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UNMC loses one of its biggest fans
The Omaha news media lost an icon Saturday with the death of Steve Brown, longtime radio talk show host.
Dec 17, 2008
UNMC takes steps to improve science literacy in Nebraska
The U.S. Department of Education released a report earlier this year that showed science literacy levels among American students were lower than they are among students in many other countries. Meanwhile, science and technology continue to take on larger roles in the lives of all Americans. And on the horizon looms an aging population that […]
Dec 17, 2008
Persuasive writing course offered to UNMC post docs
The UNMC Office of Postdoctoral Education and Research is offering a scientific writing workshop, “Writing to Persuade,” to post doctoral researchers and young researchers who want to improve their manuscript and grant writing skills.
Dec 16, 2008
UNMC takes steps to improve science literacy in Nebraska
The U.S. Department of Education released a report earlier this year that showed science literacy levels among American students were lower than they are among students in many other countries.
Dec 16, 2008
Dec. 26 deemed holiday – UNMC offices will be closed
On Friday, President Bush signed an Executive Order excusing federal employees from duty for Friday, Dec. 26. UNMC offices will be closed Dec. 26 as a result of President Bush’s directive.
Dec 16, 2008
Holiday tea warms hearts on a cold day
While the mercury hovered around 4 degrees Fahrenheit outside, medical center employees stayed warm inside the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium during the Chancellor’s Holiday Tea on Monday.
Dec 16, 2008
Chancellor’s Holiday tea today in DOC west atrium
The Chancellor’s Holiday Tea will be held today from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium.
Dec 15, 2008
Prostate cancer study shows no benefit from selenium, vitamin E
Data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and carried out by the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) at more than 400 sites in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada, show that selenium and vitamin E supplements, taken either alone or together, did not prevent prostate cancer.
Dec 15, 2008
365 UNMC students to receive diplomas this week during commencement ceremonies
Diplomas will be conferred on 365 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during ceremonies this week in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. In Omaha, a ceremony will be held Friday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m., at the Witherspoon Concert Hall in the Joslyn Art Museum, for students graduating from the School of Allied Health Professions, […]
Dec 15, 2008
Public invited to Dec. 18 Pfizer speech on drug development
UNeMed, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s technology licensing arm, is hosting a talk Dec. 18 on drug development featuring Christine Smith, a vice president of Pfizer, Inc. The talk, which is geared towards researchers and health professionals, also is open to those in the public interested in learning about Pfizer’s drug development […]
Dec 15, 2008