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Spirit Week 2010 – Pots sweeten, deadline extended for Spirit Challenge

The stakes have risen for Friday’s Spirit Challenge and the Spirit Week Photo Contest.

Dec 9, 2010

Stroke is the topic of the next Science Café, Dec. 14 at the Slowdown

Stroke is the topic of the next Science Café, Dec. 14, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. in Omaha. Pierre Fayad, M.D., Reynolds Centennial Professor and chairman of the department of neurological sciences at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. He is also director of the […]

Dec 9, 2010

Wellness Wednesday – Don’t forget, CFHL is free this week

A reminder that employees and students get free access to the Center for Healthy Living and its programs all this week as part of Spirit Week.

Dec 8, 2010

Spirit Week 2010 – Who or what is vital to you?

Visit UNMC’s vitality website — tell us who or what is vital to you.

Dec 8, 2010

Spirit Week 2010 – Spirit Challenge tips

Some tips for Friday’s Spirit Challenge.

Dec 8, 2010

Research Notes — Some contraceptives risky for women with certain conditions

For most women, the decision on which form of contraception to use is not normally complicated. But for women with certain medical conditions, including diabetes, epilepsy, rheumatoid arthritis or high blood pressure, the use of some forms of contraceptives can pose health risks.

Dec 8, 2010

UNMC pharmacy grads once again achieve 100 percent pass rate on licensing exam

Students also score well above national average For a second consecutive year, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy graduating class had a 100 percent pass rate on the national pharmacy licensing examination.   All 69 of UNMC’s graduating pharmacy students passed the examination on their first attempt.   The national pass rate […]

Dec 8, 2010

Eye institute a step toward a bigger goal

The construction of a state-of-the-art eye institute on the UNMC campus — while a significant development — is not the end-game goal for Stanley Truhlsen, M.D., UNMC’s ophthalmology chairman Thomas Hejkal, M.D., said Monday.

Dec 7, 2010

Spirit Week 2010 – Values of a vital brand

Do you know UNMC’s brand values? Click into this story to learn about them.

Dec 7, 2010

Pink glove dancin’ at the Olson Center

The Olson Center people get “down, down, down, down” with the pink gloves.

Dec 7, 2010