Chuck Brown
Dealing with the death of a dream
Carl Greiner, M.D., a UNMC professor, psychiatrist and expert on grief, says many Americans who are watching their net worth drop as a result of the declining stock market are going through the same stages that a person goes through when dealing with grief.
Sep 25, 2002
A profile of UNMC’s first-year dental, dental hygiene students
UNMC’s first-year dental and dental hygiene students include a former airline flight attendant, a former Kansas State basketball player and a former quarterback at the University of Northern Colorado.
Sep 23, 2002
Diagnosing depression in teens
How can you tell if your teen is just anxious about returning to school or genuinely depressed? Chris Kratochvil, M.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry at UNMC and an expert in teen depression, explains.
Sep 19, 2002
90 percent of campus trash can be recycled
Nearly 90 percent of the trash generated on the UNMC/NHS campus can be recycled. Employees can assist in the recycling efforts and help divert loads of material from the local dump just by taking the extra step to drop recyclable items in the recycling bins.
Sep 19, 2002
Dr. Hemstreet named Malashock Chair of urologic surgery
A leading expert in bladder and prostate cancer, George Hemstreet III, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the Malashock Chair in urologic surgery, chief of the section of urologic surgery and professor of surgery.
Sep 16, 2002
British teen in Omaha for rare brain surgery procedure
All Americans will swallow hard and reflect next week on the first anniversary of Sept. 11. However, for a British family staying at the Lied Transplant Center, Sept. 11 will have an extra special meaning.
“It’s quite symbolic,” said Nigel Kendall, father of Katherine Kendall, an 18-year-old girl who is in Omaha to undergo a rare brain surgery procedure at UNMC/NHS to relieve her ongoing epileptic seizures. “Katherine’s surgery will be finished on Sept. 11.”
Sep 4, 2002
Prominent UNMC physician fights cancer with bike ride challenge
As the man who started UNMC’s liver transplant program in 1985, Byers (Bud) Shaw, M.D., has used his skillful hands to save the lives of countless patients. Now, faced with his own battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Dr. Shaw is hoping to get a little help from his friends.
Aug 28, 2002
Dr. Olade focuses on elderly, nursing education
One woman’s journey into nursing education began with an opportunity she purposely missed.
Rosaline Olade, Ph.D., skipped her high school graduation to avoid a prearranged career in teaching. Today, she is an associate professor in the UNMC College of Nursing, department of gerontological, psychosocial & community health nursing.
Aug 13, 2002
UNMC chancellor travels to Cozad, Lexington, Holdrege
UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., recently visited the Nebraska communities of Cozad, Lexington and Holdrege. Sandy Goetzinger-Comer, director of public affairs, and Dan Chambers, program coordinator for the Rural Health Education Network, joined him on the July 31 and Aug. 1 trip.
Aug 12, 2002
NHS/UNMC helps with Sisters Together school supply drive
The Sisters Together organization will hold its second annual “Back-to-School Get Together” school supply giveaway Sunday, Aug. 25, from noon to 3 p.m. (or until all the supplies are gone) at the Urban League Family Resource Center at 30th and Lake Sts. See story for a list of supplies needed and how you can receive a free ice cream sundae.
Aug 8, 2002