Nicole Lindquist

Splish splashin’ for a good cause

There are things that 10-year-old Paul Retheferd can’t do. He can’t hear, he can’t see and because of a chromosomal abnormality and cerebral palsy, his mobility is limited.
None of that mattered at a recent Omaha event, which focused on the things Retheferd can do.

Sep 14, 2009

Calling all swimmers — Big Splash deadline is Aug. 20

Summertime is a season for smiles, sunshine and, for swimmers of all abilities and ages, the Big Splash.

Aug 18, 2009

UNMC’s Community Academy celebrates 10 years

Although still an undergraduate student at Creighton University, Sumit Kar has already built a solid research resume with his work as a lab technician for UNMC’s Irving H. Zucker, Ph.D.

Aug 12, 2009

World renowned artist creates pieces for student plaza

Students, faculty members and employees with an affinity for art will appreciate a recent addition to the student plaza outside of the Sorrell Center.

Aug 5, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Making health a habit

A UNMC invention originally designed to help adults eat healthier is now used to promote good nutrition and exercise habits in children.

Jul 22, 2009

Parents as professors: teaching delivery of chronic care

A peek into a day in the life of Lissa Hegg reveals a woman who never stops.

Jul 20, 2009

MMI ‘Celebration’ teaches the basics of self care

The conversation was reminiscent of a typical girls’ night out: prom, graduation, High School Musical, the Jonas Brothers and, of course, boys.

Jul 14, 2009

Garden Walk back in ‘ful’ force

I sat in the board room at the Munroe-Meyer Institute when the news was announced. Choking back tears, an MMI Guild member made it official. After 40 straight years, there would be no garden walk in 2008.

Jul 8, 2009

UNMC, MMI sponsor Big Splash

The University of Nebraska Foundation hopes to make a “Big Splash” for UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute on Aug. 28 and 29 with its first-ever recreational and competitive swimming fundraiser in Omaha and Lincoln.

Jul 7, 2009

Local Medical Reserve Corps recruits volunteers

Cries for help, a siren and overturned tables and chairs among other debris were the sounds and sights in the Sorrell Center on a recent weekend. It was only a drill, but a very life-like one for Medical Reserve Corps volunteers.

Jun 11, 2009