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Donation spots remain open for Dec. 22 blood drive
About 19 donation slots remain open for UNMC’s holiday blood drive, which will be held Monday, Dec. 22 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Center for Healthy Living in the Student Life Center.
Dec 10, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty — Marco Olivera, M.D.
Marco Olivera, M.D., assistant professor of gastroenterology and hepatology, is one of the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Dec 10, 2008
Ten minutes with the DOC baristas
Weekdays start at 4:15 a.m. for Nicole Johnson, the lead barista at the coffee cart near the gift shop on the second floor of the Durham Outpatient Center.
Dec 9, 2008
Nurses association recognizes Lincoln, Kearney faculty
The Nebraska Nurses Association (NNA) recently recognized nurse faculty from the UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln and Kearney divisions with two of its awards.
Dec 9, 2008
Portraits of Care — Essay 5
Today we feature an essay by Jason Schoo, a medical assistant at The Nebraska Medical Center and a head and neck cancer survivor who took part in Mark Gilbert’s art project.
Dec 9, 2008
I Love UNMC — We’re talking real prizes people!
So we’re about a week away from the first random prize drawing of the “I Love UNMC” video campaign and we have exactly two videos submitted to this point.
Dec 9, 2008
UNMC raises nearly $10,000 at Night of a Thousand Stars party
Nearly $10,000 was raised this year at UNMC’s “Night of a Thousand Stars” party held at Pauli’s Blueroom on Dec. 6. The event was attended by 115 people with proceeds going toward the Nebraska AIDS Project.
Dec 9, 2008
UNMC apathy study funded by Alzheimer’s Association
Prasad Padala, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a staff psychiatrist at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, has received a New Investigator Research Grant from the Alzheimer’s Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. The two-year $98,690 grant that begins Jan. […]
Dec 9, 2008
Griswold woman helps meet caffeine needs at UNMC
Weekdays start at 4:15 a.m. for Nicole Johnson, the lead barista at the coffee cart near the gift shop on the second floor of the Durham Outpatient Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. That’s when Johnson wakes up and gets ready for her day at the medical center, which is about a 45-minute […]
Dec 9, 2008
Clinical trials office lauded as West Nile study wraps up
Mark Rupp, infectious diseases specialist at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center, recently praised the hospital’s Clinical Trials Office for its efforts during a four-year study of West Nile Virus.
Dec 8, 2008