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UNMC offers free health, cancer screening during Nebraska State Fair

The University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center has received a grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation that will allow the center to provide free health screenings at the Nebraska State Fair.   Established in 1985, the foundation has provided more than $97 million in support of cancer prevention research, education and outreach programs […]

Aug 14, 2008

UNMC’s facilities and administration reimbursement rate increases

UNMC Business and Finance has successfully negotiated the first increase in its federal Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate since 2000.

Aug 13, 2008

Wellness Wednesday — CFHL to be better than ever after repairs

Jayme Nekuda considers it a case of taking lemons and making lemonade. A broken chiller pipe that caused significant damage to the Center for Healthy Living was certainly an inconvenience for members and many others who regularly use the facility. But the silver lining is that when the center reopens, it will be better than ever.

Aug 13, 2008

Air Force Surgeon General to visit his alma mater UNMC

Lt. Gen. James Roudebush, M.D., surgeon general of the United States Air Force, will be back in Nebraska on Wednesday to speak about advances in military medicine and to see the latest in advances in patient care and medical education.

Aug 13, 2008

Friday deadline for Science Teachers Connection Day presentations

Friday is the deadline to register to present during UNMC’s annual Science Teacher Connection Day, which will be held on campus on Oct. 9

Aug 13, 2008

Durham seminar focuses on creating a museum ambiance

A museum’s mission varies depending on what type of museum it is. The primary goal for all museums, however, is basically the same — to educate and to entertain.

Aug 13, 2008

Medical poetry in motion

A video podcast featuring four UNMC physicians who took part in a writing workshop earlier this year has been posted online.

Aug 12, 2008

Six spots remain open for free art classes

About six spots remain open in a free art class offered to employees at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center.

Aug 12, 2008

UNMC’s FACT group sets standards for cellular therapy programs around the world

Recently, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, was named twice on the U.S.News and World Report’s list of the best U.S. Hospitals — once for cancer and another for neurology and neurosurgery.   One of the factors U.S.News and World Report considers when compiling the annual list is whether […]

Aug 12, 2008

It’s a FACT — UNMC group’s approval vital to a hospital’s standing

Recently UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, was named twice on the U.S.News and World Report’s list of the best U.S. Hospitals — once for cancer and another for neurology and neurosurgery.

Aug 12, 2008