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Presidential pandemic policy adviser visits UNMC
A leading adviser to President Bush on biodefense and pandemic preparedness issues visited UNMC on Friday to deliver the weekly internal medicine grand rounds.
Jan 28, 2008
Million-step Monday — Team Bonz rolling to Chimney Rock
Some members of the orthopaedic surgery department’s “Team Bonz” stopped walking for a quick picture recently.
Jan 28, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Jyoti Mahapatra, M.D.
Jyoti Mahapatra, M.D., instructor of emergency medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Jan 28, 2008
UNMC College of Dentistry to provide $100,000 in services during one-day Children’s Dental Day event Friday, Feb. 1
February is Children’s Dental Health Month The UNMC College of Dentistry is celebrating with its annual Children’s Dental Day event expecting to draw 200 kids from seven Nebraska communities The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry plans to provide $100,000 in services to needy children at its 13th annual Children’s Dental Day on […]
Jan 28, 2008
UNMC’s Corrigan McBride, M.D., among 1,291 surgeons initiated into American College of Surgeons
Corrigan McBride, M.D., UNMC assistant professor of surgery, is among 1,291 surgeons from around the world who became fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during convocation ceremonies at the College’s recent 93rd annual Clinical Congress in New Orleans last month. Dr. McBride received a medical degree in 1995 from the University of […]
Jan 28, 2008
“Walk and Roll for Disabilities” scheduled for Feb. 17
Boots are made for walkin’ and wheels are made for rollin’ at the fourth annual Walk and Roll for Disabilities to be held at the Westroads Mall in Omaha on Feb. 17. Beginning at noon on the second level of the mall next to Dick’s Sporting Goods, the event is designed to raise money […]
Jan 28, 2008
New SARH officers announced
New officers have been elected for 2007-08 by the UNMC Student Association for Rural Health (SARH).
Jan 25, 2008
Study: Increased hand gel use not reducing hospital infections
Improved hand hygiene among health-care workers thanks to increased use of anti-bacterial gels is not reducing hospital infection rates, a UNMC study indicates.
Jan 25, 2008
BuzzCuts campaign raises about $1,300 for malaria nets
In December, the Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) raised $1,289 during its BuzzCuts campaign.
Jan 25, 2008
Stories from the omelet line
Click here to see a blog from Sean Duffy, a health informatics programmer analyst in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, about his memories of Fred Williams, a food and nutrition employee known for running the omelet line in the Nebraska Cafe. Williams died on Jan. 3 at the age of 57.
Jan 25, 2008