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Native American Heritage Month celebrations at UNMC
The Diversity Lectures and Cultural Arts Series will present two events on the UNMC campus in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, which is November.
Nov 7, 2008
Tuition assistance = the opportunity of a lifetime
Like the MasterCard saying goes, some things are just priceless. Such as the opportunity I was given on Oct. 17 to meet the richest man in the world, the Oracle of Omaha, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Mr. Warren Buffett.
Nov 7, 2008
Memorial service for Dr. Skultety set for Saturday
F. Miles Skultety, M.D., Ph.D., one of the key physicians who helped begin the transformation of UNMC from a hospital primarily providing indigent care into a major academic health science center during the 1970s and 1980s, died Monday at his home in Omaha after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 86.
Nov 7, 2008
UNMC students to hold free health fair Nov. 16
News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center will hold a community health fair on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Campfire USA headquarters, 2566 St. Mary’s Ave. The health fair will focus on nutrition and fitness, with […]
Nov 7, 2008
Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute welcomes 20 new scholars, graduates 17
The Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute welcomed its fourth class of scholars recently – a class of 13 Nebraskans and seven Iowans. It also graduated 17 from the class of 2007-08. The Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute is one of 14 institutes funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The […]
Nov 6, 2008
UNMC affiliation agreement with western Nebraska hospitals expands cancer clinical trials
News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm A formal affiliation agreement with hospitals in Grand Island, North Platte and Scottsbluff will expand all cancer clinical trials at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center to people in those communities. St. Francis Medical Center in Grand […]
Nov 6, 2008
UNMC remembers Dr. Miles Skultety
F. Miles Skultety, M.D., Ph.D., one of the key physicians who helped begin the transformation of the University of Nebraska Medical Center from a hospital primarily providing indigent care into a major academic health science center during the 1970s and 1980s, died Monday at his home in Omaha after a battle with prostate cancer. Funeral […]
Nov 6, 2008
‘Our Heartiest Thanks!’ Donate to the Food Bank
More than 15,000 children in Douglas County don’t know where their next meal is coming from. To help alleviate that situation, UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, Clarkson College, Sodexo and Private Practice Associates are joining together to collect food and household items to donate to the Omaha Food Bank. The drive’s slogan is “Our Heartiest Thanks!”
Nov 6, 2008
Campus memorial service for Jan Rasmuson Nov. 12
A campus memorial service for Jeanette “Jan” Rasmuson will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. in University Tower’s Private Dining Room C.
Nov 6, 2008
Lookin’ at U – Lisa Allen
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 Lisa Allen, an office associate in the department of internal medicine.
Nov 6, 2008