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UNMC honors minority graduates at reception
Ten underrepresented minority students who graduated recently from UNMC were recognized May 6 at the annual Minority Graduate Recognition Reception. Sponsored by UNMC’s Office of Student Equity and Multicultural Affairs, this year’s program was held at the Omaha Woman’s Club Mansion, 518 S. 38th St.
May 29, 2003
June 12 celebration marks successful HIPAA implementation
NHS, UNMC & UMA will host a celebration on Thursday, June 12, to recognize employees for the successful implementation of HIPAA. Ice cream sandwiches will be served at the celebration, which will take place from 1-4 p.m. in the courtyard between Swanson Hall and the visitor parking structure.
May 29, 2003
East Utility Plant Open House Today
Faculty, staff and students are invited to take a close look at the utility plant at an open house today (Thursday, May 29). The open house will run from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the plant, located at 40th Street and Dewey Avenue.
Over the past year and a half, on the corner of 40th and Dewey, the campus has seen the transformation of a parking lot into a “state of the art” East Utility Plant.
May 29, 2003
Dr. Schnoes wins MMI poster contest
Connie Schnoes, Ph.D., a one-year post-doctoral psychology fellow at Munroe-Meyer Institute, was judged the winner of MMI’s Fourth Annual Poster Session, which took place May 14. Dr. Schnoes completed her Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln last August.
In all, 14 posters from graduate students were presented at the poster session. Thirteen faculty and staff posters also were presented, but those were not judged for the contest.
May 28, 2003
Researchers study chest pain associated with vacuuming
For most people, doing housework is a dreaded chore. But for some people with certain health conditions, it can be harmful to their health.
May 28, 2003
Department of ophthalmology presents annual Gifford-Truhlsen Alumni and Residents Day
The UNMC department of ophthalmology will serve as host to its annual Gifford-Truhlsen Alumni and Residents Day on Friday, May 30, at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
(Click on headline for a complete schedule).
May 28, 2003
Open house slated for May 31 at Baker Place
As a way to show appreciation to the north Omaha community and its neighbors, UNMC, NHS and the North Omaha Community Care Council (NOCCC) will host an open house Saturday, May 31 at the University Medical Associates (UMA) Health Center, 5050 Ames Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
May 28, 2003
Two nurse-managed health centers celebrate 10th anniversaries
The 10th anniversary of the UNMC College of Nursing’s two nurse-managed community health centers is a celebration of improved health of thousands and those whose lives have been saved. The college is celebrating 10 years of service of its Cosmopolitan-UNMC College of Nursing Mobile Nursing Center and the Family Health Care Center.
May 27, 2003
UNMC’s Lifestyle Enhancement Center to close
The Lifestyle Enhancement Center, UNMC’s facility for complementary and alternative medicine, will close on June 25, 2003.
May 27, 2003
UNMC researchers find vacuuming potentially hazardous to people with heart disease
For most people, doing housework is a dreaded chore. But for some people with certain health conditions, it can be harmful. As Joe Norman, Ph.D., associate professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center School of Allied Health Professions, and his colleagues worked with patients in a cardiac rehabilitation clinic a few years ago, they noticed […]
May 27, 2003