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Healthy construction and development focus of AIA lecture
A professor from California-Berkley will discuss at an upcoming lecture at UNMC how a city’s architectural structure can lead to major improvements in the health and quality of life of its residents.
Mar 30, 2007
Campus-wide tornado drills set for Wednesday
UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians will participate in statewide “Severe Weather Week,” which will include test tornado warnings on Wednesday.
Mar 30, 2007
Dr. Allison honored with Koefoot Award
Jay Allison, M.D., does more than treat patients at his O’Neill clinic. The 1995 UNMC graduate is helping train future physicians by granting students a wide range of supervised, hands-on experiences from providing patient care to assisting with surgical procedures and deliveries. Dr. Allison received the second Theodore H. Koefoot Jr., M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award on Tuesday at UNMC.
Mar 30, 2007
Still time to get discounted zoo memberships
Discounted memberships for the Henry Doorly Zoo’s 2007-2008 season are available to employees and students from UNMC until Sunday.
Mar 29, 2007
The Maurers getting ‘Face’ time at the Omaha Press Club
UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has without a doubt become one of Omaha’s foremost newsmakers as he leads the medical center to new heights with his vision for a world-class academic health sciences center. His wife, Beverly, is an award-winning educator and active community volunteer. The couple will be saluted by the Omaha Press Club as the next “Faces on the Barroom Floor” on Wednesday, April 25.
Mar 29, 2007
Dr. Binhammer receives basic science award
Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., has received the UNMC College of Medicine and Class of 1962 Basic Science Outstanding Teacher Award.
Mar 29, 2007
Drs. O’Dell, Fehringer and Boust receive clinical excellence awards
The UNMC College of Medicine has honored three clinical faculty members — Drs. David O’Dell, Edward Fehringer and Susan Boust — with the inaugural Dean’s Clinical Excellence Awards for 2006.
Mar 29, 2007
With liver cancer rates rising — hope can be found at the medical center
Thousands of Americans are currently fighting liver cancer. It’s a disease that is expected to increase significantly over the next decade. The good news, a growing number of treatments are available.
Mar 28, 2007
Avian flu forum Thursday in Eppley Amphitheater
An avian flu forum will be presented by Sharon Medcalf of the Center for Biopreparedness Education on Thursday at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Mar 28, 2007
Search for new pediatrics chair begins
College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., has appointed a 15-member search committee to select UNMC’s next pediatric departmental chairperson.
Mar 28, 2007