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Individuals, twosomes, foursomes: Sign up now for UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute June 3 golf tournament, receive $25 discount
Those who sign up from now until June 1 will receive a $25 discount off to play in the C. Louis Meyer Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. June 3 Tee-Up for Disabilities Golf Tournament at the Tregaron Golf Course in Bellevue, 13909 Glengarry Circle. Individuals, twosomes and foursomes can sign up for the best ball, 18-hole tournament. […]
May 26, 2004
Dr. Kabanov awarded named professorship
Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., Dr.Sc., professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been awarded the Parke-Davis Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutics in recognition of his outstanding and innovative work in the field of drug delivery.
May 25, 2004
Heart walk benefits research, education
Through its annual heart walk, the American Heart Association (AHA) continues its fight to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Earlier this month, approximately 2,000 people participated in the ninth annual AHA Heart Walk, including teams from UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and University Medical Associates.
May 25, 2004
Radio commercials spotlight UNMC’s education, outreach
UNMC will launch its spring series of radio commercials today in Omaha, Lincoln and select stations across Nebraska. The three commercials will focus on UNMC’s education and outreach missions by highlighting the College of Nursing’s Distance Learning Program, the College of Dentistry’s Dental Day and the GOODLIFE Clinic, which is operated by an interdisciplinary team of students.
May 24, 2004
American Diabetes Association to honor Dr. Maurer
The American Diabetes Association is awarding its 2004 Honor Award to UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. Dr. Maurer will receive the award at a dinner banquet on Thursday, May 27, at Embassy Suites Downtown.
May 24, 2004
UNMC College of Dentistry, community of Alliance to host free oral health care and education at Dental Day in rural Nebraska
For the first time students, faculty and staff from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will travel 400 miles, bringing its free dental clinic to children in western Nebraska. More than 100 children from Alliance and Hemingford, Neb., will receive free dental treatment and education at Dental Day VI June 4 and […]
May 24, 2004
UNMC College of Dentistry receives national award for Children’s Dental Day event; provides free oral health care, education to underserved Nebraska children
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, recently received the 2003 Community Preventive Dentistry Meritorious Award from the American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation. Awarded through the ADAs Council on Assess, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, the college is being recognized for Childrens Dental Day, an event that provides free oral health […]
May 24, 2004
Dr. Phil praises UNMC PHAT Kidz program
Dr. Phil made 30 UNMC-sponsored children leap from their seats last month, when he asked the Qwest Center Omaha audience of more than 300: “Where’s my PHAT Kidz?”
May 21, 2004
McGoogan Library remodels its special collections area
The McGoogan Library staff recently held an open house to showcase the initial changes to the eighth floor: expanding the archives into what had previously been office space, repositioning stacks and recarpeting the special collections area.
May 21, 2004
Dr. Bessmer receives Gold U Award for May
Joel Bessmer, M.D., doesn’t have time to twiddle his thumbs — not with an active clinical practice, not with 65 internal medicine residents to mentor and not with 10 children at home.
May 20, 2004