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Spotlight on new faculty – meet Shawneen Gonzalez, D.D.S.

Shawneen Gonzalez, D.D.S., assistant professor in the department of oral biology and director of the oral radiology clinic, is one of the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Dec 4, 2008

Got a cold or flu? UNMC researcher says try chicken soup to ease symptoms

To see a short, feature video about the chicken soup research story, go to www.unmc.edu/chickensoup   Though University of Nebraska Medical Center physician and researcher Stephen Rennard, M.D., is recognized around the world for his expertise in lung disease, it’s his chicken soup scientific research study that has gained the most attention.   Dr. Rennard […]

Dec 4, 2008

Unique exhibit on art and medicine opens Dec. 12

A unique art exhibit capturing the emotions of patients and caregivers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center while involving research on the powerful connection between art and medicine will open Dec. 12 at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St. The exhibit, titled “Here I Am and Nowhere Else: Portraits of […]

Dec 3, 2008

Wellness Wednesday – NUFlex deadline is Friday

The deadline to make changes online or with the 2009 NUFlex Change Form is Friday.

Dec 3, 2008

Portraits of Care – Essay 3

Today we feature an essay by Carl Greiner, M.D., professor of psychiatry and vice chairman for patient safety at UNMC, who participated in a project led by Scottish artist Mark Gilbert.

Dec 3, 2008

Lack of primary care doctors presents a major challenge

When people talk about the health care crisis in the United States, they often refer to the rising costs or the number of people who lack adequate insurance or have no insurance at all.

Dec 3, 2008

Dr. Thompson receives Florence Niedfelt Professorship

Sarah Thompson, Ph.D, associate dean for academic programs for the UNMC College of Nursing, has been named to the Florence Niedfelt Professorship, an endowed, three-year appointment.

Dec 3, 2008

Employee forum this morning in the Sorrell Center

An employee forum will be held today at 9 a.m. in the Maisie Paustian Amphitheater (Room 3001) in the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education.

Dec 3, 2008

This gnome loves UNMC, do you?

You want to know how much I love UNMC? So much so that I’d dress up like a gnome and let my good friend Andrew Nelson manipulate my image in such a way that video now exists of a one-foot tall version of me professing my love for UNMC from the top of a water cooler.

Dec 2, 2008

Got a cold or flu? Try chicken soup to ease symptoms

A study of chicken soup’s effectiveness as a cold remedy has made somewhat of a celebrity of UNMC’s Stephen Rennard, M.D.

Dec 2, 2008

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