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Getting to know Pinaki Panigrahi, M.D., Ph.D.

Pinaki Panigrahi, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized global health expert, has been named director of the UNMC College of Public Health’s Center for Global Health and Development.

Aug 30, 2010

Be careful with your Labor Day Weekend leave requests

For those using Firefly’s Leave Request process, please pay special attention to your requests that fall over the Labor Day weekend.

Aug 30, 2010

489 new UNMC students participate in White Coat ceremonies

  The University of Nebraska Medical Center held White Coat ceremonies in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk in August to recognize 489 new students in pharmacy, nursing, medicine and dentistry. In a symbolic ceremony, students donned white coats signifying the beginning of their health career and took an oath of professionalism.   The UNMC […]

Aug 30, 2010

Research survey focuses on health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community

Approximately 50,000 Nebraskans, or three percent of the state’s population, identify themselves as either lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.   Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha are conducting an anonymous community needs assessment of this population in Nebraska and southwest Iowa. All responses are confidential.   […]

Aug 30, 2010

Snapshot — Welcome to med school, Stephanie Larson

On Monday, UNMC Today followed Stephanie Larson during her first day of medical school. Read more and watch a video about Larson’s first day.

Aug 27, 2010

UNMC for the record

A list of achievements, activities and happenings involving UNMC staff, faculty and students.

Aug 27, 2010

Introducing SciVal Funding

The Vice Chancellor for Research and the Dean of the College of Medicine have teamed together to bring SciVal Funding, a searchable database of funding opportunities from more than 4,000 public and private funding sources, to UNMC researchers.

Aug 27, 2010

Students — share your white coat photos with us!

Hey UNMC students — we want to post your white coat photos on our social media sites.

Aug 26, 2010

Sitting study helps children with cerebral palsy improve sitting skills

Kim Falk used to prompt her son Ethan to lift his head and sit up straight for a picture.   “Show me your cute face,” she would say.   Born with severe cerebral palsy, which causes spastic limbs and decreased posture control, the 6-year-old has limited control of his trunk muscles. At times, he has […]

Aug 26, 2010

Back to School 2010 – Dr. Lydiatt on the UNMC High School Alliance

Bill Lydiatt, M.D., has taken on a new challenge. Already a soldier in the fight against head and neck cancer and an ardent proponent of mixing the arts and humanities with medical education — the professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery now teaches high school.

Aug 26, 2010