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UNMC one of eight sites selected for suicide prevention study

Five-year program will address one of society’s hidden problems The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of eight participating sites in a national research study designed to identify ways to improve the detection and prevention of suicide among patients who present to hospital emergency departments (EDs).   The project is being funded through a […]

May 24, 2011

Benefit ‘U’ in focus — Membership discounts for The Rose

For UNMC employees, family memberships for The Rose Theater are $75 ($10 off the regular rate of $85).

May 23, 2011

Dr. Cornish enters Golden Apple Hall of Fame, Dr. Sharma nets first

Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D., professor of cellular and intergrative physiology, and Ashish Sharma, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, recently received Hirschmann Golden Apple Awards for their teaching excellence.

May 23, 2011

Public health leadership institute seeks applicants

The Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute in the College of Public Health is accepting applications for the 2011-2012 session.

May 23, 2011

Salvation Army Kroc Center receives $22,000 for Healthy Home Project

Medical Center provides $12,000 in funding The Salvation Army Kroc Center has received $22,000 in funding for its Healthy Home Project, which is designed to help families become healthier by changing aspects of their daily routine and lifestyle.   Locally, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, as […]

May 23, 2011

Learn about Joslyn’s rare and unseen treasures at June 21 event

A slide-illustrated discussion on Joslyn Art Museum’s most traveled and rare collection pieces will be held on campus on June 21.

May 23, 2011

UNeMed’s Gunderson receives Gold ‘U’ award

Michael Dixon, Ph.D., president of UNeMed, has worked at UNMC for 12 years and he’s still learning of units and departments that exist on this campus. So when he hears of some group or department that’s new to him, he goes to UNeMed Business Manager Valerie Gunderson to learn more.

May 20, 2011

Nursing faculty and staff receive annual awards

Six faculty and one staff member from the UNMC College of Nursing received awards during the college’s 2011 Faculty-Staff Annual Meeting May 11 in Lincoln.

May 20, 2011

Spotlight on new faculty — meet Andjela Drincic, M.D.

Andjela Drincic, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and medical director of The Nebraska Medical Center Diabetes Center, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

May 20, 2011

Plein air pastel class for employees and students in June

Employees and students of The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC, and UNMC Physicians are invited to register for free plein air pastel art classes.

May 20, 2011