Lisa Spellman
Durham Museum offers workshop on preservation
If you missed it in 2008, you’ve got another chance! The Durham Museum once again offers UNMC employees a special workshop titled, “Preservation Explained.”
Mar 3, 2009
Web team brings UNMC’s story to the world
With more than 7 million visits from individuals in 166 countries, the UNMC Web site is a powerful communication tool that takes the medical center’s story to the world.
Feb 27, 2009
Stimulus bill forum provides some answers for researchers
The morning after President Barack Obama’s speech on the economy, Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D., explained to researchers how a proactive approach would help UNMC obtain its “fair share” of grant money from the stimulus package.
Feb 26, 2009
Forum on stimulus and the NIH set for Wednesday
UNMC researchers are invited Wednesday to a forum, “The Stimulus, the NIH and What You Need to Know,” to learn about funding opportunities now available because of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The forum is set for 10 a.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Feb 23, 2009
A test everyone should take
Another exam can be added to the list of preventive health tests doctors suggest adults should take — a simple blood test to check the highly sensitive C-reactive protein or hsCRP.
Feb 20, 2009
UNMC to provide $100,000 in services during dental day
Every year, about 500 Nebraska children receive dental care during Children’s Dental Day events held by the UNMC College of Dentistry. It’s care the children otherwise would not receive.
Feb 6, 2009
HEROES heads out to western Nebraska in October
The Healthcare and Emergency Responder Organization Education through Simulation (HEROES) mobile simulation unit traveled across the state of Nebraska last fall to work with UNMC College of Nursing students, staff at a critical access hospital, and a regional medical center.
Feb 2, 2009
Kaleidoscope 2009 to support adult crisis unit
The University Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce Kaleidoscope 2009 … Reaching New Horizons.
Jan 6, 2009
Lack of primary care doctors presents a major challenge
When people talk about the health care crisis in the United States, they often refer to the rising costs or the number of people who lack adequate insurance or have no insurance at all.
Dec 3, 2008
Toy drive to benefit American Indian children
It all started with a simple offer of help. Three years ago on a drive with a friend to an American Indian reservation in South Dakota, Mike Cieciorka, a nurse in the cardiology clinic at UNMC, agreed to help raise money to buy toys for Christmas for the children who live there.
Nov 25, 2008