Ryan Shaw

Dr. Binhammer’s Labor of Love

Some people who love their jobs have been known to say they’d work for free. UNMC’s Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., takes that sentiment literally.

Apr 1, 2013

Williams remembers his roots

In the College of Pharmacy dwells the Joseph D. Williams Auditorium – the one with the name on the wall next to the oil painting and bronze bust and plaque. That’s Joe Williams, World War II vet, pharmaceutical salesman, company president, proud UNMC alum.

Apr 1, 2013

Rancher walks difficult road to help others

At 52, Osburn is a wife, mother of nine, grandmother, nursing director, pilot and owner/operator of a Nebraska cattle ranch.

Apr 1, 2013

Country doc’s typical day lasts 17 hours

Gerald Luckey, M.D., starts each day before dawn and works past dusk. He is a primary care doctor in David City, Neb., on the frontline of U.S. health care.

Apr 1, 2013

Benefits of new cancer center to spread across the state

The saying goes, ‘A rising tide lifts all boats.’ So it is with UNMC’s upcoming new cancer center campus.

Apr 1, 2013

Mehmet Sitki Copur, M.D., medical director of the St. Francis Cancer Center, Grand Island, Neb., with a cancer patient.

Ideas + Goals = Results. Dr. Maurer’s 15 years at the helm of UNMC

Harold M. Maurer, M.D., now stepping into a new role after having served as UNMC’s chancellor since 1998, is driven by ideas.

Apr 1, 2013

A champion of change

Ruti Margalit, M.D., is a champion. Not a champion in the normal sense – rather, she champions students into heroes.

Apr 1, 2013

New tool available for requesting patient care information

A new resource called the Analytics Request Tool (ART) is available to request information related to patient care.

Mar 4, 2013

Visually impaired grandmother gets driver’s license

Thanks to the Weigel Williamson Center. “I got my driver’s license,” Peggy Campbell exclaimed into the phone.

Mar 4, 2013

Briefs

Dele Davies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies, has been named to the board of governors for the Joslyn Art Museum. Matt Zimmerman, Ph.D., cellular/integrative physiology, has been elected a member of the American Heart Association – Omaha board of directors. Over the past 5 years, the AHA has supported […]

Mar 4, 2013