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Wellness Wednesday — Antioxidant researcher to give Harman Lecture
It seems like every week there’s news about the benefit of antioxidants although the information sometimes conflicts.
Apr 1, 2009
UNMC to sponsor several minority health month events
April is minority health month. UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities in the College of Public Health complied a listing of all community events related with minority health month.
Apr 1, 2009
2009 clinical excellence awards announced
Three College of Medicine clinical faculty members — Jim Medder, M.D., James Edney, M.D., and Bill Lydiatt, M.D. — were honored Thursday for their outstanding skills in clinical education, clinical practice and innovation in clinical medicine.
Apr 1, 2009
Dr. Cornish receives Class of 1962 teaching award
Flash cards still work — just ask Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D. The professor in the department of cellular and integrative physiology who has been at UNMC since 1979 uses the trusty study method to learn the names of each member of each medical school class before they even meet him.
Apr 1, 2009
Remembering … Joseph Cowan
Joseph Cowan, an accountant in the Eppley Institute, died Monday in an automobile accident. He was 55.
Apr 1, 2009
Changes to federal income tax withholdings start this month
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides income tax relief of $400 for an individual and $800 for married couple filing a joint return. The tax relief will be provided through a credit on tax owed for 2009 income when you file your 2009 tax returns in 2010. An immediate reduction in federal tax withholding is being implemented to reflect this reduced tax liability.
Apr 1, 2009
16 UNMC physicians named among America’s Top Doctors
Consumers searching for a quality physician in the eighth edition of Castle Connolly’s "America’s Top Doctors" book will find the names of 16 University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members. Several of those awarded the high honor have been chosen "top doctors" in the past. Most of the UNMC physicians see patients at UNMC’s hospital […]
Apr 1, 2009
Cattlemen’s Ball raffle to feature 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Thanks to a generous donation by Tom Dinsdale Chevrolet of Grand Island, the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska will raffle a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid.
Mar 31, 2009
Gilmore award presentation today
Paul Dunman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of pathology and microbiology, will receive the Gilmore Award today at 3 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Mar 31, 2009
Remembering … Karla Anderson
Karla Anderson — a longtime intensive care nurse at The Nebraska Medical Center — died Sunday. She was 63.
Mar 31, 2009