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The Irish in American — part 3 of 4
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, UNMC Today is highlighting the life and times of Irish Americans. The four-part series continues today with a look at how the Irish helped build America’s transportation system.
Mar 14, 2002
The Irish in American — part 2 of 4
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, UNMC Today is highlighting the life and times of Irish Americans. The four-part series continues today with a look at the challenges faced by Irish immigrants.
Mar 13, 2002
The Irish in America — part 1 of 4
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, UNMC Today will highlight the life and times of Irish Americans. The four-part series kicks off today with their involvement in the Civil War.
Mar 12, 2002
13 UNMC students will split medical duties at two Sioux Indian reservations
Two groups from UNMC’s Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) will spend their spring break serving the health needs of South Dakota Sioux Indian communities. From March 17-23, nine students from the College of Medicine and four from the Physician Assistant Education program will stay at the Rosebud Lakota Sioux and the Sisseton Dakota Sioux Reservations.
Mar 11, 2002
22 UNMC students will participate in medical mission to Jamaica
On March 16-23, members of UNMC’s Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) will journey to Jamaica for their annual medical mission. The six days at Falmouth will provide a unique experience for 22 students to serve one of the poorest communities in the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 11, 2002
Nine UNMC students to spend spring break on medical mission to Nicaragua
Nine UNMC students, including seven from the College of Medicine, one from the Physician Assistant Education program and one from the College of Nursing, will spend March 16-23 in Nicaragua. The students will participate in community public health activities in impoverished neighborhoods in Managua, the capital city, under the auspices of the physicians of Los Chavalitos Maternal-Child Health Clinic.
Mar 11, 2002
From slave to saint: St. Patrick’s Day commemorates a remarkable man
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. While the immediate image that comes to mind may be of parades, wearing green and eating and drinking at the nearest pub, there really was a St. Patrick and his life bears remembering.
Mar 11, 2002
Jan Atwood, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, recently received the Midwest Nursing Research Societys Lifetime Achievement Award at the societys annual conference in Chicago. The Midwest Nursing Research Society, which covers a 13-state region, has more than 1,400 members. For 20 years, it has been promoting the growth of […]
Mar 8, 2002
UNMC College of Dentistry Builds Dental Research Program
UNMC cell biologists love of discovery Helps Build UNMCs Dental Research Program, Find Answers to Oral cancer The tenth floor of the Lied Transplant Center on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha, is like a second home for UNMC cell biologists, Margaret Wheelock, Ph.D., and Keith Johnson, Ph.D. The couple, who is […]
Mar 8, 2002
MMI’s Godfrey conducts genetics seminar for junior high scholars
Last month, 10 ninth-graders from LaVista Junior High School’s High Ability Learner program attended a seminar on genetics at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute. It was the second consecutive year Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the Center for Human Molecular Genetics, held the workshop for LaVista scholars.
Mar 7, 2002