UNMC Today - Today's Headlines
The Nebraska Medical Center receives workplace wellness award
The Nebraska Medical Center has earned a second-consecutive “Platinum Level Well Workplace Award” from the Wellness Councils of America.
Jan 18, 2007
HPTC partners with state on emergency registry system
The UNMC Health Professions Tracking Center (HPTC) has partnered with the Nebraska Health and Human Services System to implement an advanced registration and credentialing system of Nebraska clinicians and health volunteers.
Jan 17, 2007
Meet UNMC Distinguished Scientist Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D.
UNMC researcher Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 25 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists for 2006. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 12 ceremony to recognize their achievements.
Jan 17, 2007
Dr. Mueller named to No. 2 post in College of Public Health
One of the leading rural health policy experts in the country, Keith Mueller, Ph.D., has been named associate dean for academic affairs in the newly formed UNMC College of Public Health.
Jan 17, 2007
Dr. Olsen named pharmacy practice chairman
Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., has been named chairman of the College of Pharmacy’s Pharmacy Practice Department.
Jan 16, 2007
Avian flu education — pandemics in history
An estimated 36,000 people in the United States die each year from complications related to seasonal flu. An influenza pandemic, however, would have much graver consequences, officials say, overwhelming health services, disrupting commerce and killing millions of people around the world.
Jan 16, 2007
Ford: Dr. King would call for continued action against injustice
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s concerns about injustice were not isolated to struggles against segregation and racism in the United States, Valda Boyd Ford said Monday during a speech commemorating the slain civil rights leader.
Jan 16, 2007
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. — Part 5 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader.
Jan 15, 2007
Henning takes office as Student Senate president
On Thursday, Jonathan Henning formally accepted the challenge of serving as UNMC Student Senate president for 2007.
Jan 15, 2007
2006 another banner year for UNMC
From celebrating the 125th anniversary of the College of Medicine, to breaking ground on a state-of-the-art complex to house the college, to groundbreaking research developments in diagnosing Burkitt lymphoma, 2006 was yet another stellar year for UNMC.
Jan 12, 2007