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200 children receive care at dental day event in Lincoln
UNMC’s College of Dentistry hosted its 11th annual Children’s Dental Day on Feb. 2. About 200 children from seven Nebraska communities were treated to a day of food, fun and dental care.
Feb 21, 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
Meet Distinguished Scientist Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D.
UNMC researcher Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 25 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists for 2006. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 12 ceremony to recognize their achievements.
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
Child safety and the Internet focus of Thursday EAP forum
A lunch and learn program on keeping children safe on the Internet will be held Thursday from noon to one in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. The program is sponsored by the UNMC Faculty Employee Assistance Program.
Feb 20, 2007
Trans-Mississippi Expo focus of Durham lecture
The Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898, which showcased the development of the western region, will be the focus of the Feb. 27 “Afternoon with the Durham” Brown Bag Lecture. The lecture will be held at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Feb 20, 2007
Avian flu education — public service announcements
Watch public service announcements on pandemic flu, produced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Feb 20, 2007
UNMC students to attend international forum in Tokyo
For the second-straight year, UNMC will have student representatives at the International Student Forum, which will be held at the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo in late June.
Feb 19, 2007
Chinese medical exchange students return home
The heart of the Asian Pacific Rim Development Program is the continued exchange of students between UNMC and Chinese biomedical institutions. The second delegation of four Chinese medical students finished their three-month rotation at UNMC in December. In parting, these students left UNMC Today with some of their most lasting impressions about UNMC and America.
Feb 19, 2007
Nursing grad student performs in Tuskegee Airmen tribute
Dorothea Clute is used to serious challenges.
The former high school honor student and athlete received her bachelor of science in nursing degree from UNMC in 2001. She spent the next 18 months working in the liver/small bowel transplant unit of University Tower, then four more years in home health care, including a term as interim director of clinical services and competency tester for nursing assistants. … Considering all this, who would guess that one of her real passions is wearing a cow costume and performing live on stage?
Feb 16, 2007