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Preventing global blindness in Omaha

Patients at the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska’s health and wellness center in South Omaha received free eye exams for a week in June.

Sep 17, 2014

During a screening, Conceta Zephier was pleased to discover her eyes remain healthy and she only needs to use her reading glasses.

For Constitution Day, a few facts about the document

Sept. 17 is Constitution Day. How much do you know about the United States Constitution?

Sep 17, 2014

"Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787, signing of U.S. Constitution," by Junius Brutus Stearns, 1856. (Wikimedia Commons)

CDC names UNMC psychologist to statewide education role

Jennifer Burt, Ph.D., will help families better deal with autism, developmental disabilities

Sep 17, 2014

Jennifer Burt, Ph.D.

United Way Day 3: Why I am a supporter

UNMC’s Tom O’Connor takes time out to talk about why the United Way is an important force for good in our community.

Sep 17, 2014

Tom O'Connor

Wellness Wednesday: CFHL offers free week of classes beginning today

Check out the facilities or take a free class at the Center for Healthy Living this week and explore membership options.

Sep 17, 2014

Program inspires young women to pursue careers in orthopaedics, engineering

Perry Outreach Program applications being accepted from female high school students through Oct. 16

Sep 17, 2014

Light The Night Walk set for Thursday

There’s still time to join the UNMC/clinical enterprise team to raise funds to fight cancer.

Sep 17, 2014

Eric Nagengast preferred global surgical experience to graduation

In the middle of his third year of medical school, Eric Nagengast realized he wasn’t ready to graduate just yet.

Sep 17, 2014

Eric Nagengast, left, in India operating with William Magee, M.D., D.D.S., the founder of Operation Smile.

Meeting the behavioral health needs of rural communities

In order to finish her master’s degree in community counseling at Doane College, the Bruning, Neb., native needed to complete 1,000 hours of internship training to realize her goal of becoming a licensed mental health professional.

Sep 17, 2014

Darcy Dawson

Cancer research conducted in homeland

Salomon Compaore, M.D., spent the summer in his homeland, Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, conducting research on cervical cancer.

Sep 17, 2014

Salomon Compaore, M.D., works with a midwife to screen women for cervical cancer in Burkina Faso.