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UNMC’s dental hygiene degree accessible in Scottsbluff/Gering
UNMC has expanded its dental hygiene program to Scottsbluff/Gering, thanks to a three-year, $221,690 grant from the Nebraska Health and Human Services System Nebraska Healthcare Cash Fund (tobacco settlement fund).
Sep 24, 2003
Sgt. Pratt’s death strikes home for emergency staff
The Omaha community mourns the loss of Omaha Police Sgt. Jason Pratt, but the death is especially difficult for the emergency room staff at UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
Sep 24, 2003
A HIPAA message — Workstation protections
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. As part of our continuing efforts to educate employees, these HIPAA-related messages will be distributed the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Today’s HIPAA message clarifies whether it’s OK to bring in software from home or download it from the Internet.
Sep 23, 2003
UNMC receives almost $9.9 million to study cell signaling, cancer
UNMC has received a five-year grant totaling almost $9.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further the understanding of cell signaling — the biochemical response of cells to their environment — in relation to study a variety of cancers. The grant establishes an NIH-designated Nebraska Center for Cellular Signaling at UNMC, and is the second largest new grant in history received by UNMC.
Sep 23, 2003
Influenza season – vaccination update
Read the influenza vaccination plan for UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center staff and patients.
Sep 23, 2003
College of Medicine dean candidate forum Sept. 23
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the third of four forums scheduled for UNMC’s College of Medicine dean candidates. The “Ask the Candidate” forum for Bradford S. Schwartz, M.D., regional dean and professor of medicine and biochemistry, The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill., will be Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Sep 22, 2003
Kansas Speedway site of ‘M.A.S.H.” style dental clinic
It wasn’t something you’d expect to see at a racetrack, but last month six UNMC College of Dentistry dental students and a faculty member spent three days providing free dental care to about 2,500 adults and children at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.
Sep 22, 2003
UNMC awarded federal grant to develop bioterrorism curriculum
UNMC learned Friday that it has received a two-year, $650,000 federal grant to develop a bioterrorism-related curriculum, which will benefit all UNMC students and may be used by students nationally.
Sep 22, 2003
Symposium on perchlorate scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 1
A symposium on perchlorate, an environmental contaminant, will take place Monday, Sept. 29, through Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Omaha.
Sep 19, 2003
Allergy, immunology expert mentors residents
Linda Ford, M.D., says welcoming residents into her practice is part of her duty as a physician. The nationally known allergy and immunology expert recently received the UNMC College of Medicine’s Volunteer Faculty of the Month Award.
Sep 19, 2003