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The Mickey Mouse Club – Med center style

America’s favorite mouse couple interacts with young patients at The Nebraska Medical Center.

Feb 23, 2012

Dr. Mack collects medical equipment for Indian school

Lynn Mack, M.D., would like to collect old stethoscopes and non-mercury containing blood pressure measuring devices to donate to the Men-Tsee-Khang, a medical school in Dharmasala, India, that is sponsored by the Dalai Lama.

Feb 22, 2012

Study finds workforce discrimination prevalent in LGBT community

Higher incidence of depression symptoms also seen

Feb 22, 2012

Sixth Scientist Laureate, distinguished scientists named

Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., professor and director of pancreatic cancer research at the Eppley Institute, has been named UNMC’s sixth Scientist Laureate. Also, see a list of the latest class of Distinguished Scientists and New Investigators.

Feb 20, 2012

Women with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus give birth to fewer children

UNMC researcher helps lead national survey of more than 1,000 women A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher played a key role in a national survey that determined that more than half of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than desired. Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D., assistant professor in the […]

Feb 16, 2012

Meet Walk and Roll Captain Ben Herink

Get to know Ben Herink, captain of the 2012 Walk and Roll for Disabilities, which will be held Sunday at Westroads Mall.

Feb 15, 2012

Buffett Early Childhood Institute candidate to visit UNMC Thursday

Susan Landry, Ph.D., founding director of the Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas-Houston and a candidate to be founding executive director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, will visit UNMC on Thursday.

Feb 15, 2012

A perfect storm

When Jeff Shelton, CEO at Harlan County Health System in Alma, Neb., looks at the health-care situation in central Nebraska, he sees dark clouds gather.

Feb 14, 2012

March 7 deadline for students to apply for High School Alliance

Students who’d like to participate in the UNMC High School Alliance this coming fall have until March 7 to apply.

Feb 7, 2012

‘The most fun day of the year’

View images from Friday’s Children’s Dental Day activities at the College of Dentistry in Lincoln.

Feb 6, 2012