Kasie Wilcox
Andy Peck, M.D., wants us to see through the eyes of someone with Alzheimer’s disease. So, the first-year anesthesiology resident asked people at long- term care facilities to draw a clock set at 1:50, then arranged them on the wall to form a clock face and opened an exhibition, "10 till 2: Alzheimer’s in Omaha," […]
Mar 31, 2017
Scientist laureate builds research bridge
Tammy Kielian goes where the research
leads her.
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
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
Alumnus Ronald Hamilton, M.D., shares the real story made famous b y the movie “Concussion.”
Oct 11, 2016
Physical therapy and engineering students give the fit of mobility to children with developmental delays.
Oct 11, 2016
UNMC expands lead testing in Flint
UNMC leads the way in opening access to tests for lead poisoning in Flint, Mich.
Oct 11, 2016
Paying it forward: Alum’s monthly gift helps UNMC residents
Don Gibbens, M.D., a Lincoln OB-GYN, is helping residents to breathe easier.
Oct 11, 2016
Disease detective brings it home
Ebola, sars, anthrax, mers, smallpox, plague, a multitude of viruses and mosquito-borne illnesses and health hazards in post-natural disasters.
Oct 11, 2016
3-D Simulation is the new spoonful of sugar
Targeted radiation treatment is made less scary for young patients who practice with interactive technology.
Oct 11, 2016