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A vital connection
When Karol Warchola’s work phone rang on a recent Thursday afternoon, the social services associate for UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute had no idea it was a friend calling.
Jul 7, 2011
NU names new leader of distance/online education operations
Mary Paulett Niemiec has been appointed as NU’s associate vice president for distance education and director of University of Nebraska Online Worldwide.
Jul 7, 2011
UNMC receives $1.3 million renewal grant aimed at boosting science literacy among American Indian youth
A program aimed at strengthening the math and science curriculum among American Indian youth in Nebraska and South Dakota will continue thanks to the renewal of the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) grant. The $1.3 million grant to the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been renewed for another five years through the National Center […]
Jul 7, 2011
Wellness Wednesday – Sports drinks vs. water
Before you reach for that Gatorade Fruit Punch bottle the next time you drag your sweaty self into the neighborhood gas station, read this article from Yahoo about the choice between sports drinks and water.
Jul 6, 2011
Growing Clinical Research — Dr. Larsen on biobanks
One of the major topics discussed as leaders set the annual strategic roadmap for the campus was clinical research and the use of biobanks.
Jul 6, 2011
Individual retirement counseling sessions in July and August
Representatives from TIAA/CREF will be at UNMC on Wednesday, July 13 and Tuesday, July 26. One on one counseling sessions will be scheduled through TIAA-CREF’s counseling advice service by calling 1-800-732-8353.
Jul 6, 2011
2011 Foundations for Success class graduates
Armed with new tools to advance careers at UNMC, 41 UNMC employees have graduated from the ninth session of the Foundations for Success program.
Jul 6, 2011
Dean’s list announced for UNMC nursing, pharmacy, allied health students
Dean’s lists in four University of Nebraska Medical Center programs have been announced for the 2011 spring semester. The students are enrolled in the College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, or radiation science technology and clinical laboratory science programs of the School of Allied Health Professions. To qualify for the dean’s list, nursing and radiation […]
Jul 6, 2011
Mileage reimbursement increase as of July 1
Effective July 1, the standard mileage rate increased to 55.5 cents per mile.
Jul 5, 2011
UNMC History 101 – Dr. Livingston and the Civil War
Several of the doctors who in 1881 founded the Omaha Medical College, the predecessor institution to UNMC, were veterans of the Civil War.
Jul 5, 2011