Lisa Spellman
Snapshot — The meaning of SHARING, dentistry style
LINCOLN — Daniel Kreis thought the Dental SHARING Clinic started at 5 a.m. on Nov. 11, so he rode his beat-up mountain bike nearly five miles from downtown Lincoln to the UNMC College of Dentistry about an hour before sunrise. He was 12 hours early.
Nov 16, 2010
UNMC Grants — Grants help UNMC expand its rural dental care
Driving two hours to see a dentist is not unusual for some people who live in rural parts of Nebraska.
Nov 4, 2010
Dental clinic gets a facelift
A story and a before and after photo slide show about the College of Dentistry’s renovated clinic.
Sep 10, 2010
Survey to assess health needs of Nebraska/Iowa LGBT population
An anonymous community needs assessment by researchers at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha will gauge the health needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender population in Nebraska and Iowa.
Sep 3, 2010
UNMC investigators eye link between gum disease, rheumatoid arthritis
Two investigators at the UNMC believe the same bacteria cause both periodontis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Aug 19, 2010
Looking back on 20 years of RHOP with Niki Salomon
Since its inception in 1990, 356 students have graduated from the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP).
Jul 30, 2010
Management series participants graduate
Forty-eight UNMC employees have graduated from the 2010 UNMC Management Series.
Jul 27, 2010
2010 Foundations for Success class graduates
Armed with new tools to advance careers at UNMC, 44 UNMC employees have graduated from the eighth session of the Foundations for Success program.
Jul 26, 2010
Science Cafe presents: Treating tobacco use and dependence
Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States and causes approximately 435,000 deaths annually. Treating tobacco use and dependence is the topic of the July 15 Science Cafe in Lincoln.
Jul 12, 2010
American Indian students get science education boost at UNMC
Forty-eight American Indian youths from reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota, as well as Omaha, participated in the Science Education Partnership Award camp hosted by UNMC earlier this month.
Jun 22, 2010