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Wellness Wednesday — Wellness program geared to individuals 50 and older

A new wellness program for individuals older than 50 or eligible for Medicare is now available at the UNMC Home Instead Center for Successful Aging.

Apr 6, 2011

Public health policy: The intersection of health care and law

Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., from George Washington University, will discuss legal components of health care policy on campus today as part of National Public Health Week.

Apr 6, 2011

Meet UNMC New Investigator Karen Gould, Ph.D.

UNMC researcher Karen Gould, Ph.D., answers questions about her work, life and interests.

Apr 6, 2011

UNMC expands RHOP to Peru State College

Three spots in College of Pharmacy will be set aside   Students in southeastern Nebraska wishing to pursue a career in pharmacy now have another opportunity to do so. The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) through the University of Nebraska Medical Center has expanded seats in the College of Pharmacy to Peru State College.   […]

Apr 6, 2011

April 11 Davis lecture focused on history of teaching hospitals

During the April 11 Richard B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., History of Medicine Lecture at UNMC, explore how charity patients became teaching objects and how seven major London hospitals evolved to become medical schools.

Apr 5, 2011

UNMC History 101 – The 1913 Easter Tornado

On March 23, 1913 — Easter Sunday — five tornadoes hit Nebraska, including a devastating F4 twister that hit Omaha and the medical center campus.

Apr 5, 2011

Meet UNMC New Investigator R. Lee Mosley, Ph.D.

UNMC researcher R. Lee Mosley, Ph.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests.

Apr 5, 2011

Public health in action – Meeting the community needs

As part of National Public Health Awareness week, students and faculty from UNMC’s College of Public Health kicked-off the week with a public gathering in north Omaha to discuss community violence.

Apr 5, 2011

Climate change, energy needs the focus of Wednesday Science Cafe

UNO physiological ecologist James Wilson, Ph.D., will discuss climate change and energy needs at Wednesday’s Omaha Science Cafe.

Apr 5, 2011

Three central Nebraska cities to host talks on secondhand meth exposure

Secondhand exposure to methamphetamine is the topic of the Simply Science and Kearney Science Café presentations on April 18 and 19 in Gothenburg, McCook and Kearney.  Sandra Wells, Ph.D., will discuss "Facts and Fiction about Secondhand Meth” as part of “UNMC Simply Science,” an outreach program from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The hour-long […]

Apr 5, 2011