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Summer 2011

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River research spawns revelations

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River research spawns revelations
Public health researchers study why fish in the Elkhorn River are confused about their sex.

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Terry Huang, Ph.D., sits with Lucia Rodriquez

Latino teens have healthier summer
A public health research study demonstrates how youth advocacy and social marketing can shift the overall climate of childhood obesity in the Latino community.

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Read how SaludableOmaha has changed the lives of four teens.
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Maurers in front of the Maurer Center for Public Health

Maurer Center for Public Health opens
Public health at UNMC moved into its new home in May. “Today, we have done a good thing for people,” said UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D.

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Back to prevention – the push for primary care
UNMC’s nationally recognized primary care program steps forward to create a Primary Care Center.

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MaryAnn Fredrick with Mehmet Copur, M.D.

Medical treatment close to home
Through a first-of-its-kind program, the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center works with hospitals across Nebraska to bring clinical trials to patients in their own communities.

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Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza dedicated
The Scotts have transformed UNMC’s academic campus with their generosity.

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Read more and view photos from the Sept. 13 student plaza dedication.

Bad bugs, no drugs
The College of Pharmacy dean talks about how emerging and neglected infectious diseases have become a major health problem due to the lack of new antibacterial drugs.

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