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New physician assistant program director named

Michael Huckabee, Ph.D., a professor and director of the Union College Physician Assistant Program for the past 15 years, has been named the new director of the physician assistant program in the UNMC School of Allied Health Professions.

Mar 7, 2012

UNMC History 101 — Library named for ‘Omaha’s stork’

Leon McGoogan, M.D., delivered 9,000 babies in his career. Were you one of them?

Mar 6, 2012

DNA — The primary frontier

Voyage into the building blocks of life — adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine — the nucleotide bases in a molecule of DNA.

Mar 5, 2012

Regents approve UNMC Center for Health Policy

The center will serve as a bridge to help shape health policy decisions.

Mar 2, 2012

UNMC’s AIDS A-Team

Three decades ago, not one of the five people in this story had ever heard of the University of Nebraska Medical Center or each other. They had only one thing in common – a future that would be affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Mar 1, 2012

Public health open house set for March 9

The College of Public Health will host its Spring open house on Friday, March 9 to provide the prospective student with a basic understanding of the field of public health and the academic public health programs at UNMC.

Mar 1, 2012

Reminder – SMDEP registration deadline is Thursday

First-year medical student Hayley Faber of Omaha is an alumna of SMDEP and endorses the program as a great opportunity.

Feb 29, 2012

The Mickey Mouse Club – Med center style

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

Feb 23, 2012

Study finds workforce discrimination prevalent in LGBT community

Higher incidence of depression symptoms also seen

Feb 22, 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