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Super capes for super kids

Lab employees deliver capes for pediatric patients at Nebraska Medicine.

Jun 15, 2015

A little hero gets her cape last week at Nebraska Medicine-The Nebraska Medical Center.

Comorbid conditions hurt lung cancer survival rates

Study by College of Public Health’s K.M. Monirul Islam, Ph.D., finds 74 percent of patients have other conditions.

Jun 12, 2015

KM Monirul Islam, Ph.D.

Ask UNMC: Juicing vs. whole fruits and vegetables

Is juicing healthier than eating whole fruits and vegetables? (Featuring Farryl Bertmann, Ph.D., UNMC College of Public Health)

Jun 12, 2015

Study to compare gout treatments

VA study on two therapies will be led by James O’Dell, M.D.

Jun 12, 2015

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Jun 12, 2015

Children at UNMC’s Child Development Center celebrated the opening of a new playground at the center following a ribbon cutting ceremony June 3. Funding for the new playground came from the Chancellor’s office, Facilities Management and Planning and Business Services.

7 things grad students get instead of summer break

Once you graduate from college, you can kiss goodbye the concept of getting three months off in the summer. Although there are some exceptions (for example, if you are a teacher or lecturer), by and large the fun is over. Graduate students should take some consolation in the following benefits of working full time toward […]

Jun 12, 2015

A hoot of a time: Registration opens for Owl Ride

Largest annual night bicycle ride between Chicago and Denver is set for July 11

Jun 12, 2015

Bone lab on national radar

Otolaryngology and neurosurgery residents to hone their skills in a facility that compares favorably with any other in the country.

Jun 11, 2015

Kimberly Joynt, second-year resident, practices in the bone lab.

Ranger turned med student takes it all the way

Having seen firsthand the physical and mental injuries of returning military veterans, he wants to fight for their proper treatment and a change in national policy of pain management.

Jun 11, 2015

Former Army Ranger Marshall Bahr is now a medical school graduate.

Library staffer unpacks a legend’s life’s work

When it arrived at UNMC, the collection of the late Wolf Wolfsensberger, Ph.D., took up 1,584 square feet.

Jun 11, 2015

Cameron Boettcher organized the Wolfensberger collection from 35 filing cabinets, 450 boxes, 4,550 books and monographs, 598 journal volumes and thousands of file folders.