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UNMC research leads to new information regarding treating ADHD in small children

Clinicians who treat five and six-year-old children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), now have new information regarding treatment.   In an eight-week, double-blind clinical trial, atomoxetine was found to be well tolerated and effective at reducing the core symptoms of ADHD.   The study was led by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, […]

Mar 22, 2011

SHARING Clinic offers ophthalmology services

UNMC’s student-run SHARING (Student Health Alliance Reaching Indigent Needy Groups) Clinic now provide ophthalmology services to its patients.

Mar 22, 2011

Hospital now tobacco free

The Nebraska Medical Center campus is now tobacco-free.

Mar 22, 2011

UNMC Grants – $9 million award for study of aging and HIV infection

UNMC has received a National Institutes of Health Center Grant totaling $9 million to investigate the now chronic nature of HIV infection and its interaction with aging.

Mar 21, 2011

Benefit ‘U’ in focus — UNMC Real Estate with Honors

Do you own a property that you would like to rent or sell by owner? UNMC Real Estate With Honors accepts properties from UNMC students, faculty and staff.

Mar 21, 2011

Zoo membership drive extended to March 31

UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center employees have the opportunity to purchase Henry Doorly Zoo memberships on campus through March 31 as the zoo has extended its membership drive.

Mar 21, 2011

NU President on the retirement of Dr. Donal Burns

NU President James B. Milliken comments on the retirement of the university’s corporation secretary, Donal Burns, Ph.D., and the interim promotion of Carmen Maurer.

Mar 21, 2011

HR reviews and revises several policies

A list of and links to revised and reviewed HR policies.

Mar 21, 2011

Stuttering is the topic of the next Science Café in Lincoln March 31

Stuttering is the topic of the next Science Café, at 6:30 p.m., March 31, at red9, 9th and M Streets in Lincoln. Attendees will hear from E. Charles Healey, Ph.D., a professor of speech-language pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.   Dr. Healey has taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the past 33 years. […]

Mar 21, 2011

UNMC’s ice skating rink closed for the season

Due to the warmer weather, the University of Nebraska Medical Center closed its outdoor ice skating rink March 20, a week earlier than planned. The rink will reopen next November. UNMC hosted its first-ever Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s, an event that raised more than $40,000 for Parkinson’s research. Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates […]

Mar 21, 2011