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Douglas Keefe, Ph.D., of the Boys Town National Research Hospital will discuss improved methods for diagnosing hearing loss and middle ear problems during the monthly clinical and translational research (CTR) seminar today at noon in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005.
Apr 28, 2008
‘Statewide’ department receives U-wide teaching award
UNMC’s status as a “500-mile wide campus” truly comes to life in the department of family medicine.
Apr 28, 2008
Better hearing tests the focus of monthly CTR seminar
Improved methods for diagnosing hearing loss and middle ear problems will be the topic of the monthly clinical and translational research (CTR) seminar on Monday at noon in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005.
Apr 25, 2008
Dr. Cuddigan named Outstanding Teacher
A cheerleader, a counselor, a mentor, a friend. The roles of a teacher involve much more than just lesson plans and grading scales. To Janet Cuddigan, Ph.D., chairwoman of Adult Health and Illness in the UNMC College of Nursing, teaching is about people.
Apr 25, 2008
Camp Quality Heartland seeking male volunteers
Camp Quality Heartland, a non-profit organization that provides free camping experiences and year-round activities for children with cancer and their siblings, is looking for volunteers.
Apr 25, 2008
Allied health faculty, students honored
The School of Allied Health Professions recently surprised three faculty members — Ricki Otten, Joseph Norman, Ph.D., and Pat Leuschen, Ph.D. — by honoring them with awards for outstanding teaching, research and service to allied health.
Apr 25, 2008
REPORT: Health care workforce too small for aging baby boomers
Jane Potter, M.D., and her colleagues have long known that America will face a shortage of geriatricians if drastic measures aren’t taken.
Apr 24, 2008
Artists, musicians and others raise funds for VA wheelchair games
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and the Great Plains Paralyzed Veterans of America will host “A Night at the Bemis” fundraiser May 17 to benefit the 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which will come to Omaha this summer.
Apr 24, 2008
Dr. Lomneth receives Outstanding Teacher Award
She had planned to be a forest ranger until she landed in an Illinois cornfield. As she gazed out over the field, where she and other undergraduates had been assigned to build a nature trail, Carol Lomneth, Ph.D., knew this wasn’t the career she had in mind.
Apr 24, 2008
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee to feature. This week, we feature Karen Sum, an office associate in the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
Apr 24, 2008