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Art Lifts and Heals the Spirit
When Marcia O’Donovan underwent treatment for lymphoma, she says it was art that rested her soul. "It really does make a huge difference," she said, "in regaining your strength and spirit." It’s because cancer knocks you so low, she said. It makes you realize you can’t do this on your own. It makes patients and […]
Sep 20, 2017
Too many of us have been touched by cancer. That was evident by the immense support of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, where a creative fusion of art, science and patient care come together to fight the deadly disease. During a May 23 dedication ceremony, patients, donors and local and state dignitaries gathered […]
Sep 20, 2017
Summer program highlights career options
Expanded opportunities mean
undergrad students can learn about all
health professions.
Mar 31, 2017
Pharmacy student finds building perfect for new generation
Cozy study nooks and patient simulation
rooms are favorites.
Mar 31, 2017
Andy Peck, M.D., wants us to see through the eyes of someone with Alzheimer’s disease. So, the first-year anesthesiology resident asked people at long- term care facilities to draw a clock set at 1:50, then arranged them on the wall to form a clock face and opened an exhibition, "10 till 2: Alzheimer’s in Omaha," […]
Mar 31, 2017
Scientist laureate builds research bridge
Tammy Kielian goes where the research
leads her.
Mar 31, 2017
Heiser name lives on in fitness facility
Nick Heiser, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology and 2008 UNMC graduate, remembers that his family was always active. Hiking, biking, sports were just what the Heisers did. But among Nick’s favorite memories was watching his father drive up after work for early-evening pick-up basketball games in the driveway. His father, also a physician, would get […]
Mar 31, 2017
Find your ‘wow’ moment at the Nebraska Science Festival
There was the time – during our science night at Werner Park – that a young boy who stood waist high to a cardiologist, lobbed question upon question about the heart surgery he once had. All while the two walked through a giant inflatable heart. Another time, there was a pint-sized girl whose white coat […]
Mar 31, 2017
