Lisa Spellman
UNMC SEPA program introduces Native youth to health sciences
Wakinyan Spotted Tail-Brown and Jordan Spotted Calf stood nearby with their fingers in their ears and waited. Nearby Eric Haas, Ph.D., an associate professor of chemistry at Creighton University, picked up a torch and held it under the blue balloon filled with hydrogen and oxygen. The explosion was loud enough to rattle the windows of […]
Jun 10, 2016
June 7 Omaha Science Cafe to explore hearing loss
Ashton Lampe, Au.D., an audiologist in the department of otolaryngology at Nebraska Medicine, will discuss hearing loss, hearing aids and implant options at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., June 7 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Lampe attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she received her bachelor of science degree […]
May 31, 2016
27 undergraduate students take part in week-long public health workshop at UNMC
Twenty-seven students from five undergraduate institutions from across the state gathered at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health for a week-long public health workshop, May 9-13, learning about career opportunities in public health. “The workshop represents a great opportunity for undergraduate students enrolled in institutions across Nebraska to become introduced to […]
May 12, 2016
650 OPS students receive free eye exams, glasses through collaborative project
A total of 650 K-12th grade students in the Omaha Public Schools will receive free eye exams and prescription glasses during a week-long vision screening at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health May 9-13. The Child Vision Collaborative is a team effort between 18 community organizations, non-profits, government agencies, health care, […]
May 6, 2016
UNMC College of Dentistry offers free seminars for dental health professionals
Faculty from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will travel to Grand Island, North Platte and Scottsbluff to provide education to dental health professionals on new advancements in operative dentistry and dental radiography. The annual UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Education Caravan will feature presentations by: · Dr. Henry St. Germain, Jr. […]
May 3, 2016
Climate change focus of May 10 Omaha Science Cafe
Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, will discuss global and local impacts of climate disruption at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., May 10 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. A former assistant surgeon general, Dr. Khan’s career has focused on health […]
May 2, 2016
Regional public health conference to be held at UNMC
Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., Ph.D., president of the American Public Health Association (APHA), will be the keynote speaker at the annual APHA Region VII conference at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on April 27-28. The conference is hosted by the Public Health Association of Nebraska (PHAN). “Big Challenges, Big Opportunities” is the title of […]
Apr 25, 2016
Study links HIV infection with premature aging
Thanks to combination antiretroviral therapy, many people with HIV can be expected to live decades after being infected. Yet doctors have observed that these patients often show signs of premature aging. Now a study published in the April 21 issue of Molecular Cell has applied a highly accurate biomarker to measure just how much HIV […]
Apr 22, 2016
UNMC receives $1.25 million grant to renew SEPA program
A program aimed at strengthening the math and science curriculum among American Indian youth in Nebraska and South Dakota will continue thanks to the renewal of the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) grant. The $1.25 million grant to the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been renewed for another five years through the National Institutes […]
Apr 14, 2016
April 11 Omaha Science Cafe to explore countermeasures to biological weapons
Ken Bayles, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for basic science research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will discuss the development of countermeasures to biological weapons of terror at the next Omaha Science Café at 6:30 p.m., April 11 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Bayles, received his training in bacterial genetics at […]
Apr 4, 2016
