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Steel Magnolias offer and a discussion of pregnancy and diabetes

Learn about discounted tickets for employees and students to Sunday’s showing of Steel Magnolias and also read a discussion with Dr. Carl Smith regarding pregnancy among women with diabetes.

Apr 26, 2011

Meet UNMC New Investigator Hui Peng, M.D.

UNMC researcher Hui Peng, M.D., answers questions about her work, life and interests.

Apr 26, 2011

UNMC College of Nursing launches mobile clinic to provide critically needed service for rural older adults

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing announced today that it has launched a unique mobile clinic to address Nebraska’s rural shortage of those who specialize in the care of older adults. A $300,000 federal stimulus grant is funding the Mobile Nurse Managed Clinic — a 38-foot, custom-built vehicle and one-of-a-kind mobile clinic. […]

Apr 26, 2011

Bridge to Care seeks faculty/student support for meetings with local refugees

The Bridge to Care program — a student-initiated interdisciplinary partnership that seeks to enhance access to care for recently resettled refugees in the Omaha Community — seeks more faculty and student support.

Apr 26, 2011

Benefit ‘U’ in focus – Eligibility audit verification phase ends May 6

Many employees take advantage of the medical and dental coverage the University of Nebraska offers. Those who do are reminded that the verification phase of the dependent eligibility audit of those benefit programs ends next Friday, May 6.

Apr 25, 2011

Meet UNMC New Investigator Jing (Jenny) Wang, Ph.D.

UNMC researcher Jing (Jenny) Wang, Ph.D., answers questions about her work, life and interests.

Apr 25, 2011

Check out UNMC’s new mobile nurse managed clinic

The campus is invited to tour the UNMC College of Nursing’s new Mobile Nurse Managed Clinic between noon and 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

Apr 25, 2011

Dr. Caplan honored for his mentorship of graduate students

According to Steve Caplan, Ph.D., caring is the key to being a good mentor to graduate students.

Apr 25, 2011

UNMC internal medicine physician, Tom Tape, M.D., elected to national post

Tom Tape, M.D., a professor of internal medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been elected chair of the 2011-2012 Board of Governors of the American College of Physicians (ACP). The ACP is the nation’s largest medical specialty organization.  This month, he began serving a one-year term as chair-elect of the board of […]

Apr 25, 2011

UNMC leads community effort for Japan disaster relief

It was a simple request from a young man at Monday’s evening’s Japanese relief effort planning meeting at UNMC. “Help my family in Japan,” he said.

Apr 22, 2011