Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will present “The Impact of Mild-to-Severe Hearing Loss on Cognitive and Neural Development” on May 2nd from 11:50am to 12:50pm in the Michael Sorrell Center (room 1005). Attendees will learn the impact of hearing loss on verbal […]

Caroline P. Groth, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, will present “Methods for Assessing Airborne Chemical Exposure for Workers Involved in the Response and Clean-up of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” at the Maurer Center for Public Health (room 3013) on the University […]

A presentation of the “Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research” will take place on May 9th from noon to 1pm in the College of Nursing Sciences (room 40118) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Oleg Shats, Assistant Director for Cancer Informatics in the Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, will provide information on iCaRe2, a […]

Department of Biostatistics Special Guest Presentation  Souparno Ghosh, PhD, an Associate Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Texas Tech University, will present “Data Fusion, Feature Selection, and Inference using Multivariate Random Forests” on May 13th from 11am to 12pm at the Maurer Center for Public Health (room 3013) on the […]

James B. Dyck, M.D., Professor of Neurology and Head of Peripheral Neuropathy Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, will present “Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis (hATTR): The Evolution in the Treatment of Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy” on May 16th from 11:50am to 12:50pm at the Michael Sorrell Center (room 1005) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Dyck will […]

Registration is open for the 15th Annual Nebraska Cancer Summit on May 29th at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center. The event brings together individuals and organizations who are working to prevent and control cancer for a day of education and networking. Keynote and breakout speakers plan to address why data is key to cancer […]

Michael A. Rosen, MA, PhD, an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at John Hopkins will present “Simulation and Human Factors: Improving Safety and Quality Across Levels of the Organization” on May 29th from 12pm to 1pm in the Michael Sorrell Center (room 2010) on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. Dr. […]

Pamela May, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will present “Somatization and Effort in Neuropsychological Evaluation” on May, 30th from 11:50pm to 12:50pm in the Michael Sorrell Center (room 1005). Dr. May will discuss syndromes seen in neuropsychology associated with somatization and describe means of assessing […]