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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

Western Nebraska to access to UNMC cancer clinical trials

A formal affiliation agreement with hospitals in Grand Island, North Platte and Scottsbluff will expand all cancer clinical trials at UNMC to people in those communities.

Nov 6, 2008

Halloween MMI style

Below are photos from recent Halloween festivities at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Nov 6, 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

Santa’s Preview held in Storz Pavilion Nov. 11-13

Santa’s Preview, a holiday boutique featuring special gift items and merchandise sponsored by the Clarkson Service League, is scheduled for Nov. 11 through Nov. 13.

Nov 5, 2008

Wellness Wednesday — Want to be more productive at work? Take a break!

Last Monday I attended the Nebraska Shakespeare troupe’s presentation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the Sorrell Center. Because my department helped coordinate the performance and because I edit the campus newsletter, I attended out of a sense of obligation. I stayed because I laughed. A lot.

Nov 5, 2008

Dr. Maurer comments on the passage of Initiative 424

A message from UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., regarding the passage of Initiative 424, which prohibits the consideration of gender, race, ethnicity or national origin in public contracting, public employment and public education.

Nov 5, 2008

Joslyn to host partnership event on Sunday

Joslyn Art Museum will hold the annual UNMC Passport Partners Family Day on Sunday, Nov. 9.

Nov 5, 2008