Outreach
Restored vision and hope in Haiti
Watch the video to learn more about how April’s Bike for Sight event helped a UNMC team conduct more than 350 sight-restoring surgeries in Haiti.
Jun 7, 2012
Human research subjects topic of Science Cafe
Medical research on humans is the topic of Tuesday’s Omaha Science Cafe.
Jun 4, 2012
Community academy helps mom, daughter find purpose
The UNMC Community Academy helped Marnie Thrasher find her calling as a physician assistant. It helped her mom find a special place, too.
May 22, 2012
Filling the gaps in dental care
Extra hands, technology and funding bring dental care to children in rural communities.
May 12, 2012
A week focused on healthy women, healthy lives
Learn about the Center for Reducing Health Disparities weeklong series of events focused on women’s health.
May 10, 2012
Suicide and its prevention the focus of Science Cafe
UNMC’s Dr. Howard Liu and two who lost brothers to suicide will discuss the heart-wrenching topic at Science Cafe.
Apr 30, 2012
Volunteer Opportunities at MMI
The Volunteer Service Learning Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute Recreation Therapy department provides support to program participants with developmental disabilities to ensure safe and fun activity participation. Volunteer training is required and includes instruction on safety rules, behavior management, precautions, use of adaptive equipment and disabilitiy education and advocacy. For […]
Apr 13, 2012
Nebraska’s 3rd Annual Lymphomathon to be held April 28
Nebraska’s 3rd Lymphomathon 5K walk will be held Saturday, April 28, at Mahoney State Park.
Apr 11, 2012
Students Engage in Global Health in Omaha
Americans take much for granted – from refrigerators to toilets to health care. But refugees seeking asylum from war zones in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa often don’t know what to put in a refrigerator, how to use a toilet, where to get their children immunized and that they can question their health provider.
Apr 7, 2012
The Guatemalan woman’s rheumatoid arthritis so incapacitated her that she couldn’t get around her house to handle the most common tasks. She came to the clinic in Antigua where Kevin Garvin, M.D., and others from UNMC provided relief.
Apr 7, 2012