UNMC Today - Today's Headlines

Take Health Risk Assessment, get enhanced benefits

Through Dec. 3, UNMC employees can take the Health Risk Assessment (HRA), called Wellstream, that will give them a personal health summary and entitles those with the university’s health insurance to enhanced wellness benefits. IMPORTANT LOG IN INFORMATION INCLUDED!

Nov 9, 2010

Free flu shots for employees today, last clinics tomorrow

UNMC employees can get flu shots today from 1 to 3 p.m. in lower Storz Pavilion 6 and 7. Access the flu shot consent form.

Nov 9, 2010

Extra day for the food drive

We’ve been given an extra day to collect food during this year’s food drive as food won’t be collected until Monday, Nov. 15.

Nov 9, 2010

Medicine dean candidate forum set for Thursday

Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., interim dean of the UNMC College of Medicine and candidate for full-time post of College of Medicine Dean, will participate in a “meet the candidate” forum on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Nov 9, 2010

Dr. Sarvetnick to lead UNMC’s regenerative medicine efforts

Nora Sarvetnick, Ph.D., a stem cell researcher and transplant immunologist at UNMC, has been named director of the Nebraska Regenerative Medicine Project.

Nov 9, 2010

Safety manager: Empty food drive buckets a hazard to campus gnomes

In the past week, several UNMC gnomes have fallen into the large blue food drive bins.

Nov 8, 2010

Dr. Benson receives major national medical awards

Two prestigious national medical associations have awarded UNMC’s John Benson, M.D., top awards for his contributions to medicine.

Nov 8, 2010

Learn to kick the habit at Tuesday’s ‘Get Quit Clinics’

UNMC will host a series of Get Quit Clinic workshops on Tuesday to help employees and students quit tobacco.

Nov 8, 2010

UNMC LINK campus art tour set for Nov. 11

UNMC LINK and Joslyn Young Art Partners members are invited for a private tour of UNMC’s campus art.

Nov 8, 2010

HIV/AIDS the focus of Tuesday’s Science Cafe

The latest treatment and research in HIV and AIDS will be discussed at Tuesday’s Omaha Science Cafe at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St.

Nov 8, 2010