UNMC Today - Today's Headlines

Summer vacation not easy for second-year medical student

Taylor Harms is grateful for The Nebraska Medical Center’s adult congenital heart disease program.

Aug 21, 2013

Shane Tsai, M.D., speaks with patient (and medical student) Taylor Harms prior to surgery.

The Management Series offers professional development experience

Application deadline is Sept. 20 for the eight-month series.

Aug 21, 2013

Wellness Wednesday: ‘Fitness Fridays’ begin this week

Yoga class will kick off new, twice-monthly series of wellness events.

Aug 21, 2013

Distance learning discussion to be held Friday on campus

Event will explore massive open online courses (MOOCs).

Aug 21, 2013

Dele Davies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs, will take part in the presentation.

SHARING Clinics to hold informational meeting Thursday

Students, faculty interested in participating in the clinics are invited to attend.

Aug 21, 2013

White coat events provide meaningful initiation into health care

Ceremony provides a milestone, but also marks the beginning of a long journey.

Aug 20, 2013

Faculty member Heather Hessheimer helps Class of 2016 College of Dentistry student Aaron Stroh on with his coat at last year's white coat ceremony. (Photo by Margaret Cain)

Truhlsen Eye Institute goes live with electronic health record

Kaleidoscope, an ambulatory Epic system designed for ophthalmology, goes live the week of Aug. 26.

Aug 20, 2013

Quan Dong Nguyen, M.D., director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute

LiveGreen: Curtailment a priority as weather heats up again

As temperatures climb, employees can work to cut power usage.

Aug 20, 2013

Popeye’s joins vendor lineup at Sorrell Center

New vendor will serve on Thursdays, beginning this week.

Aug 20, 2013

Lecture to focus on surgery – in space

Professor to speak on techniques, equipment for extraterrestrial procedures.

Aug 19, 2013

George Pantalos, Ph.D.