Chuck Brown
Dr. Gollan: Behavioral health center great training spot
A new behavioral health center scheduled to open later this year in Omaha will be an ideal training spot for UNMC psychiatry students and residents, said College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D.
Feb 23, 2007
SBIR/STTR grants provide avenues for research funds
A few years ago while seeking funding for research into a nicotine vaccine, Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., received a boost from a Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) grant.
Feb 22, 2007
Dr. Kompella, top ophthalmologist work on nanomedicine project
UNMC’s Uday Kompella, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmaceutics and ophthalmology, is a co-principal investigator on a multi-university, multi-million dollar National Institutes of Health project aimed at improving drug delivery to the back of the human eye. The collaborative project is led by Henry Edelhauser, Ph.D., of the Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, who will speak at UNMC today at 4 p.m. in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005.
Feb 21, 2007
MMI using video games to help develop coordination
A video game that gets children off the couch and helps them develop balance coordination — what more could a parent ask for? Physical therapists at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) are testing the use of a PlayStation®2 video game for enhancing balance and coordination in children.
Feb 20, 2007
College of Public Health names external advisory council
The newly formed UNMC College of Public Health has formed an external advisory committee made up of 34 people with public health expertise.
Feb 15, 2007
New employee development series starts Tuesday
UNMC will launch its new “Employee Development Lunch and Learn Series” on Tuesday with a session outlining human resource initiatives. The series is free and open to all UNMC employees.
Feb 15, 2007
Family jazz band featured at ‘Music as Medicine’ concert
Omaha’s Burt St. Boys and Daughters will be featured during Thursday’s “Music as Medicine” concert.
Feb 15, 2007
Dr. Buehler stepping down as MMI director, pediatrics chairman
Bruce Buehler, M.D., whose leadership helped elevate the Munroe-Meyer Institute into one of the top programs in the country for genetics work and treatment of developmental disabilities, plans to step down from his dual role as MMI director and chairman of the UNMC Department of Pediatrics on Oct. 1.
Feb 13, 2007
A star is born
Soon after taking over as MMI director, Bruce Buehler, M.D., agreed to do a television interview with KMTV (Channel 3) about a child in Council Bluffs with herpes. The reporter, Trina Creighton, was impressed with how Dr. Buehler handled himself in front of the camera. She asked him if he would be willing to be a regular guest on her midday newscast. This was the start of a relationship with KMTV that continues today.
Feb 13, 2007
UNMC to sponsor world premiere of opera
UNMC is sponsoring the world premiere of “Wakonda’s Dream,” an Opera Omaha presentation at the Orpheum Theater on March 7, 9 and 11.
Feb 9, 2007