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Food drive sets new record for donations to Omaha’s Food Bank
It was the kind of charitable partnership never before assembled. It resulted in donated amounts of food and supplies never before amassed in one food drive. More than 20,400 pounds — or 10 U.S. tons — of food and supplies were gathered at The Nebraska Medical Center/UNMC campus as well as other locations around the heartland.
Dec 1, 2008
Tickets remain for ‘1,000 Stars’ event
Tickets are still available for the 16th Annual Night of a Thousand Stars Gala, which will be held on Saturday.
Dec 1, 2008
UNMC study bolsters genetic tool for determining lymphoma treatment
A research study published in the Nov. 27 New England Journal of Medicine reaffirms the importance of gene expression profiling as a tool to predict how aggressive the most common form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma will be in a patient.
Dec 1, 2008
MMI’s Arts for Hearts to be held Dec. 2 and 3
All kids can play. That is the message hand-painted on several of the ceramic items up for sale and silent auction at the 7th annual Arts for Hearts show this week.
Dec 1, 2008
A message from President Milliken on the university’s budget
A message from University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken on the University’s budget.
Dec 1, 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 of Medicine, […]
Nov 28, 2008
International study led by UNMC reaffirms importance of genetic tool when considering how to treat common form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
A new research study published in the Nov. 27 New England Journal of Medicine reaffirms the importance of gene expression profiling as a tool to predict how aggressive the most common form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma will be in a patient. The information may be critical in tailoring cancer treatment in the near future. “There have […]
Nov 26, 2008
Wellness Wednesday – A thought for Thanksgiving
Ahh, Thanksgiving. While initially the holiday was meant to celebrate a successful harvest, it seems that now, for most people including me, Thanksgiving is an excuse to eat too much.
Nov 26, 2008
Friday Husker pick ’em (Wednesday edition) – Colorado
It seems the extra time between games gave our panelists time to reach some sort of telepathic synergy in terms of their predictions for Friday’s Nebraska-Colorado game.
Nov 26, 2008
Smoking, heavy drinking produce ‘double whammy’ in lungs
It’s well known that prolonged, heavy consumption of alcohol can cause liver and brain damage and that smoking causes a variety of life-threatening diseases.
Nov 26, 2008