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LiveGreen Scene — Green style lunches — BRING A DRINK

An assortment of sandwich wraps from Greenbelly — an Omaha restaurant that aims to be friendly to the environment — will be served at Thursday’s LiveGreen Scene.

Feb 16, 2012

Sparks scholarship deadline is Feb. 28

A $1,000 scholarship awaits an outstanding student at the University of Nebraska who majors in a health promotion and disease prevention field.

Feb 16, 2012

Lookin’ at U — Euemduan Osmera

This week, we learn more about Euemduan Osmera, associate professor in the McGoogan Library of Medicine.

Feb 16, 2012

Countdown to Outlook – Access Outlook now

To prepare for the Tuesday, March 6 “Go Live” for Outlook email, your Outlook account is now available for initial setup and use, but remember your mail will not automatically route to your Outlook account until go-live.

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

Black History Month quiz answers

See who won Tuesday’s quiz challenge and the correct answers to the questions.

Feb 15, 2012

Wellness Wednesday – Calculate your body mass index

Hey, take a second to use an online body mass index calculator from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Feb 15, 2012

An Egyptian mummification fact — Joslyn event set for March 7

Learn a brainy fact about Egyptian mummification.

Feb 15, 2012

Deadline is Feb. 28 to submit Sparks Award nominations

The College of Public Health dean’s office is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Chancellor Robert D. Sparks, M.D. Award in Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Feb 14, 2012