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Dr. Borgstahl elected to crystallography committee
Gloria Borgstahl, Ph.D., a professor in the Eppley Institute, has been elected to a three-year term on the U.S. National Committee for Crystallography (USNC/Cr).
Jan 27, 2010
UNMC research expert tabbed for national post
Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been elected president of the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) Board of Trustees. Dr. Prentice, who served one other term as SCAW president in 1994-1995, began his current term on Jan. 1. SCAW is composed of […]
Jan 27, 2010
UNMC, metro school districts form health care career alliance
A future shortage of health care providers across Nebraska has prompted a community effort to prepare high school students for health care careers.
Jan 27, 2010
Sexuality and sexual health the topic of Feb. 9 Omaha Science Cafe
Attend the next Omaha Science Cafe on Feb. 9 for a candid conversation titled, “Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Health,” with UNMC’s Chris Fisher, Ph.D., a researcher and scholar in the field of human sexual behavior.
Jan 26, 2010
Fran Higgins finds skate
Fran Higgins, an administrative assistant in the School of Allied Health Professions, was the first person to find the ice skate icon in Monday’s UNMC Today.
Jan 26, 2010
Tiny heart pump provides non-invasive option for cardiac patients
Chad Kimpel died multiple times on July 1. That was the day a heart attack brought the 41-year-old father of three from Farragut, Iowa, to UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
Jan 26, 2010
Volunteers busy in Haiti, plans for second deployment in works
Thirteen volunteers from the medical center are busy treating the wounded in Haiti this morning. Meanwhile, UNMC already has started to lay groundwork for a second deployment to help the Caribbean nation recover from the massive earthquake that struck on Jan. 12.
Jan 26, 2010
UNMC, metro school districts form health care career alliance
A future shortage of health care providers across Nebraska is prompting a community effort to prepare current high school students for health care careers. An alliance between the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Omaha area school districts will give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to take college-level courses in preparation for […]
Jan 26, 2010
UNMC seeks to raise $100,000 for Haiti outreach fund
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has set a goal to raise $100,000 for the UNMC Haitian Relief and Outreach Fund through the University of Nebraska Foundation. The fund — which to this point has raised about $10,000 — supports relief missions such as the one undertaken by 13 medical center volunteers who arrived in […]
Jan 26, 2010
UNMC Grants — Medical students secure grant to raise awareness about mental illness
UNMC medical students received a $4,000 Helping Hand Grant from the American Psychiatric Foundation to increase awareness about mental illnesses.
Jan 25, 2010