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Med student serves as keynote speaker at scholarship banquet
Oluyemisi “Yemi” Odugbesan, a fourth-year medical student at UNMC, has earned a number of academic accolades and service honors during her educational journey. But on Feb. 13, she received a special joy when she gave the keynote address at the annual scholarship banquet sponsored by Concerned and Caring Educators
Feb 23, 2005
Pediatric dental clinic stresses oral health
Dentist Jane Bennett, D.D.S., giggled at the question. “Are you really the tooth fairy?” a curious third-grader wanted to know. Read more about the UNMC Pediatric Dental Clinic located in the Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Feb 23, 2005
Researching family dynamics when an infant has colic
Do you have an infant with colic? Researchers at the UNMC College of Nursing are conducting a study to explore and describe mothers’ experiences of parenting an irritable infant.
Feb 22, 2005
Nominations sought for faculty awards, including new award for graduate faculty
This spring, UNMC will honor a faculty member who cultivates the professional growth of graduate students. The first-ever UNMC Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students Award will be presented at the Annual Faculty Meeting, which will begin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, in the Durham Research Center’s Scott Auditorium.
Feb 22, 2005
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center to sell ‘Hope’ bracelets
In the fight against cancer, Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., has always had hope. Now, the director of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, would like to share that hope on the wrist of every Nebraskan.
As a result, the Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Cener are selling Nebraska-red “Hope” bracelets to raise awareness about cancer. Find out how how you can own a ‘Hope’ bracelet.
Feb 21, 2005
Black history program Feb. 24 on health care
The history and challenge of health disparities afflicting African Americans will be the subject of a conversation between two of Omaha’s leading health professionals and experts on the issue on Thursday, Feb. 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Feb 18, 2005
Two honored at cardiovascular research symposium
A UNMC faculty member and a cardiology fellow took top honors in the poster contests at the Ninth Annual Cardiovascular Research Symposium at UNMC on Friday, Feb. 4.
Feb 17, 2005
Enhanced MRI technique could lead to earlier diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Investigators at UNMC have developed an enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, which permits earlier diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of Parkinson’s disease in rodents. The breakthrough, which could be translated for human use, appears this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, the leading publication for basic scientists and clinicians who study the function of the nervous system.
Feb 16, 2005
LeeRoy Meyer, M.D., legendary educator at UNMC, dies
LeeRoy Meyer, M.D., a pioneer for more than 35 years in the education of medical students at UNMC, died Sunday, Feb. 13, from pneumonia. The internal medicine professor was 69.
Feb 15, 2005
Volunteer faculty honored for service to UNMC
The following are highlights from the UNMC College of Medicine Volunteer Faculty Awards program for the second half of 2004. The program recognizes outstanding volunteer faculty members for their contributions to the campus, classroom and clinical settings.
Feb 14, 2005