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Wellness Wednesday — TNMC wellness program honored by governor
UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is among the first companies ever to receive the Nebraska Governor’s Excellence in Wellness Award.
Oct 22, 2008
Live United ’08 — Big Brothers Big Sisters help in time of need
Robin Taylor loves the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization and donates money to it every year during the United Way campaign.
Oct 21, 2008
AOH gala raises $1.1 million for UNMC cancer research
More than $1.1 million was raised Saturday night at the Ambassador of Hope Gala to support research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.
Oct 21, 2008
So Saturday night I attended my second Ambassador of Hope Gala. What I remember about my first gala was that it was some kind of party. Big names were all around. The main event was a speech from broadcasting legend Tom Brokaw. Everyone was dressed to the nines and looked fabulous. In that regard, Saturday night was not much different.
Oct 21, 2008
Discussing cyber security — Muscle up those passwords
Using strong passwords is important because they are the entry point to UNMC’s IT resources. Misused or stolen passwords can give intruders access to not only these resources, but also to employees’ personal information.
Oct 21, 2008
Officials of Xi’an Jiaotong University School of Medicine and UNMC came together on Sunday to announce their plans to collaborate on a family medicine model of care spearheaded by UNMC.
Oct 21, 2008
Innovation Week continues with elevator pitch contest
An elevator pitch contest known as “You, the Investor, 60 Seconds … GO!” will be held today from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Durham Research Center, Room 1006. The contest is part of UNeMed’s Innovation Week activities.
Oct 21, 2008
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ on campus Oct. 27
UNMC faculty, staff and students are invited to bring their lunches to the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on Oct. 27 to enjoy Nebraska Shakespeare’s 2008 touring production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Oct 20, 2008
CTR seminar to focus on behavioral intervention research
Nancy Fahrenwald, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator of the Office of Nursing Research in the College of Nursing at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., will discuss efforts to reduce disparities in American Indian organ and tissue donation today at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Oct 20, 2008
Spotlight on Innovation – Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., and Roxanna Jokela
Inventors rarely work alone and many UNMC researchers work collaboratively in teams throughout the University of Nebraska system. Such is the case with Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., and Roxanna Jokela.
Oct 20, 2008