was always active. Hiking, biking, sports were just what the Heisers did. But among Nick’s favorite memories was watching his father drive up after work for early-evening pick-up basketball games in the driveway. His father, also a physician, would get […]
Mar 31, 2017
Scientist laureate builds research bridge
Tammy Kielian goes where the research
leads her.
Mar 31, 2017
Pharmacy student finds building perfect for new generation
Cozy study nooks and patient simulation
rooms are favorites.
Mar 31, 2017
