College of Medicine
Pediatric Research Forum seeking abstracts
Forum will be held May 11-12, and abstracts are due April 12.
Mar 15, 2017
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Nephrologists return to Vietnam after visit
Physicians from St. Paul Hospital in Hanoi spent two months at med center.
Mar 13, 2017
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Posters highlight Enhanced Medical Education Tracks
Presentation will be March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Truhlsen Events Center.
Mar 13, 2017
![Gary Beck Dallaghan, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Beck0313.jpg)
Dr. Fingeret to speak on thyroid nodules and cancer
Abbey Fingeret, M.D., will lead the discussion at the March 21 Olson Center Brown Bag event.
Mar 13, 2017
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![Calysta Trevino (left), an eighth grader from Alliance Middle School, talks to science fair judge, Katie Juarez, ESU #13 teacher, VALTS- Valley Alternative Learning Transitioning School. Trevino was one of more than 40 middle and high school students from the Panhandle who competed in the second annual Nebraska Panhandle Area Health Education Center (NP-AHEC) and Nebraska Junior Academy of Science (NJAS) Combined Regional Science Fair in Scottsbluff on March 1. One of the organizers, Wendy Wells, UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division instructor and education coordinator of the NP-AHEC, said science projects were judged on scientific method, communication skills and personal growth. Participants competed to earn a trip to Lincoln in April for the State NJAS competition and, for eighth graders only, a trip to UNMC in June for the Health/Science Meet. The event is sponsored by the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, ESU #13, NP-AHEC and the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Student0310.jpg)
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Self-advocate Somoza visits Project SEARCH interns
Anastasia Somoza, who spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, fielded questions and offered advice during a February visit to MMI.
Mar 8, 2017
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Wellness: Annual Lymphoma Walk set for April 22
Registration now open for event, which is sponsored by UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.
Mar 8, 2017
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The Alliance in Focus: Jessica Paprocki
Westside senior hopes for a career in dentistry.
Mar 6, 2017
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Nebraska’s 8th Annual Lymphoma Walk to be held April 22
Missy Givens of Fremont to serve as honorary chair
Mar 6, 2017
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