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Wellness Wednesday – About triggers and cravings

On the morning of March 12, Sue Pope — a two-pack-a-day smoker for 38 years — decided to see what it was like to drive to work without a cigarette.

Sep 2, 2009

Meet new public health dean at Sept. 24 open house

The campus community is invited to meet UNMC’s new College of Public Health Dean, Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., during a Sept. 24 open house at the college’s new dean’s office suite in Wittson Hall.

Sep 1, 2009

Spotlight on new faculty — Alex Hewlett, D.O.

Alex Hewlett, D.O., assistant professor of in the section of gastroenterology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Sep 1, 2009

UNMC regains Corporate Cycling Challenge crown

Congratulations medical center cyclists, you are once again Corporate Cycling Challenge champions!

Sep 1, 2009

Marijuana and addiction the focus of Science Cafe

UNMC’s Jim Sorrell, M.D., will discuss marijuana and addiction during tonight’s Omaha Science Cafe at the Slowdown.

Sep 1, 2009

Women’s health and wellness conference focused on aging

The public is invited to the 12th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference, titled, “Aging Successfully While Caring for Others,” on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Sep 1, 2009

Angel investors, venture capital the focus of Thursday seminar

UNeMed Corporation, the technology transfer leader for UNMC, will sponsor a free Webinar series for all researchers, post docs and graduates students. The final course in the 11-week series, “The Advanced Essentials: Angel Investors and Venture Capital,” is scheduled for Thursday.

Aug 31, 2009

Health care quality message greets SAHP students

You may have noticed the red, “I’m an Allied Healther” T-shirts around campus recently. The shirts marked the start of a new school year for 164 students in the School of Allied Health Professions.

Aug 31, 2009

Redesigned UNMC Connect now available online

Science is omnipresent. Start a car. Get a flu shot. Call a friend on your cell phone. Without science and technology, none of these activities would exist.

Aug 31, 2009

UNMC cardiologist is first to use new device in Nebraska

A UNMC physician has performed Nebraska’s first implant of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) that uses a new system that minimizes the number of connections between cardiac leads and the ICD.

Aug 28, 2009