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Lookin’ at U – Kim Minino

This week, we feature Kim Minino, telecom analyst in ITS video services.

Sep 16, 2010

UNMC School of Allied Health Professions group to tour western Nebraska

A 10-year-old boy is brought to the nearest critical access hospital with a broken arm. He’s met in the emergency room by a physician assistant. Over the next few hours he’s seen by an x-ray technologist, has blood drawn, which is analyzed by a medical technologist and weeks later his doctor sends him to a […]

Sep 15, 2010

Music’s effect on your brain the focus of today’s seminar

He’s helped the Grateful Dead and Santana make records as a producer and recording engineer. On Wednesday, Daniel Levitin, Ph.D., will help you understand the connection between music and your brain.

Sep 15, 2010

Wellness Wednesday – Learn self defense at Sept. 23 safety workshop

A lesson in Krav Maga — a form of self defense developed by the Israeli Special Forces — will be featured at a Sept. 23 self-defense and off-campus safety workshop.

Sep 15, 2010

Remembering … Roy Pearson

Roy Pearson — a member of the UNMC Board of Counselors and supporter of medical center research — died Saturday in Holdrege. He was 91.

Sep 15, 2010

What environmental services does for us

In recognition of National Healthcare Environmental Services Week, here are some facts about the medical center’s environmental services staff and what it does to keep this place running.

Sep 15, 2010

UNMC receives $1.5 million grant to study nervous system’s role in heart failure

  Imagine feeling tired and short of breath much of the time. You can’t enjoy simple things like shopping or going for a walk. Impaired thinking, memory loss and swelling in the body also make it difficult to enjoy life.   In the United States, 5.7 million people in the United States experience some or […]

Sep 15, 2010

2010 Cattlemen’s Ball raises $1 million

KEARNEY — It’s official. The 2010 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Ball in Kearney raised more than $1 million — marking the first time in the event’s 13-year history that its proceeds topped the seven-digit mark.

Sep 14, 2010

Thanks EVS staff!

In recognition of the vital role environmental services workers play, UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and NOH recognize this week (Sept. 13-17) as National Healthcare Environmental Services Week.

Sep 14, 2010

Spotlight on new faculty – Joel Armitage, M.D.

Joel Armitage, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Sep 14, 2010