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Second Ebola patient ‘sick, but stable’

Two UNMC physicians met with reporters Wednesday to discuss case.

Oct 9, 2014

Philip Smith, M.D., and Diana Florescu, M.D., speak with reporters about Ebola patient Ashoka Mukpo.

Dr. Liu to receive one of Omaha’s 40 Under 40 Awards

Howard Liu, M.D., will be honored by Midlands Business Journal on Nov. 14.

Oct 9, 2014

Howard Liu, M.D.

Lookin’ at U – Lori Fuller

Printing services manager, a California native, enjoys autumn in the Midwest.

Oct 9, 2014

Lori Fuller

Storm chaser Reed Timmer to headline 2015 Scifest

Keynote speaker to kick off week of SciFest activities in April.

Oct 9, 2014

Reed Timmer will appear as part of the 2015 Nebraska Science Festival.

Science Cafe explores the body – after death

UNMC’s Geoffrey Talmon, M.D., looks at what happens to the body when life ceases.

Oct 9, 2014

Geoffrey Talmon, M.D., will speak at the next Omaha Science Cafe.

Fontenelle Forest offering discounted memberships

Representatives will be on campus Oct. 21.

Oct 9, 2014

Night for Sight event set for Oct. 25

Proceeds fund the Truhlsen Eye Institute’s Division of Global Blindness Prevention.

Oct 8, 2014

Innovation Week begins Oct. 20

Registration now open for annual celebration of innovation and discovery at UNMC.

Oct 8, 2014

The Innovation Awards presentation, part of Innovation Week, will be held at 4 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the Durham Research Center auditorium

Twins separated at birth focus of Durham presentation

Identical twin sisters Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein will speak about growing up strangers at Oct. 21 event.

Oct 8, 2014

The Alliance in Focus: Meet Shekinah Kiagiri

Ralston junior hopes to provide health care to disadvantaged communities.

Oct 8, 2014

Shekinah Kiagiri