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Project SEARCH intern enjoys time at MMI

Beth Nietzel is one of 14 members of this year’s Project SEARCH class.

Nov 7, 2017

Job coach Pat Dunlap, left, works with Beth Nietzel during her internship with the MMI Community Engagement office.

Sen. Hilkemann visits MMI

State legislator met with MMI leaders during October tour.

Nov 7, 2017

From left, MMI Director Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., Max Kurz, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for External Affairs Bob Bartee, and Sen. Robert Hilkemann, D.P.T., in the MMI Motion Analysis Laboratory

Healthy parent/teen pairs needed for eye study

Study results may help enable the design of improved glaucoma treatments, specifically for children.

Nov 7, 2017

The Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute

Legislative staff members tour UNMC

A group of 20 aides to Nebraska lawmakers visited UNMC Nov. 1.

Nov 7, 2017

Janet Anderson, a legislative aide to Neb. State Sen. Roy Baker, tries on the HoloLens headset during a recent tour of UNMC.

LiveGreen: Sustainability and health care

UNMC is a premier health care organization, so why do we care about sustainability?

Nov 7, 2017

Photo credit: freeimages.com/claudiameyer

Remembering Wayne Ryan, Ph.D.

Services will be held this morning for scientist and philanthropist whom colleagues call “brilliant,” “modest” and “supremely interested in the betterment of science.”

Nov 7, 2017

Wayne Ryan, M.D., at the 2013 opening of the Dr. Wayne and Eileen Ryan Surgical Simulation Suite in the Sorrell Center at UNMC.

Under the microscope: Summer research at USAMRIID

Dr. Gold talks with Matthew Martens, a Ph.D. student, about the work UNMC graduate students were involved in at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

Nov 7, 2017

Opioids, addiction to be focus of Nov. 14 Science Cafe

Alena Balasanova, M.D., will be featured speaker.

Nov 7, 2017

UNMC students to provide education, services during Refugee Health Fair

Free services will include flu immunizations as well as vision, dental and blood pressure and glucose level screenings.

Nov 7, 2017

MMI’s inaugural Trunk or Treat draws big crowd

More than 200 children attend event designed for children with disabilities and complex health care needs.

Nov 6, 2017

The Eldal family -- Brad, Mary, Lois and Alex -- came from Elk Horn, Iowa, to attend the event.