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Alumni association supports med student’s trip to AMSA convention
UNMC second-year medical student Theresa Hahn attended American Medical Student Association (AMSA) national meeting in Oregon in December thanks to the help of the College of Medicine Alumni Association.
Feb 1, 2010
UNMC College of Dentistry gives children healthy smiles
It is estimated that every year 51 million school hours are lost because of dental problems. The majority source of those problems is cavities, which are the single most common chronic disease of childhood, occurring five to eight times as frequently as asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Feb. […]
Feb 1, 2010
Nebraska to hold first LYMPHOMAthon for research, education
The Lymphoma Research Foundation will host the first Nebraska LYMPHOMAthon 5K walk on Saturday, April 24, at Mahoney State Park, located just off of I-80 at exit 426, between Omaha and Lincoln. Registration and check-in begin at 9 a.m. at the park pavilion. The walk will start at 10 a.m. This year, the foundation […]
Feb 1, 2010
MMI’s Jason Zeleny loves his dirty job
You probably won’t see Jason Zeleny on an episode of “Dirty Jobs” with Mike Rowe anytime soon, but his work can be messy.
Jan 29, 2010
UNMC Grants — Dr. Liu receives K25 grant from the NIH
Yutong Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of radiology, has received a K25 training grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Jan 29, 2010
First group of Haiti volunteers set to come home this weekend
Eleven of the 13 volunteers that UNMC sent to Haiti last week will return this weekend.
Jan 29, 2010
TV’s Marg Helgenberger to be a guest at Kaleidoscope event
Nebraska native and star of the hit television series “CSI,” Marg Helgenberger, will return to Omaha as a special guest at the University Hospital Auxiliary’s Kaleidoscope 2010.
Jan 29, 2010
Haiti updates from Dr. Odugbesan
Oluyemisi Odugbesan, M.D., a UNMC instructor of anesthesiology who is among the 13 medical center volunteers in Haiti, has made regular blog posts from Haiti this week.
Jan 28, 2010
135 new UNMC nursing students participate in white coat ceremonies
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing held Nightingale White Coat Ceremonies at its locations in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, to recognize new students in nursing. During the ceremony, 135 nursing students recited an oath of professionalism, signed a pledge and donned white coats they will wear until graduation. Donations from UNMC […]
Jan 28, 2010
Walk and Roll captain ready to lead Feb. 21 march
KellyLynn Wakehouse is one of only a few girls in her class in Airforce Jr. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFJRROTC). She’s also the only person with a disability.
Jan 28, 2010