Chuck Brown
VA rheumatoid arthritis registry fills important niche
A registry created by UNMC and Veterans Affairs researchers containing information about military veterans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may offer important insight into male RA sufferers.
Oct 29, 2007
UNMC, Educare partnership encourages healthy habits
Visiting the dentist can be a scary experience for many kids … but not Mariah Martin. The 3- year-old actually skipped into the dentist office. She was one of 70 children from The Educare Center of Omaha who boarded buses for annual dental exams and cleanings at the Munroe-Meyer Institute pediatric clinic.
Oct 29, 2007
Dr. Dobesh honored with pharmacy teaching award
Watching their professor struggle for words after being presented a teaching award was enough to draw endearing laughs from students at the recent College of Pharmacy Fall Convocation.
Oct 26, 2007
Pat Jones receives October Gold ‘U’
Pat Jones is a lucky woman. Her dreams come true. Some just take longer than others. Her latest dream took nine years. Jones, assistant coordinator of UNMC’s Low Vision Clinic, who received the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ for the month of October, would rather talk about her dream than her award.
Oct 26, 2007
Celebrating a successful partnership
Footage from Wednesday’s celebration commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the UNMC/The Nebraska Medical Center partnership has been posted on YouTube.
Oct 26, 2007
Mexican diplomat touts value of complementary medicine
Jose Alejandro Almaguer Gonzalez, M.D., of Mexico City recently spoke about the role of traditional and complementary medicine to two groups of UNMC faculty and staff as part of Bi-National Health Week.
Oct 25, 2007
Five receive awards at alumni reunion
Four distinguished alumni and a retired UNMC assistant dean were honored at the UNMC Alumni Reunion Weekend on Oct. 5-6 in Omaha.
Oct 25, 2007
Combined alumni reunion earns rave reviews
Alumni reunions are always special. But, this year’s alumni reunion at UNMC was extra special. For the first time ever, four different academic units — the colleges of medicine, pharmacy and nursing and the School of Allied Health Professions — all came together at the same time on Oct. 5-6.
Oct 25, 2007
Speaker to address nursing’s role in eliminating health disparities
Improving access to health care for women and minorities is a passion of Sandra Millon Underwood, Ph.D., professor at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee College of Nursing.
Oct 25, 2007
Celebrating a decade of excellence
This month, UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center are celebrating a decade of excellence — a successful 10-year partnership between the two entities.
Oct 24, 2007