Chuck Brown

It’s a FACT — UNMC group’s approval vital to a hospital’s standing

Recently UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, was named twice on the U.S.News and World Report’s list of the best U.S. Hospitals — once for cancer and another for neurology and neurosurgery.

Aug 12, 2008

Medical poetry in motion

A video podcast featuring four UNMC physicians who took part in a writing workshop earlier this year has been posted online.

Aug 12, 2008

UNMC a no-shredding zone

Hey, before you shred that document — STOP!

Aug 11, 2008

UNMC’s research funding increases again

In spite of a harsh funding climate that makes money for research hard to come by — UNMC again saw an increase in its extramural funding in fiscal year 2007-2008.

Aug 11, 2008

Durham Museum participants night to feature Amazon voyage

Snakes, piranhas and stingrays, oh my! You may run in to one of these creatures at the Durham Museum’s “Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches,” which will be the backdrop for a special participants night designed exclusively for UNMC, UNMC Physicians and The Nebraska Medical Center employees, students and their families.

Aug 11, 2008

18 Nebraska students participate in career workshop at UNMC

Eighteen high school juniors and seniors from throughout Nebraska participated in the 2008 Summer Health Professions Career Workshop at UNMC.

Aug 8, 2008

SHARING Clinics seek sponsors for golf tournament

The organizers of the annual SHARING the Green Golf Tournament seek donors for this year’s outing, which will be held Friday, Sept. 5 at Stone Creek Golf Course in Omaha.

Aug 8, 2008

UNMC launches diversity lecture/culture series

It is part education, part celebration. That’s the idea behind UNMC’s new diversity lecture/culture series. The year-long program features ten events alternating between six lectures and four cultural events.

Aug 7, 2008

Wellness Wednesday – rollin’ with Dr. Rodenhorst-Weber

When we started Wellness Wednesday — we said we would find out what UNMC employees do to stay well. Today do we head to the western edge of UNMC’s 500-mile campus to catch up with Kim Rodenhorst-Weber, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Scottsbluff division of the UNMC College of Nursing.

Aug 6, 2008

‘Omaha Cares’ initiative aims to raise neighborly safety

Metro area residents might not be their ‘neighbors’ keepers’ but a little vigilance can go a long way to improving community safety.
That’s the belief of the Neighborhood Center (NC), which launched a special public awareness campaign on July 28.

Aug 5, 2008