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Poet shares poems of healing

Ted Kooser is more than a collector of poetry prizes. The poet laureate of the United States and Pulitzer prize winner also is a survivor of head and neck cancer.

Feb 2, 2006

HIV/AIDS awareness day features week of activities

The sixth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Tuesday, Feb. 7, but a week’s worth of HIV/AIDS-related educational activities are planned in Omaha. This year’s activities run from Feb. 4 -10.

Feb 2, 2006

Children’s Dental Day expected to draw 200 kids from 10 Nebraska communities

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is hosting its ninth annual Children’s Dental Day on Friday, Feb. 3. The college is located at 40th and Holdrege Streets in Lincoln.   More than 200 children from 10 communities are expected to attend with the first bus arriving at 8 a.m. and the last […]

Feb 2, 2006

Pressure ulcer expert Joyce Black, Ph.D., appointed president, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

Patients who are too sick, paralyzed, or so poorly nourished they can’t change positions in bed, are at increased risk for developing pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers – referred to commonly as pressure sores or bed sores – happen when the skin breaks down in certain areas after being in one position too long without shifting […]

Feb 2, 2006

South Omaha clinic changes name, relocates

UNMC announced today that its South Omaha Neighborhood Association (SONA) clinic is moving into bigger space and changing its name. The move and name change will occur this week as the SONA Clinic at 31st & Q Streets closes its doors today and moves all health care services five blocks west to 36th & Q Streets. The clinic will reopen Monday as the UNMC Community Health Center.

Feb 1, 2006

Childhood cancer survivor receives new heart

As a child, 25-year-old Chris Collins won a hard fought battle with cancer. Now, as an adult, the Council Bluffs, Iowa, man is doing well in the days after receiving a new heart.

Feb 1, 2006

Joslyn Art Museum Passport Partners February offerings

As part of the Joslyn Art Museum Passport Partners program, medical center employees can gain free admission to this month’s opening of “French Donjons: Castle of Coucy, Medieval Life in Miniature,” as well as participate in Friday’s discussion on “The Da Vinci Code Debate.” Click for details.

Feb 1, 2006

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Ken Bayles, Ph.D.

Kenneth Bayles, Ph.D., associate professor of Pathology/Microbiology, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.

Jan 31, 2006

Connealy sworn in as Student Senate president

Dan Connealy recently took the oath of office to become the 2006 UNMC Student Senate president. The third-year medical student from Chadron also will serve as the UNMC student representative on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Jan 31, 2006

UNMC announces new location, name change for South Omaha Clinic

The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced today that its South Omaha Neighborhood Association (SONA) clinic is moving into bigger space and changing its name. The move and name change will occur this week as the SONA Clinic at 31st & Q Streets will close its doors Feb. 1 and move all health care services five […]

Jan 31, 2006