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Braille code more than 175 years old
June features multiple recognitions related to vision awareness, including Prevent Blindness and Vision Research Month, Eye Safety Week (June 27-July 5) and Heller Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (the last week in June).
This week, UNMC Today will run a brief history of the three most common symbols associated with blindness — the white cane, guide dog and Braille. Today’s history focuses on the Braille. Previous days’ histories of the white cane and guide dog can be found in the UNMC Today archives. (Click on story headline for history).
Jun 28, 2002
American Red Cross Blood Drive Scheduled for July 9
Did you know that the American Red Cross Midwest Region needs to collect 500 units of blood every day to meet the needs of area patients? And just one pint of blood can save as many as three lives. The American Red Cross is asking you to help provide a lifeline to your community and neighbors by donating life-saving blood.
Jun 28, 2002
New work hour regulations a challenge, opportunity for medical residents
Earlier this month, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) – the organization that monitors the training of more than 100,000 residents in 114 specialties – announced new rules that will limit the number of hours worked by medical residents. The new guidelines are to take effect in July 2003 and will limit the workweek to 80 hours, require at least 10 hours of rest between shifts, restrict duty to no more than 24 hours at a time and restrict work outside the hospital.
In light of the crescendo of national opinion about the meaning of the new ACGME regulations, Robert S. Wigton, M.D., associate dean of graduate education for the UNMC College of Medicine, offered an overview of the issues that led to the historic change in regulations and reflected on how these changes may affect future medical residents.
Jun 28, 2002
UNMC medical residents share perspectives on new regulations
Four medical residents share their own perspectives on new regulations regarding work hours. (Click on headline to read their perspectives).
Jun 28, 2002
Dr. Larzelere featured in spanking stories
A Munroe-Meyer Institute child psychologist, Robert Larzelere, Ph.D., has been receiving extensive media coverage for a story which broke on June 26 dealing with the pros and cons of spanking your child. The coverage was triggered by a study in the July issue of Psychological Bulletin, which is published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Media coverage has included the Washington Post, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Reuters, the Associated Press, CBS News, CNN Medical News as well as radio stations in Omaha, Kansas City, New York City, Baltimore and Gulfport, Miss.
Dr. Larzelere has over 20 years of experience in doing research on parental disciplinary responses, leading to over 20 publications on various aspects of parental discipline in psychological and pediatric journals and books.
Click on this story’s headline to read the news release issued by the APA, as well as Dr. Larzelere’s critique of the study.
Jun 28, 2002
Dogs began as guides during World War I
June features multiple recognitions related to vision awareness, including Prevent Blindness and Vision Research Month, Eye Safety Week (June 27-July 5) and Heller Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (the last week in June).
This week, UNMC Today will run a brief history of the three most common symbols associated with blindness — the white cane, guide dog and Braille. Today’s history focuses on the guide dog. Yesterday’s history of the white can be found in the UNMC Today archives. (Click on story headline for history).
Jun 27, 2002
SHARING Clinic benefits from third annual golf tournament
Hackers, ringers, duffers, aces and slicers alike participated in the third annual SHARING Clinic golf tournament, “Docs on the Green,” Monday afternoon at the Omaha Field Club.
Jun 27, 2002
UNL, UNMC collaborative research grants sought
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are being asked to submit proposals that would combine research expertise of the two campuses.
The UNL / UNMC Research Collaboration Grants Program began in 2000, and the projects that were funded in the first cycle have yielded proposals for NIH funding. For the present cycle, a Request for Proposals (RFP) has been sent to all members of the UNMC and UNL faculty, with letters of intent due on July 16 and the deadline for full proposals set for Aug. 1.
Jun 26, 2002
Focus is on vision impairment issues during end of June, early July
Members and staff of the NHS/UNMC Employee Diversity Network and the UMA Eye Specialty Clinic are encouraging everyone this week to reflect on vision impairment issues. June features multiple recognitions related to vision awareness, including Prevent Blindness and Vision Research Month, Eye Safety Week (June 27-July 5) and Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (the last week in June).
Jun 26, 2002
White cane’s role developed early in 20th century
This week, UNMC Today will run a brief history of the three most common symbols associated with blindness — the white cane, guide dog and Braille. Today’s history focuses on the white cane. (Click on story headline for history).
Jun 26, 2002