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Dr. Jenkins honored for his volunteer service

College of Dentistry’s James Jenkins, D.D.S., receives the Woody Varner Award from The Lighthouse organization.

Nov 1, 2016

Lighthouse executive director, Bill Michener, at left, and Lighthouse co-founder and president Pete Allman, right, present the Woody Varner Leadership Award to James Jenkins, D.D.S.

LiveGreen: Waste less, recycle more at lunch

LiveGreen begins new campaign to increase recycling.

Nov 1, 2016

Nominations for Student Impact Award now open

The Student Senate Student Impact Award will go to a student from each of the six UNMC colleges.

Nov 1, 2016

UNMC seeks volunteers for research registry

Participants will be asked to participate in mind/brain health research

Nov 1, 2016

Matthew Rizzo, M.D.

New faculty spotlight: Sarah Holstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Holstein’s research focus is development of novel agents for myeloma.

Oct 31, 2016

Sarah Holstein, M.D., Ph.D.

State legislators tour UNMC

Group visits Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center site as part of campus shuttle tour.

Oct 31, 2016

State Sen. Jim Smith, second from left, recently invited several of his legislative colleagues, their spouses and a legislative candidate to join him on a tour of UNMC.

October’s It’s on US Fall Week a success

UNMC Title IX Office, EMPOWER sponsored week to raise awareness of, and to prevent, sexual assault.

Oct 31, 2016

Employees and students form a "human ribbon" as part of It's on US Week activities.

Wellness: Spaghetti squash

Fourth in a video series offering tips on a more healthy lifestyle.

Oct 31, 2016

Med center to create Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine awarded nearly $20 million to develop national training center for U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Oct 31, 2016

Artist's rendition of the Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning, which will house the new Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center.

UNMC partners with community health providers to improve patient transitioning

One impetuses for the grant is a study by the U.S. Office of the Inspector General that cited a loss of $2.8 billion in 2014 because of poor transitions from acute care into skilled nursing facilities

Oct 31, 2016