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Minority youth seminar set for Sept. 14

More than 70 minority middle school and high school students are expected to attend the sixth annual Stepping Forward/Reaching Back youth mentoring seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at UNMC. This year’s keynote speaker is Pfizer, Inc. District Manager James Anthony “Tony” Gates.

Sep 13, 2005

Omaha native returns from Louisiana to attend UNMC

When Mykayla Garrison left Omaha in 2000 to attend Xavier University in New Orleans, she couldn’t have dreamt of the circumstances surrounding her return. With Hurricane Katrina an all-too-recent memory, Garrison is trying to re-acclimate herself to Omaha. The third-year pharmacy student has enrolled as a visiting student at the UNMC College of Pharmacy.

Sep 13, 2005

Dental Museum open house set for Sept. 26 through Oct. 1 at UNMC’s College of Dentistry in Lincoln

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry’s museum of dental artifacts will be open to the public for free tours beginning Sept. 26 and lasting six days.   The collection will be displayed in Room 31 on the lower level of the UNMC College of Dentistry at 40th and Holdrege streets in Lincoln. […]

Sep 13, 2005

UNMC to provide screenings, masks at Husker Harvest Days

Amid the latest farm machinery, technology, information and education at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island Sept. 13-15, physicians from UNMC will be on hand to provide free lung disease screenings to farmers. Farmers also will receive free respirator masks that can minimize exposure to potentially hazardous materials.

Sep 12, 2005

Omaha, area women invited to Oct. 14 ‘Navigating the Hormone Highway’ conference, addresses the effect of hormones on women’s health

The eighth annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference will be held Friday, Oct. 14, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the DC Centre in Omaha, 11830 Stonegate Circle, located three blocks south of 120th & Maple Streets. The conference, titled “Navigating the Hormone Highway” will feature talks about the effect of hormones during […]

Sep 12, 2005

Mom reflects on summer of miracles

Every Friday night, Belinda Soneson makes the trip from Elba, Neb., to Omaha. But she doesn’t mind — she’s going to see her “little miracle man,” Trevor. The 3-hour drive gives Belinda and her husband time to reflect on the past few months and how lucky they are.

Sep 9, 2005

Record number of students attending UNMC

A record number of students is attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center this fall, as UNMC’s enrollment topped 3,000 students for the first time. This fall, 3,002 students are enrolled at UNMC, an increase of 98 students (3.4 percent) from fall 2004.

Sep 9, 2005

Preventive and Societal Medicine course on advanced clinical trials

The UNMC Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine will present a 10-part series of video presentations on Advanced Clinical Trials offered at the 2003 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summer Session. Click for more details.

Sep 9, 2005

Hurricane Katrina relief – what you need to know to volunteer

Over the past several days, UNMC departments have received numerous inquiries for information on how faculty and staff may volunteer help, housing or funds for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. If you are interested in volunteering your time to go to the Gulf coast region, it’s important to read the following guidelines.

Sep 9, 2005

Dr. Klassen named internal medicine chairman

Lynell Klassen, M.D., Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Medicine and associate chief of staff for research for the Omaha Veterans Administration Medical Center, has been named chairman of UNMC’s Department of Internal Medicine, effective Oct. 1.

Sep 8, 2005