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More than $96,000 raised so far during United Way drive
As of Tuesday morning, UNMC employees had raised $96,975 during the 2008 United Way campaign.
Oct 22, 2008
Surveys next step in branding initiative
This week, UNMC faculty and staff will receive a survey that measures their attitudes, images and perceptions of UNMC.
Oct 22, 2008
UNMC brings family medicine model to China
XI’AN, China — Thanks to the efforts of a UNMC team of health professionals, a model of family medicine has been introduced in a China province that could potentially become a template for the entire country to follow.
Oct 22, 2008
Innovation Week continues with panel discussion
UNeMed’s Innovation Week activities continue today with a panel discussion to answer questions on ways to finance start-up companies and how this process works for university companies.
Oct 22, 2008
UNMC College of Nursing in Omaha breaks ground on $14 million facility to increase number of nurses, nurse faculty
Full media kit available at www.unmc.edu/nursing The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has had to turn away more than 1,000 qualified nursing school applicants in the past five years. The diagnosis: a lack of space in its facilities, and a shortage of those who teach students. Today, in Omaha, the […]
Oct 22, 2008
The purpose behind the party
So Saturday night I attended my second Ambassador of Hope Gala. What I remember about my first gala was that it was some kind of party. Big names were all around. The main event was a speech from broadcasting legend Tom Brokaw. Everyone was dressed to the nines and looked fabulous. In that regard, Saturday night was not much different.
Oct 21, 2008
Discussing cyber security — Muscle up those passwords
Using strong passwords is important because they are the entry point to UNMC’s IT resources. Misused or stolen passwords can give intruders access to not only these resources, but also to employees’ personal information.
Oct 21, 2008
Collaboration announcement
Officials of Xi’an Jiaotong University School of Medicine and UNMC came together on Sunday to announce their plans to collaborate on a family medicine model of care spearheaded by UNMC.
Oct 21, 2008
Innovation Week continues with elevator pitch contest
An elevator pitch contest known as “You, the Investor, 60 Seconds … GO!” will be held today from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Durham Research Center, Room 1006. The contest is part of UNeMed’s Innovation Week activities.
Oct 21, 2008
Ambassador of Hope gala raises more than $1.1 million for cancer research
More than $1.1 million was raised Saturday night at the Ambassador of Hope Gala in Omaha to support research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. Hundreds of people came to the Qwest Center Omaha and several more attended a satellite gala in Scottsbluff. The event featured comments from the 2008 Ambassador of Hope […]
Oct 21, 2008