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Wellness Wednesday – Happily healthy
It’s long been theorized that happy people generally are in better health, but researchers aren’t sure why. A new study provides strong evidence that the happier you are, the healthier you will be.
Sep 10, 2008
Former NU president to teach class, consult with researchers
University of Nebraska President Emeritus L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D., known for his staunch support of stem cell research, will be on the UNMC campus for the next month to teach a graduate course.
Sep 10, 2008
Printing services opens satellite location in Sorrell Center
UNMC Printing Services now has a satellite location on the second floor of the Sorrell Center.
Sep 10, 2008
UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center students are working with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education requirements. The student rotations are part of the UNMC Rural Health Education Network (RHEN), an innovative program developed to help address the shortage of health professionals in rural Nebraska. The students represent the College […]
Sep 10, 2008
M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program and the BRTP welcome new students
Students in the 2008-2009 Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) and the M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program recently took part in a three-day orientation to help them select their area of interest for Ph.D. research.
Sep 9, 2008
Durham Museum offers workshop on preservation
Why can’t you touch things in a museum? Why do many museums not have windows? Why are museum galleries always cold? Why can’t you eat in museum galleries? If you’ve ever asked questions such as these, then The Durham Museum has a workshop just for you.
Sep 9, 2008
Adding up attractiveness
A UNMC professor can determine how attractive humans are on a scale of one to 10 by doing geometry of the face.
Sep 9, 2008
UNMC in 3 – McCain or Obama – who’s more attractive?
We had UNMC’s Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., plug photos of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain into her facial attractiveness test to see who scored higher.
Sep 9, 2008
Still time to register for Race For A Cure
The registration deadline is Sept. 11 to join the UNMC/The Nebraska Medical Center team for the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure.
Sep 9, 2008
New report finds Nebraska health care workforce is ahead of most states, but aging issues pose a challenge
Nebraska is ahead of most states in training a health care workforce to meet state needs, according to a report released this month. But, the aging of many of the state’s health professionals will pose a problem in years to come, if a solution isn’t found. “It’s sort of good news, bad news,” said […]
Sep 9, 2008