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Million-step Monday — resolutions continued
Alright folks, you get one more week to submit your New Year’s Resolutions to be published.
Jan 21, 2008
Regents approve funds for student plaza
The vision of UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., of having a student plaza and ice rink on campus has moved a step closer to becoming reality.
Jan 21, 2008
Dr. Pamies looks to brighten futures for Omaha’s youth
The goals are ambitious. But that may be what’s needed to reverse a tragic trend … too many of Omaha’s children living in poverty. The Building Bright Futures initiative takes a comprehensive approach to improving the lives of children and youth. Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs, chairs the adolescent behavior health committee. Investing in a child’s future can spur community growth for years to come, he said.
Jan 21, 2008
Study shows two-fold improvement in hand hygiene among health-care workers using anti-bacterial gels, though no reduction in infection rates
Anti-bacterial hand gels are quickly catching on with consumers. They also are becoming the norm among health care professionals, some of who disinfect their hands up to 50 times a day. In an effort to increase hand hygiene, a University of Nebraska Medical Center study was conducted to evaluate whether the use of anti-bacterial […]
Jan 21, 2008
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — Part 5 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photographs and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, Dr. King reflects on the need for international cooperation.
Jan 18, 2008
Core Facility Focus — The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility
The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Core Facility is one of several core facilities available for use by UNMC researchers.
Jan 18, 2008
Research seminar to focus on lessons of IT advances
Scientists interested in conducting clinical and translational research can take useful lessons from the theories and lessons obtained from information technology (IT) research and practice. That will be one of the messages Deepak Khazanchi, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, conveys during the monthly UNMC Clinical and Translational Research Seminar on Monday.
Jan 18, 2008
Tickets available for UNMC-sponsored opening night at Beasley Theater
UNMC is sponsoring the opening night of the next play at the John Beasley Theater, and employees will have the opportunity on Monday to purchase discounted tickets for the production.
Jan 18, 2008
Johanns says work of UNMC employees a source of pride
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns dropped by UNMC for a tour and visit with medical center leaders on Wednesday.
Jan 18, 2008
Texas physician named chairman of UNMC Department of Pediatrics
A Texas neonatologist, John Sparks, M.D., has been named chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pediatrics. The appointment, which was effective at the beginning of the new year, was announced today by John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine. As chairman of the department of pediatrics, […]
Jan 18, 2008