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Wellness Wednesday – Weight Watchers at Work open house

If you want to lose weight, plan to attend a Weight Watchers at Work open house today at noon in Bennett Hall, Room 4012.

Jan 11, 2012

A history quiz related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In advance of Monday’s UNMC Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration, take a quiz about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and UNMC.

Jan 11, 2012

Dr. Kang lands fiction deal with Penguin, credits Seven Doctors Project

When Lydia Kang, M.D., joined the Seven Doctors Project in 2008, she thought she could get some help with some poetry she had written.

Jan 10, 2012

Session aimed to help parents and children set protective boundaries

Recent sex scandals involving coaches at Penn State University and Syracuse University have highlighted the need for parents to help children set healthy boundaries with the influential adults in their lives.

Jan 10, 2012

Radiation facts the focus of tonight’s Science Cafe

At tonight’s Omaha Science Cafe, David Crouse, Ph.D., professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, will discuss how public perceptions of human radiation exposure have developed over time and how that fits with current scientific evidence.

Jan 10, 2012

Weekly e-Tip – No. 5

Have you been deleting emails but your mailbox size is not shrinking?

Jan 10, 2012

Martin Luther King Jr. and health care

Even though he is most widely known for his impact on civil rights legislation, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his views on many social issues including health care.

Jan 9, 2012

Events to highlight med student mental health

Mental health issues are prevalent among medical students. A series of campus events scheduled for this week — Medical Student Mental Health Week — aim to raise awareness of these issues and of the support available to cope with them.

Jan 9, 2012

Powerful research networking tool headed to campus

UNMC will soon launch SciVal Experts, an expertise profiling and research networking tool that will help medical center researchers form partnerships and demonstrate their expertise to the global research community.

Jan 9, 2012

Benefit ‘U’ in focus – A note about health insurance cards

If you are a new enrollee in the UNMC medical plan as of Jan. 1, you will need two different cards.

Jan 9, 2012