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Lookin’ at U — Bob Pawloski, Ed.D.

This week, we feature Bob Pawloski, Ed.D., coordinator of the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Interdisciplinary Center for Program Evaluation.

Nov 18, 2010

Meet Gold ‘U’ recipient Amy Dodson

How does one follow a good act? Amy Dodson, administrator in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology, would be a good person to ask.

Nov 17, 2010

Wellness Wednesday – F.A.S.T. diet helps Kathy Austin lose 35 pounds

Kathy Austin, administrator in the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences, has used the F.A.S.T. Diet to lose 35 pounds in the past four months.

Nov 17, 2010

Employee forum this morning

Employee benefits, the capital campaign and the Nebraska budget process will be among the topics discussed at employee forums today and Friday.

Nov 17, 2010

Medicine dean candidate forum on Thursday

Bradley Edward Britigan, M.D., Taylor Professor of Medicine, chairman of internal medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and candidate for full-time post of UNMC College of Medicine Dean, will participate in a “meet the candidate” forum on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Nov 17, 2010

Midtown Business Association celebrates 30 years

Thirty years ago several business leaders got together with one goal in mind: to improve and preserve the historic midtown business district.   Joined by other business owners and leaders in the area, the Midtown Business Association became a reality and has grown from nine midtown merchants to more than 150.   “We are proud […]

Nov 17, 2010

UNMC, UNL professors’ Virtual Incision Corp. receives $2 million investment

  Two University of Nebraska professors and their start-up company have received a $2 million investment to move their unique miniature robotic surgical tools one step closer to the marketplace.   University of Nebraska Medical Center surgeon Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D., and University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer Shane Farritor, Ph.D., founders of Virtual Incision Corp., announced that […]

Nov 17, 2010

Snapshot — The meaning of SHARING, dentistry style

LINCOLN — Daniel Kreis thought the Dental SHARING Clinic started at 5 a.m. on Nov. 11, so he rode his beat-up mountain bike nearly five miles from downtown Lincoln to the UNMC College of Dentistry about an hour before sunrise. He was 12 hours early.

Nov 16, 2010

Meet state Sen. Gwen Howard

State Sen. Gwen Howard recently toured UNMC and met with medical center leaders.

Nov 16, 2010

‘Seasons of Joy’ presentation today at noon

The Joslyn Museum will present, “Seasons of Joy: Currier & Ives Holiday Prints from the ConAgra Foods Collection” at UNMC today at noon in the Sorrell Center, Room 2010.

Nov 16, 2010