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Montgomery named editorial grants specialist

Melody Montgomery — who has worked in labs as a researcher and also a technical writer — has been named UNMC’s new editorial grants specialist.

Oct 13, 2011

Music as Medicine kicks off today

Susie Thorne and her jazz band “friends” will return to kick off the eighth season of the “Music as Medicine” series with a free concert on campus today.

Oct 13, 2011

UNMC in China – Joint research symposium broadens collaboration

BEIJING — The fight against cancer is a global effort. To that end, a group of UNMC scientists were in China this week for the 2011 Annual Symposium of the China-U.S. Research Center for Life Sciences on Cancer and Stem Cells.

Oct 13, 2011

Lookin’ at U — Marlese Grant

This week, we learn more about Marlese Grant, administrative associate in the College of Public Health dean’s office.

Oct 13, 2011

Actors take audience on a humorous life journey

Thursday’s play on campus takes a humorous and poignant look at prejudice and racism.

Oct 12, 2011

Homing in on pancreatic cancer

With the recent deaths of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobel Prize winner Ralph Steinman, M.D., pancreatic cancer is once again on the public’s radar screen. UNMC researchers recently secured a large grant to help their efforts to tackle this killer.

Oct 12, 2011

Spots remain for Fall Fest flag football tournament

Space is available for three teams to register for Friday’s Fall Fest flag football tournament.

Oct 12, 2011

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 12:30 p.m. in Wittson Hall, Room 3010.

Oct 12, 2011

Student government application forms available until Oct. 24

Application forms for those who want to run for Student Senate president, vice president and at-large senate seats are now available in the UNMC Counseling and Student Development Office in Bennett Hall, Room 6001.

Oct 12, 2011

LiveGreen T-shirts on sale in the bookstore

Check out the new UNMC LiveGreen T-shirts, which are now on sale in the UNMC Bookstore.

Oct 11, 2011