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Pfizer official to present special UNeMed seminar

UNeMed will sponsor a special seminar on Thursday at noon in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Dec 12, 2008

American Indian health issues, disparities focus of CTR seminar

Health policies and disparities among American Indians will be the focus of the monthly clinical and translational research (CTR) seminar on Monday at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Dec 12, 2008

Portraits of Care exhibit opens today

Mark Gilbert’s “Here I Am and Nowhere Else: Portraits of Care” exhibit opens today at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.

Dec 12, 2008

A word about carbon monoxide poisonings

Each year, carbon monoxide poisoning kills nearly 500 people nationwide and sickens thousands more. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Nebraska has one of the highest percentages of carbon monoxide fatality rates in the United States.

Dec 12, 2008

Spencer to manage UNMC Bookstore along with parking

Tina Spencer, manager of Parking and Cashiering Operations at UNMC, has been named the permanent manager of the UNMC Bookstore.

Dec 11, 2008

Portraits of Care – Essay 6

The final essay in a series leading up Friday’s opening of Mark Gilbert’s “Here I Am and Nowhere Else: Portraits of Care” exhibit at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.

Dec 11, 2008

Holiday music to be featured today during Music as Medicine

Burke High School’s Burke Ensemble will perform holiday tunes today starting at noon during the Music as Medicine concert in the Durham Outpatient Center’s West Atrium.

Dec 11, 2008

UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska

UNMC students are working with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education requirements.

Dec 11, 2008

Lookin’ at U – Andrew Willuweit

Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” This week, we feature Andrew Willuweit, a student in the UNMC College of Pharmacy.

Dec 11, 2008

Wellness Wednesday – Healthy U reminder

This is a reminder that employees who have Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurance through UNMC or UNMC Physicians now have access to a wellness benefit that annually covers $250 in physicals and lab tests without deductibles and co-pays.

Dec 10, 2008

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