Chuck Brown

Better hearing tests the focus of monthly CTR seminar

Improved methods for diagnosing hearing loss and middle ear problems will be the topic of the monthly clinical and translational research (CTR) seminar on Monday at noon in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005.

Apr 25, 2008

Dr. Kiyota receives 2008 Oldfield Award

Vada Kinman Oldfield would have turned 98 on Monday. And so — as has happened every year near her birthday since her death in 1999 — a UNMC researcher received the Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Award. This year’s recipient was Tomomi Kiyota, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience.

Apr 23, 2008

Dr. Neumeister earns Outstanding Teaching Award

Take a negative and turn it into a positive. That’s the task the UNMC College of Medicine faced three years ago after the sudden death of legendary educator LeeRoy Meyer, M.D. One of the faculty members who answered the call was Scott Neumeister, M.D.

Apr 23, 2008

SHARING The Trail event a success

The fourth annual SHARING the Trail 5K run/walk took place on April 5 at Miller’s Landing Park to benefit the student-run SHARING Clinics at UNMC.

Apr 23, 2008

Dr. Solheim – Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students

A mentor is a trusted friend, counselor or teacher who also is typically a more experienced person. That’s what students in UNMC’s Eppley Cancer Research Graduate Program (CRGP) have in Joyce Solheim, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the CRGP.

Apr 22, 2008

Holland honored for his support of research

Richard “Dick” Holland is always willing to take on a challenge. As his daughter, Mary Ann Holland, said, “My dad has never met a controversy he didn’t love. Once he gets his teeth into something, he’s like a pit bull.”
On April 14, Nebraskans for Research honored Holland at its annual tribute luncheon at Omaha’s Happy Hollow Club.

Apr 21, 2008

UNMC bids Luann Andersen a Lone Star farewell

It could be argued that a person’s importance may be measured best in his or her absence. Well, when Luann Andersen doesn’t report to the chancellor’s office for work on Monday, people around the campus will no doubt feel that someone important is missing. Today, Andersen — executive administrator to Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. — will work her last day at UNMC, where she has been a familiar face since 1976.

Apr 18, 2008

UNMC, Urban League lead youth health care conference

UNMC and the Urban League of Nebraska will host an African American Youth health care conference on Thursday. The first of its kind conference in the Omaha metropolitan area is aimed at encouraging black high school students to consider health care careers.

Apr 18, 2008

Retreat discussions focus on advancing UNMC science

UNMC investigators working at the forefront of 21st century scientific advances was the focus of the Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Retreat on Wednesday.

Apr 17, 2008

Off the Clock — Higgins fills repertoire with Irish, Scottish songs

She calls herself a rebel looking for a cause, but she really has several. Fran Higgins has a lot to say about love, freedom and social justice, and has many ways to say it.

Apr 16, 2008