Tom O’Connor UNMC public affairs
UNMC raises nearly $10,000 at Night of a Thousand Stars party
Nearly $10,000 was raised this year at UNMC’s “Night of a Thousand Stars” party held at Pauli’s Blueroom on Dec. 6. The event was attended by 115 people with proceeds going toward the Nebraska AIDS Project.
Dec 9, 2008
Remembering Dr. Darrel Moreland
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today for Darrel Moreland, D.D.S., a strong supporter of the UNMC College of Dentistry and a friend to many at the University of Nebraska who died Sunday following an apparent heart attack.
Nov 26, 2008
Memorial service for Dr. Skultety set for Saturday
F. Miles Skultety, M.D., Ph.D., one of the key physicians who helped begin the transformation of UNMC from a hospital primarily providing indigent care into a major academic health science center during the 1970s and 1980s, died Monday at his home in Omaha after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 86.
Nov 7, 2008
Shanghai delegation visits UNMC
After a large delegation of nearly 40 UNMC people ventured to China in October, it was UNMC’s turn on Monday to roll out the welcome mat for five key administrators from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM).
Nov 4, 2008
Shanghai medical school appreciates UNMC
SHANGHAI — It was a perfect ending to our 12-day excursion to China. Nearly 80 students from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM) came to a presentation Wednesday afternoon to hear UNMC administers talk about what students could expect if they came to the medical center to get their Ph.D.
Oct 24, 2008
Discussions held for public health collaboration in China
SHANGHAI — The UNMC College of Public Health and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Public Health have a common bond — each is developing new programs.
Oct 23, 2008
UNMC brings family medicine model to China
XI’AN, China — Thanks to the efforts of a UNMC team of health professionals, a model of family medicine has been introduced in a China province that could potentially become a template for the entire country to follow.
Oct 22, 2008
Chinese students check out UNMC
BEIJING — It’s 2 p.m. on Saturday, and Jialin Zheng, M.D., has nine students standing in front of the UNMC booth at the International Graduate Scholarship Conference.
Oct 20, 2008
China trip is all about relationships
BEIJING — Relationships. They make the world go round.
Oct 17, 2008
China-U.S. symposium launches new era of collaboration
It has been a historic year for the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The academy, located only a few blocks from the site of the Summer Olympics, partnered with UNMC to launch its First Symposium of the China-U.S. Research Center for Life Sciences on Wednesday.
Oct 16, 2008