UNMC Today - Today's Headlines
Physician assistants honored nationally
UNMC’s Physician Assistant class of 2006 will set up an information booth about the profession today from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. outside the Nebraska Cafe and at Clarkson Tower. Today is the beginning of National PA week, which runs through Oct. 12.
Oct 6, 2004
Core facilities support UNMC research
The UNMC Vice Chancellor for Research Office recently sponsored its first Shared Resources Core Facilities Day to promote awareness of UNMC’s core facilities and highlight collaborative research opportunities on campus.
Oct 5, 2004
Designated shuttle lot to expedite travels
Beginning Nov. 1, employees at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center can park in a specially designated lot with exclusive shuttle service to and from the main hospitals, University Tower and Clarkson Tower.
Oct 4, 2004
Cyclists to raise awareness of cancer clinical trials
The main branch of the U.S. Postal Service in Omaha will host a rally starting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 5, to welcome the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope”, a cycling journey across America to invigorate the public about the importance of cancer research. The event is open to the public and cancer survivors are especially encouraged to attend.
Oct 4, 2004
Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness conference Oct. 22
The seventh annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference will be Friday, Oct. 22, at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, 72nd & Grover Streets.
Oct 1, 2004
Sobering look at sexual behavior of teens
More than 60 campus staff and faculty members recently received a sobering update on the progressively risky and disease-ridden sexual behaviors of Omaha teens.
Sep 30, 2004
UNMC to host pain management series
UNMC pain management experts will provide an overview of what health professionals and scientists are doing to help manage pain during UNMC’s fall Mini-Medical School. The free health educational series titled, “Make It Go Away – Managing Pain,” will run Thursdays, Oct. 14, 21, 28 and Nov. 4, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (central time).
Sep 29, 2004
Read the plan for influenza vaccination of UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center staff and patients.
Sep 28, 2004
Distinguished chair honors medical educator
Former UNMC students often describe Leon Davis, D.D.S., M.D., as a man of great intelligence, few words and high expectations. Today, these graduates will share more than a few words of gratitude with the man, whom they believe, has built the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program at UNMC into what it is today — one of the best in the country.
Sep 28, 2004
Dr. Singh receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award
Sanjay Singh, M.D., is fascinated by the brain’s cortex, the gray matter that makes individuals uniquely human. “A person lives in his cortex,” said Dr. Singh, the state’s first trained epileptologist. “It’s where they think from, it’s where their personality and emotions reside and it’s also the area that gives rise to epilepsy.”
Sep 27, 2004