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Wellness Wednesday — The Olson Wellness Exchange

The Olson Center for Women’s Health at UNMC now offers the Olson Wellness Exchange (O.W.E.) — a partnership that brings the center together with health-focused organizations within the Omaha community to offer health and wellness benefits especially for women.

Sep 24, 2008

SHARING to host national conference on student-run clinics

UNMC and the SHARING Clinics will host a conference in late March to start a national discussion on the topic of student-run health care clinics.

Sep 23, 2008

Dr. Fayad part of stroke prevention trial published in NEJM

UNMC’s Pierre Fayad, M.D., was the local principal investigator on the largest clinical trial ever conducted on stroke patients, the PROFESS Study. Results from the study are published in two separate articles in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Sep 23, 2008

Spotlight on new faculty — meet Karin Trujillo, M.D.

Karin Trujillo, M.D., assistant professor in the section of cardiothoracic surgery, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Sep 23, 2008

Dr. Tilden visits Scottsbluff

UNMC College of Nursing Dean Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., is in Scottsbluff today as part of a trip that has her visiting with faculty, staff, students and alumni, speaking at a Rotary luncheon and meeting with members of the community.

Sep 23, 2008

2008 Employee Satisfaction Survey due Wednesday.

UNMC personnel have until Wednesday to complete their 2008 Employee Satisfaction Survey. As of Monday afternoon about 1,000 of the roughly 3,700 employees who were sent surveys have responded,

Sep 23, 2008

New employee safety committee formed

UNMC has formed a new employee safety committee to focus on safety issues and concerns of students and staff, UNMC Director of Business Services Keith Swarts has announced.

Sep 22, 2008

SAHP migrates to the ‘newly transformed’ Bennett Hall

For the first time in its 36-year history, the UNMC School of Allied Health Professions is under the same roof.

Sep 22, 2008

Open house for renovated Scottsbluff nursing division tonight

Facing looming shortages of nurses and nursing faculty members, recent renovations at the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff were undertaken not only to improve nursing education, but also recruitment of students and faculty members.

Sep 22, 2008

Employees notified when personal information is changed

Protecting your personal data is not only common sense but is vital in today’s digital society.

Sep 22, 2008