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Allied health bestows honors
The UNMC School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) honored three individuals — Tobi Schonfeld, Ph.D., Connie Mitchell and Lisa Bartenhagen — for their teaching and service.
May 17, 2010
Looking back on 20 years of RHOP with Josh McConkey, M.D.
Since its inception in 1990, 356 students have graduated from the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP). Many of those young health care professionals returned to rural towns in Nebraska where they live and practice today.
May 17, 2010
2010 Cattlemen’s Ball tickets nearing sellout
KEARNEY, NE – He who hesitates may not have the opportunity to attend the 2010 Cattlemen’s Ball, June 4-5 in Kearney. Ticket sales have surpassed 3,400. At the current pace, organizers believe all tickets could be gone by the end of this week. “Because we’re providing a sit-down prime rib dinner for all ticket holders, we have […]
May 17, 2010
Chamber music quartet to perform at next Music as Medicine
Four members from the Omaha Chamber Music Society will present the Music as Medicine concert on Thursday at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center Atrium.
May 14, 2010
First High School Alliance class selected
One’s best friend died of a brain tumor at the age of eight. Another came to the U.S. from Kathmandu just one and a half years ago. All of the 36 high school students who compose the first class of the UNMC High School Alliance have compelling reasons for pursuing health care careers.
May 14, 2010
UNMC Off the Clock – Jocelyn Jones rolls with the punches
When UNMC research technologist Jocelyn Jones doesn’t have her eyes glued to a microscope, she might be withstanding punches and pushes or doling out some punishment of her own as a member of the Omaha Roller Girls roller derby team.
May 14, 2010
UNMC for the record
A list of recent achievements, activities and happenings involving UNMC staff, faculty and students.
May 14, 2010
CityMatCH at UNMC receives $249,917 grant for racial healing education effort
Contact: Patrick Simpson 402.561.7500 Psimpso1@unmc.edu CityMatCH, a national membership organization located in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pediatrics, will receive $249,917 to train urban maternal and child health leaders to engage in racial healing efforts. The grant, which will explore structural racism and promote racial healing among public health leaders, is one […]
May 14, 2010
UNMC professor receives Fulbright scholarship
Judith Mathews, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, was recently awarded a Fulbright scholarship. The Fulbright program is a prestigious international educational exchange program designed to solve shared international issues. As a continuation of her capstone project for her Master’s in Public Health degree, Dr. Mathews will conduct community-based participatory […]
May 14, 2010
UNMC announces first class of High School Alliance
One’s best friend died of a brain tumor at the age of eight. Another came to the U.S. from Kathmandu just one and a half years ago. A third is No. 3 in her class even through English is her second language. If you talk to any of the 36 high school students, you would […]
May 13, 2010