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UNMC to seek approval of new geriatric center
To better meet the needs of the sky-rocketing older population, UNMC will seek approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday of a program statement and budget for construction of a new geriatric center on the UNMC campus.
Nov 7, 2007
Dr. Rennard to be featured on CBS news tonight
A CBS Evening News segment featuring Stephen Rennard, M.D., Larson Professor of Medicine in the UNMC Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, and his research on the nicotine vaccine will air tonight at 5:30 p.m. CST on KMTV Channel 3 (Channel 5 on Cox cable).
Nov 7, 2007
Campus forums today and tomorrow
Campus forums for faculty and staff are scheduled for today and Wednesday.
Nov 6, 2007
UNMC researchers find exercise could help heart failure patients
UNMC researchers are encouraged by results of a pilot study showing exercise may be effective in improving the health and quality of life of heart failure patients.
Nov 6, 2007
Public to discuss Saddle Creek Road relocation study on Nov. 14
Destination Midtown, in partnership with the City of Omaha and UNMC, will host a public information meeting about the Saddle Creek Road Relocation Feasibility Study on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Omaha Public Schools TAC Building cafeteria, 3215 Cuming St.
Nov 6, 2007
Million-step Monday — Kim Minino to be honored Thursday
Kim Minino, who was one of the first UNMC employees to finish the 1 Million Step Challenge, will be honored at dinner Thursday with the William M. Kizer Light of Wellness Award.
Nov 5, 2007
Legislative staffers tour UNMC
Away from the State Capitol, about 35 legislative staff members spent Tuesday morning participating in problem-based learning scenarios, observing a child with a feeding disorder receiving treatment and learning about the affects of alcohol on the cilia in the lungs at UNMC.
Nov 5, 2007
Lincoln’s assassination focus of Smithsonian presentation
The Durham Western Heritage Museum is back on campus once again with a Smithsonian Lecture given by Anthony Pitch about the death of Abraham Lincoln.
Nov 5, 2007
South Omaha health fair caps Bi-National Health Week
UNMC along with its Mobile Nursing Center (MNC) recently teamed up with other health agencies to provide a community health fair. The event brought 1,200 people through the doors of Metropolitan Community College’s South Omaha campus for various screenings. It was the culmination of Bi-National Health week, which ran Oct. 15-20.
Nov 5, 2007
Epilepsy exhibit on display in outpatient center lobby
“Living with epilepsy: freedom to be …” a photography exhibit that highlights patients living with epilepsy, is on display in the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium now through Nov. 12.
Nov 2, 2007