Nicole Lindquist

Dr. Smith, others find gene linked to to dyslexia, language, speech issues

Everyone knows Thomas Edison was a brilliant scientist. Most people don’t know he was dyslexic. A researcher at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute may have the answer as to why.

Apr 28, 2010

Dr. Paulman honored with universitywide teaching award

Paul Paulman, M.D., is a teachers’ teacher.

Apr 16, 2010

MMI program helps children with cerebral palsy sit up

Kim Falk used to prompt her son Ethan to lift his head and sit up straight for a picture. “Show me your cute face,” she would say.

Apr 13, 2010

Program helps premies develop and learn

Two premature babies. Two different paths. Sharan Bryson’s son, Chris, was born at 34 weeks old and weighed only four pounds, three ounces. Fifteen years later her daughter, Meah, was born at just 26 weeks. She weighed a mere two pounds, one ounce.

Apr 7, 2010

MMI symposium to focus on muscular dystrophies

The UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute will host a symposium on “A Multidisciplinary Health Care Approach for Childhood Muscular Dystrophies” on April 23-24 in the Sorrell Center.

Apr 1, 2010

Brock Steinbrink receives March Gold ‘U’

Going the extra mile at work comes naturally to Brock Steinbrink.

Mar 29, 2010

‘Extraordinary Measures’ film features treatment given at UNMC

Fred Haan didn’t need to see “Extraordinary Measures,” a movie about a fatal genetic disorder, on the big screen to know how it ends. He lives the story of Pompe disease every day.

Mar 10, 2010

Rhoda Davis-Blatt Scholarship winners announced

University of Nebraska at Omaha student Heather England and Saint Louis University student Barbara Knezetic were recently awarded the Rhoda Davis-Blatt Scholarship.

Mar 5, 2010

UNMC researcher uses NASA technology for kids with disabilities

Shaquille O’Neal. Yao Ming. Jackie Ondracek.
What do two NBA superstars have in common with a 17-year-old senior at Omaha South High School?

Mar 3, 2010

UNMC offers new Ph.D. program to potential behavior analysts

A new Ph.D. program at UNMC will train students to teach others how to treat autism and behavior disorders.

Feb 1, 2010