Lisa Spellman
Mike Feilmeier, M.D., to recieve Junior Chamber International honor
For his humanitarian efforts around the globe Michael Feilmeier, M.D., an ophthalmologist and medical director of the Global Blindness Prevention Division at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Truhlsen Eye Institute, was named a 2015 Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World recipient in the category of humanitarian and voluntary leadership. […]
Oct 21, 2015
Undergraduate students get sneak peek into College of Dentistry programs
The dentistry and dental hygiene professions were in the spotlight Sept. 28 when nine undergraduate students from Wayne State and Chadron State colleges visited the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln during the annual Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) visit. The students attended a biochemistry lecture as well as observed a […]
Oct 16, 2015
College of Dentistry pediatric residents provide care to children in OPS school
One in ten children in almost every classroom in Douglas County is in pain due to oral health issues. And more than 30 percent of children in Douglas Country do not have a dental home. Those statistics don’t sit well with pediatric dentist Jill Wallen, B.D.S., or her partners at Building Healthy Futures, an Omaha […]
Oct 14, 2015
Sexperts in Lincoln for Oct. 27 Science Cafe
Members of the Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative, otherwise known as the Sexperts, will present “Let’s Talk About Sex (Science)” at the next Lincoln Science Café at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27, at VEGA, 350 Canopy St. in Lincoln. These three sex researchers, sometimes called sexologists, who form the Omaha-based MSHRC have broad expertise in […]
Oct 14, 2015
UNMC College of Dentistry ranked #1 for graduates who return to rural
Of all the dental schools in the United States, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry ranks No. 1 in graduates who return to rural communities to practice, a new report indicates. Thirty-three percent of the UNMC College of Dentistry’s graduates end up practicing in rural areas, according to an article published in […]
Oct 12, 2015
North Omaha Community Care Council 3rd Annual Community Impact Luncheon Nov. 6
The North Omaha Community Care Council (NOCCC) will host its third annual Community Impact Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 at the Goodwill Industries, 4805 N. 72nd St. The luncheon will honor not-for-profit social service agencies, outstanding youth activism and commercial collaboration in service to the north Omaha community. Kenny McMorris, CEO of Charles […]
Oct 5, 2015
Gross, odd and unusual medical images are topic of Oct. 13 Omaha Science Cafe
"Gross-tober: Images from the History of Medicine,” will be presented by Erin Torell, archives associate and John Schleicher, associate professor and head of special collections at the McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Oct. 13 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th […]
Oct 1, 2015
93 undergraduates take part in annual RHOP/KHOP/PHEAST visit to UNMC
Dylan Reinhardt was enjoying the chance to familiarize himself with the UNMC campus. Kaitlyn Bergfield was impressed by the quality of the labs at UNMC. The two college undergraduates were part of a special group of students, who will one day attend UNMC, who got a sneak peek at the campus this week. On Sept. […]
Sep 30, 2015
Educating world on Ebola care topic of Oct. 14 Panhandle Science Cafe
Two University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing staff – instructor, Elizabeth L. Beam, Ph.D., and instructional technologist, Stephen Smith – will discuss educating the world on Ebola care, at 6pm on Oct. 14 at the Steel Grill, 2800 10th St., in Gering, Neb. Dr. Beam and Smith were both heavily involved in creating […]
Sep 28, 2015
Rural health symposium at Peru State College scheduled for Sept. 25
The community is invited to attend a symposium on rural health on Friday, Sept. 25 at 9 a.m. in the Black Box Theater, V.H. Jindra Hall at Peru State College. The event will highlight issues in rural health and feature panelists in health care from southeast Nebraska, as well as faculty and administration from the […]
Sep 18, 2015