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UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s brings in more than $20,000

More than 600 skaters participate in 24-hour event

Jan 27, 2018

Ryan Cary (center) is flanked by his father, Stephen, and his mother, Jeanne, after completing the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's. Cary recruited 42 skaters for the event and brought in $2,600. His LeaseTeam, Inc. competed in the Rock the Clock category, which required the team to have at least one skater on the ice throughout the 24-hour event. Stephen Cary, a retired property manager for NP Dodge, has had Parkinson's disease for the past 12 years.

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 26-27

24-hour ice skating event – now in its 8th year at UNMC – has raised more than $170,000

Jan 17, 2018

Six skaters skated all 24 hours at the 2017 UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's. They celebrated their accomplishment by chilling out on the ice at the end of the event.

CBS Sunday Morning expected to air Dec. 3 feature on cancer center

Will explore healing arts program, include interview with Warren and Pamela Buffett

Nov 29, 2017

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, left, escorts Jane Pauley of "CBS Sunday Morning."

UNMC delays opening of ice rink due to warm weather; scheduled to open Nov. 29

Temperatures need to stay consistently below 50 degrees for the layers of ice to form properly.

Nov 27, 2017

Warm weather rest of this week will further delay opening of UNMC ice rink

The forecast calls for temperatures in the 50s for the rest of the week.

Nov 27, 2017

$75,000 gift to enhance UNMC training for rural first responders, health care

Program makes use of vehicles outfitted with realistic equipment and high-fidelity patient simulators

Nov 16, 2017

UNMC ice skating rink to open Nov. 25

Admission is $7, which includes skates

Nov 8, 2017

New addiction services clinic offered

Clinic integrates treatment for co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.

Oct 5, 2017

Alëna Balasanova, M.D.

Gift to UNMC focuses on helping those who have experienced mental trauma

About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity/trauma

Sep 13, 2017

Members of the UNMC College of Public Health team involved in the Building a Trauma-Informed Community initiative included (left-right): Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; Jungyoon 'JY' Kim, Ph.D., (principal investigator), assistant professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean; and Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health.