Chuck Brown
Home Instead and UNMC: ‘A match made in heaven’
Toby Fellman is 74 and a second generation patient of UNMC’s Jane Potter, M.D. Fellman’s mother also saw Dr. Potter, division chief of geriatrics, and for many years Fellman has had a front row seat to view the passion Dr. Potter brings into her work with older patients.
Jul 27, 2010
The Home Instead Center – by the numbers
Two minutes, 42 seconds. That’s how long it took a healthy, 33-year-old male to walk from the Durham Outpatient Center parking lot to the current geriatric clinic in University Tower. Ten seconds. That’s how long it took …
Jul 26, 2010
Fellowships launched to nix shortage of genetic professionals
People who analyze genetic diseases — clinical cytogeneticists and clinical geneticists — are in short supply.
Jul 26, 2010
A list of achievements, activities and happenings involving UNMC staff, faculty and students.
Jul 23, 2010
Catching up with Home Instead’s Paul and Lori Hogan
An interview with Home Instead founders, Paul and Lori Hogan.
Jul 22, 2010
Time out with T.O. – Dr. Potter makes her mark
You might call Jane Potter, M.D., a pioneer. Back in 1982, when she began her career at UNMC, she was the only trained geriatrician in Nebraska. Today, as she gets ready to open the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging, she is about to make another mark in Nebraska history.
Jul 20, 2010
Liver transplant program celebrates 25 years
Twenty-five years ago this month, on July 19, 1985, a team of UNMC surgeons led by Byers Shaw, M.D., and R. Patrick Wood, M.D. (now of Houston) performed the city’s first liver transplant.
Jul 19, 2010
Havin’ ‘The Talk’ with public health’s Dr. Fisher
Christopher Fisher, Ph.D., talks about sex in a matter-of-fact, non-judgmental way. It wasn’t always easy until he learned to teach and counsel youth about sex 20 years ago while in college.
Jul 16, 2010
Dr. Meza named biostatistics chairwoman
Jane Meza, Ph.D., has been named chair of the department of biostatistics in UNMC’s College of Public Health. She was formerly the interim chair of the department.
Jul 14, 2010
Doctors going ‘bald’ to benefit cancer research
On July 16, an area of campus will be transformed into a barbershop to raise money for childhood cancer research.
Jul 13, 2010