Lisa Spellman
Accessing eldercare services event for employees Dec. 7
More than 25 percent of American families are involved in some way with elder/parent care. Many of them also are juggling full-time job responsibilities. The challenges of this can be overwhelming.
UNMC employees can learn more about caring for elderly parents, relatives and friends and the coordinated services available at UNMC, University Medical Associates (UMA) and The Nebraska Medical Center at an eldercare event on Tuesday, Dec. 7 in the Eppley Science Hall.
Nov 23, 2004
Nursing graduate students honored
Four UNMC College of Nursing graduate students received awards for their work at the annual “Fall Research Day” on Nov. 9.
Nov 12, 2004
Center for cellular signaling approved
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Friday approved UNMC’s proposal to establish the Nebraska Center for Cellular Signaling. Funding for the center comes from a five-year, $9.9 million grant that UNMC received last year.
Nov 3, 2004
Sharing medical knowledge around the world
“Astounding!” That’s how Toomas Vali, M.D., a liver transplant specialist from Estonia, described his recent visit to UNMC, and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
Nov 1, 2004
Community helps to revive scouting in Iraq
Organizers of the Iraqi Scouting program praised the Omaha, UNMC and Mid-America Council community for helping revive scouting in the war-torn country.
Oct 26, 2004
UNMC pair recognized for work in rural mental health
Members of the Nebraska Rural Health Association recently recognized two pediatric psychology faculty members from UNMC for their contributions to rural mental health.
Oct 18, 2004
Awareness is best self-defense
I recently took a free, one-hour self-defense class at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I didn’t know what I would learn in the course of an hour. To be honest, I didn’t think I would learn much. Surprisingly though, I found myself down on the floor practicing moves I just might need some day. Find out how you can better protect yourself.
Oct 15, 2004
Residency director involved in family physician academy
The office of vice president in the Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians (NAFP) is challenging and rewarding for Jeffrey Harrison, M.D., associate professor of family medicine at UNMC.
Sep 16, 2004
UNMC researcher helps Iraqi scouting initiative
When Sandra Gunselman, Ph.D., read an article on the Internet about an effort by a Texas businessman to rebuild the Boy and Girl Scouting program in Iraq, the UNMC research assistant professor decided to help.
Aug 30, 2004
UNMC to test new therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
UNMC is one of four sites nationwide that is enrolling patients in a clinical trial to test a new therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition to UNMC, three other medical facilities are participating in the trial: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Stanford University. The study is funded by Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Aug 26, 2004