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SHARING Clinics annual fun run/walk set for April 15
The SHARING Clinics are sponsoring the second annual SHARING The Trail fun run/walk to support the costs of providing health care to Omaha’s underserved populations. SHARING the Trail will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area, near 156th Street and Giles Road. Two-, four-, and six-mile options […]
Mar 22, 2006
Program matches abled, disabled sportsmen
Feeling trapped, Dave Burgess typed: “Disabled hunter needs assistance.” The near-instant replies turned around his life. Now, that’s what Burgess hopes to do for other outdoorsmen with disabilities. Burgess, a volunteer coordinator with the AmeriCorps program at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, has founded Sportsmen Assisting Nebraska’s Disabled Sportsmen (SANDS), which pairs disabled and […]
Mar 22, 2006
Distinguished chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery named
Michael Miloro, D.M.D., M.D., has been named the Leon F. Davis, D.D.S., M.D., Distinguished Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UNMC. It is a unique honor nationally. Out of 105 programs, less than a dozen oral and maxillofacial surgery chairs exist in the country, said Dr. Miloro, who has served as section […]
Mar 22, 2006
Dr. Singh receives Gilmore Award for cancer research
Cancer. Just hearing the word can strike fear in people’s hearts. And it’s been the hope of many a researcher to find its cure. Rakesh Singh, Ph.D., is one of those researchers. “Cancer is puzzling and it is something that can’t be defined as one disease,” said Dr. Singh, associate professor […]
Mar 22, 2006
More UNMC students opt to spend 2006 spring break on multicultural medical missions
The Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) – the UNMC campus organization devoted to providing students and faculty opportunities in international medicine — has a record number medical mission teams visiting five countries during this month’s spring break. While thousands of American students spend their annual spring break relaxing in the sun, SAGH members […]
Mar 22, 2006
Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., receives 2006 UNO Women of Color Award
Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., has seen first-hand the devastation of such diseases as malaria, hookworm and HIV in her native Nigeria. As a child, she made a promise to herself to do something about it – and she has. On March 1, Dr. Asojo, assistant professor in UNMC’s Department of Pathology and Microbiology, received the […]
Mar 22, 2006
Learn about avian flu at UNMC’s Mini-Medical School
Scientists across the world are racing the clock to develop a vaccine to combat a deadly strain of avian H5N1 influenza, or bird flu, which has the potential to trigger a global pandemic. On April 13 and 20, UNMC’s Mini-Medical School will provide Nebraskans an opportunity to learn the facts about avian flu and how to prepare.
Mar 21, 2006
SHARING Clinics annual fun run/walk set for April 15
The SHARING Clinics are sponsoring the second annual SHARING The Trail fun run/walk to support the costs of providing health care to Omaha’s underserved populations. SHARING the Trail will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area, near 156th Street and Giles Road.
Mar 20, 2006
West Nebraska Division nursing students honored
The UNMC College of Nursing Pioneer Chapter Student Nurses Association was recognized recently during the 57th annual Nebraska State Student Nurses Association (NSSNA) convention. The chapter is associated with the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff.
Mar 20, 2006
Identical twins from Fremont, Neb., to go different directions following Match Day assignments
James and John Clements are going their separate ways after 25 years. On March 16, the Clements, who are identical twins from Fremont, Neb., and 117 of their classmates at the University of Nebraska Medical Center participated in the National Resident Matching Program, which reveals where graduating medical students will be spending the next […]
Mar 20, 2006