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National AHEC conference comes to Omaha June 10
The National Area Health Education Center Organization’s (NAO) bi-annual conference will be held June 10-14 at the Qwest Convention Center in Omaha. The NAO conference is expected to draw 500 participants from around the country and is being hosted by the Nebraska AHEC Program Office at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “The Conference will […]
Jun 5, 2006
58 eight-grade students from 31 schools across Nebraska attend UNMC Health/Science Meet June 1-3
Fifty-eight eighth-grade students from 31 schools across Nebraska attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s 14th annual Health/Science Meet June 1-3, for an educational and fun experience. The meet’s goal is to inspire students, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students qualified for the meet by submitting science projects […]
Jun 5, 2006
Smoking cessation program to use innovative tool
It’s slightly bigger than a pack of cigarettes, but today’s hand-held computers still fit inside a shirt pocket. Lynne Buchanan, Ph.D., is counting on that accessibility. An associate professor in the UNMC College of Nursing, Dr. Buchanan is asking smokers to reach for the specially designed Personal Digital Assistant to help distract and delay their urge to smoke.
Jun 5, 2006
Test your College of Medicine history, win a T-shirt
In celebration of the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary, UNMC College of Medicine associate dean, professor and campus historian Robert Wigton, M.D., has compiled a series of trivia to test the campus’s historical knowledge. Read the question and e-mail your answer — you may win a free T-shirt!
Jun 5, 2006
Dr. Maurer honored by his alma mater
UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has received the Clark-Curran Award in Medical Administration from his alma mater, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. The award recognizes Dr. Maurer’s outstanding teaching ability and contributions to medical administration.
Jun 5, 2006
New data suggests earlier introduction of solids could reduce chances of developing wheat allergy
A study in the June issue of Pediatrics issues a strong challenge to the notion that mothers should breastfeed their babies exclusively for the first six months of life. Jill Poole, M.D., assistant professor in the pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy section of the department of internal medicine at the University of Nebraska […]
Jun 5, 2006
Henderson to head Southeast Nebraska AHEC
Robyn Henderson was recently named the executive director of the new Southeast Nebraska Area Health Education Center (SE-AHEC). Henderson previously served as assistant director of the Rural Health Education Network and program director for the Nebraska SEARCH program at UNMC.
Jun 2, 2006
Bibliographic management program available free
RefWorks, a bibliographic management program similar to EndNote and Reference Manager, is now available to all UNMC-affiliated faculty, staff and students without charge. A RefWorks-affiliated trainer will be on campus June 13 to demonstrate features of the program.
Jun 2, 2006
College of Nursing Lincoln Division appoints new assistant dean
Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing, UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division, assumed the role of assistant dean June 1. She succeeds Lani Zimmerman, Ph..D., who has held the position since 1995.
Jun 2, 2006
Dr. Maurer’s alma mater honors his medical administration skills
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has received the Clark-Curran Award in Medical Administration from his alma mater, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. The award, presented April 29 at the 126th Anniversary Alumni Reunion in Brooklyn, recognized Dr. Maurer’s outstanding teaching ability and contributions […]
Jun 2, 2006