Chuck Brown
Low-vision center offers new hope for those with sight problems
As an ophthalmologist, Carl Camaras, M.D., says there’s nothing more frustrating than not being able to help patients with their vision issues.
The Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation will help reduce such experiences for the region’s ophthalmologists, Dr. Camaras said Friday at a groundbreaking for the new center.
Apr 30, 2007
Public health presentation planned for May 9 at UNMC
Elmer Freeman, Ph.D., the executive director of the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, will be giving a free presentation in Omaha on Wednesday, May 9.
Apr 27, 2007
Study determines rural meth users at greater risk
A new study has determined that rural methamphetamine users are younger when they start using meth, are more likely to use intravenously, have more psychoses, smoke more cigarettes and are more likely to be alcoholic than urban methamphetamine users. The findings were reported in the April issue of the American Journal on Addictions.
Apr 26, 2007
Oldfield ceremony a family affair for the Padalas
The late Col. Barney Oldfield would have loved that two research awards he established went to Prasad Padala, M.D., and his wife, Kalpana Padala, M.B.B.S., on Monday.
Apr 25, 2007
Students honor ‘first patients’ at anatomical gift ceremony
The words from Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., hit UNMC first-year medical student Dan Sova square in the chest. As Sova and fellow first-year medical students were about to work with cadavers for the first time, Dr. Binhammer, a long-time anatomy professor at UNMC, said, “Once you’re done with your own bodies, send them here, we’d love to use them.”
Apr 24, 2007
Dr. Mack-Shipman sets high standards for teaching
Endocrinologist Lynn Mack-Shipman, M.D., believes teaching is a learned skill and valuable gift given by former patients and students.
Apr 24, 2007
Chancellor’s retreat Web site updated
Breakout session reports, photos and other information from the 2007 Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Retreat have been posted on the UNMC Intranet (info.unmc.edu).
Apr 23, 2007
Soccer event to raise cancer research money for Liz’s Legacy
Call it an opportunity to give cancer the boot.
The second annual Kicks for a Cure event will take place this weekend with a dinner tonight and soccer games on Saturday.
Apr 20, 2007
Helms to receive community service award
For Mary Helms — community service indeed comes with all the good feelings often associated with giving one’s time for a worthy cause — a sense of purpose and gratification in being a positive force in a community. But there’s another aspect of the work not typically associated with volunteering that keeps Helms, associate director of the McGoogan Library of Medicine, signing up for service commitments. “I find service work to be incredibly enjoyable,” said Helms, who will receive the UNMC Spirit of Community Service Award during the chancellor’s annual faculty meeting April 24. “I wouldn’t do it if I weren’t having fun.”
Apr 18, 2007
Collaboration across disciplines recurring theme at retreat
Collaboration among disciplines will be key if UNMC is to succeed in both the implementation of a strong health care quality education program and in the highly competitive world of clinical/translational research. That was the word Thursday from two experts on the respective subjects who served as visiting faculty during the Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Retreat.
Apr 13, 2007