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Does your e-mail need a crash diet?
Employees are aware of the importance of maintaining their diets for health reasons. The same is true for e-mail. As e-mail files grow, they get slower, less efficient and overweight. Here, Information Technology Services outlines what to do to get your e-mail in shape. As part of that process, ITS will automatically delete all UNMC Today e-mails prior to Jan. 1 from the server. That process will begin the week of Feb. 20.
Feb 16, 2006
Silver U recipients for February announced
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Feb 16, 2006
Study hopes to unlock the mystery of West Nile
Researchers at UNMC are studying why the effects of West Nile virus vary so much from person to person. The three-year study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Feb 16, 2006
Torchlight Ball March 18 to benefit SHARING Clinic
Proceeds from the fifth annual Torchlight Ball on March 18 at the Holland Performing Arts Center will benefit UNMC’s SHARING Clinic.
Feb 15, 2006
Father of free radical theory on aging turns 90
Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., who turned 90 on Valentine’s Day, never dreamt his career would start off with a Ladies Home Journal article.
Feb 15, 2006
UNMC cardiologist among few certified lipidologists
Cardiologist Scott Shurmur, M.D., assistant professor of UNMC Internal Medicine, is the only board-certified lipidologist in the state of Nebraska. In fact, he’s one of only 150 physicians from across the nation to make up the inaugural 2005 class of certified lipidologists.
Feb 14, 2006
Campus invited to Dr. Harman’s birthday reception
The campus is invited to attend a reception today in celebration of the 90th birthday of UNMC’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., who is internationally known for his 1954 free radical theory of aging.
Feb 14, 2006
Dr. Olsen receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Morning rounds in the hospital start plenty early for countless health care professionals. For pharmacy students in the critical care clerkship coordinated by Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., those mornings begin even earlier.
Feb 13, 2006
Cardiovascular research symposium celebrates 10th year
Fifty-one posters were presented at the 10th Annual UNMC Cardiovascular Research Symposium, held Feb. 3 at UNMC.
Feb 13, 2006
Campus to celebrate Dr. Harman’s 90th birthday Feb. 14
The campus is invited to attend a reception in celebration of the 90th birthday of Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D. The reception will take place in the University Tower Private Dining Rooms from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dr. Harman, UNMC Emeritus Millard Professor of Medicine, is internationally known for his 1954 free radical theory of aging.
Feb 10, 2006