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10 students come to UNMC for Holdrege Summer Honors Program
Ten honor students participated in the Holdrege Summer Honors Program this month at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The goal of the workshop is to encourage high school students to pursue careers in the health sciences with the hope that they may someday practice health care in rural Nebraska where critical shortages […]
Jun 12, 2009
Regents approve two new neuroscience centers at UNMC
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in Nebraska, and the state has the highest rates of Parkinson’s, per resident, in the United States. Combined with the increasing number of elderly in the state, it’s easy to see that the need for improved diagnostics and targeted therapies to combat these and other deadly […]
Jun 12, 2009
Incoming pharmacy students get welcomed into a ‘new world’
Forty-seven incoming pharmacy students attended a special information session called “Welcome to Our World” late last month.
Jun 11, 2009
SAHP students excel in certification, licensure exams
The School of Allied Health Professions at UNMC has a strong track record when it comes to students and the examinations necessary to begin their professional practice.
Jun 11, 2009
Lookin’ at U – Susan Smith
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” This week, we feature Susan Smith, manager of the UNMC Faculty Employee Assistance Program (FEAP).
Jun 11, 2009
Local Medical Reserve Corps recruits volunteers
Cries for help, a siren and overturned tables and chairs among other debris were the sounds and sights in the Sorrell Center on a recent weekend. It was only a drill, but a very life-like one for Medical Reserve Corps volunteers.
Jun 11, 2009
Munroe-Meyer Garden Walk returns on Sunday, June 14
After a one-year lapse, the Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild will host the 41st Garden Walk on Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds from the fundraiser, which will be held rain or shine, will go to benefit children and adults with developmental disabilities through various programs and research at University of Nebraska Medical Center’s […]
Jun 11, 2009
Liliana Bronner named interim director of the Rural Health Education Network
Liliana Bronner, a former program coordinator in the Rural Health Education Network Office (RHEN) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named interim director of the program. Bronner steps in for long-time RHEN director, Roxanna Jokela, who now is director of alumni relations at UNMC. "Thanks to Roxanna’s strong leadership and hard work, […]
Jun 11, 2009
INBRE Scholars on campus – meet Brandon Mizner
Twenty-six students from 10 different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program.
Jun 11, 2009
INBRE Scholars on campus – meet Audra Kennedy
Twenty-six students from 10 different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. Today we meet Audra Kennedy.
Jun 10, 2009