Chuck Brown
Dr. Raymond discusses food safety during delegates event
More frequent recalls are a sign that federal food safety measures are becoming increasingly effective, said Richard Raymond, M.D., the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Food Safety, during a Monday seminar at UNMC.
Dec 6, 2007
Center for Reducing Health Disparities making a difference
Recent news reports of ongoing and escalating violence in north Omaha don’t tell the area’s entire story. Through health fairs and positive community events, staff from UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities North Omaha office is trying to save lives — one at a time.
Dec 6, 2007
DARPA Day set for Dec. 11, RSVP today!
Today is the final day to RSVP for a Tuesday event aimed at increasing awareness of research funding opportunities with the Department of Defense (DoD).
Dec 5, 2007
Kearney, Scottsbluff nursing students take in simulation day
Students from the Kearney and Scottsbluff College of Nursing campuses participated in Simulation Day events.
Dec 5, 2007
UNMC’s Ira Combs to appear in national insurance calendar
Ira Combs, community nurse liaison in UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities, is one of the 12 faces that will appear in Aetna’s African-American History Calendar.
Dec 4, 2007
Arizona professor: Pollutants may be connected to congenital heart defects
Arsenic and Trichloroethylene (TCE), pollutants often found in water, may contribute to congenital heart defects, a University of Arizona professor said during a recent visit to UNMC.
Dec 3, 2007
Licensing revenue used to support research
UNeMed Corporation, UNMC’s technology transfer office, issued three research grants in August totaling more than $270,000 to departments on campus.
Dec 3, 2007
Today is the last day to buy ‘1,000 Stars’ tickets
Today is the final day to purchase tickets for tomorrow’s “Night of a Thousand Stars” event – which raises money for the Nebraska AIDS Project.
Nov 30, 2007
UNMC sponsors Omaha Community Playhouse event
UNMC is sponsoring “Same Time, Next Year”, a play showing at the Omaha Community Playhouse, and touted as one of the most romantic comedies ever to hit Broadway.
Nov 29, 2007
Landmark thoracic surgery performed at medical center
Dwight Bowers remembers listening to his doctors and nurses talk among themselves during a recent surgery. The surgery was to repair a life threatening aneurysm in his thoracic aorta, the body’s largest artery.
Nov 29, 2007