Sep 25, 2019 01:26PM ● By Kara Schweiss
Nursing is annually ranked among the top five most trusted professions in an annual Gallup poll on honesty and ethical standards. It is also...
Feb 14, 2019 08:42AM ● By Greg Jerrett
Substance use disorders occur when at least one substance or drug leads to distress or impairment that is clinically significant. According ...
Feb 13, 2019 11:35AM ● By Tamsen Butler
Kristen Macdissi knows it isn’t easy being a thalassophile (a lover of the sea) in a state that “doesn’t coast.” It’s not the least of her a...
Jan 04, 2019 07:57AM ● By Anthony Flott
To describe life with cystic fibrosis, Dan Gerdes starts by talking about a frog. Specifically, a frog put into a pot of water that’s slowly...
Dec 21, 2018 01:11PM ● By Linda Persigehl
Sex videos are popular on the internet. Even academic ones. Just ask Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel, an associate professor at the University of Neb...
Dec 20, 2018 03:20PM ● By Kim Reiner
On a cold night in November, musicians in a new orchestra gather in a classroom at the Strauss Performing Arts Center. They are rehearsing t...
Dec 19, 2018 01:47PM ● By Lisa Lukecart
Dr. Lydia Kang glanced at her ringing phone. It was her literary agent (who typically emailed). The unexpected phone call delivered some sho...
Jul 26, 2018 09:36AM ● By Kamrin Baker
Driving down Leavenworth or Dodge streets, the average person might see the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, located on the UNMC/Nebrask...
Feb 04, 2018 01:45PM ● By Katherine Hartner
Health care consultant Sean McGuire has a background in political science. “My first job out of college was working in Washington, D.C., whi...
Apr 27, 2017 02:23PM ● By Lisa Lukecart
The sun barely penetrated the narrows of the canyon. Kris Berg, Ph.D., scrambled over dusty red rock, carefully avoiding the steep cliffs th...
Jan 08, 2017 04:52PM ● By Ryan Borchers
Howard Hamilton, 82, has read every issue of every Omaha newspaper dating back to 1854. The Omaha historian, who was once fluent in 12 langu...
Oct 10, 2016 07:00AM ● By Lisa Lukecart
Sebastian Lane, at just 2 years old, strummed on the clear nylon strings of a plastic yellow guitar. At age 3, a naked Lane head-banged atop...
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