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UNMC walking club takes steps to better health
With each step, Amy Lamer is that much closer to her goal: 10,000 steps per day. For the past three years, Lamer and her business and finance colleague Esther Collins have regularly walked the scenic Field Club Trail, just south the UNMC campus at 40th and Leavenworth streets. On Thursday, members of UNMC’s newly formed Walking Club joined them.
Jun 14, 2004
International summit draws experts on soft tissue sarcomas
Eighty of the world’s leading experts on childhood soft tissue sarcomas filed into the Durham Research Center Thursday to hear and discuss the latest treatment and research of the highly malignant cancers. UNMC hosted the Children’s Oncology Group International Summit on the Biology and Treatment of the Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
Jun 14, 2004
Internal medicine announces 2004 research award winners
Four UNMC researchers will receive the 2004 Internal Medicine Research Awards for exceptional achievements in research.
Jun 10, 2004
Cattlemen’s Ball benefits UNMC Eppley Cancer Center
Omaha businessman Mike McCarthy loves the Cattlemen’s Ball and what it represents. Each year, he tries to attend – regardless of how many miles he has to drive to get there.
Jun 10, 2004
On the road with Dental Day VI
For the first time students, faculty and staff from the UNMC College of Dentistry traveled 400 miles to bring their free dental clinic to children in western Nebraska. The college also tested its tele-dentistry project during Dental Day VI.
Jun 10, 2004
UNMC hosting international summit on pediatric soft tissue sarcomas
Carrie Lamm had never heard of rhabdomyosarcoma, nor did she know cancer in the muscle was possible. Then, her 3 -year-old daughter was diagnosed with it. Today, through Saturday, UNMC is hosting the Children’s Oncology Group International Summit on the Biology and Treatment of the Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
Jun 10, 2004
A weekly IRB message — informed consent
Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. Today’s article covers important reminders about informed consent.
Jun 9, 2004
Orthopaedic residency graduation June 11
A weekend full of activities – including a scientific presentation from the chief of staff at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas — will mark the graduation of four residents from the Creighton/Nebraska Health Foundation Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program.
Jun 9, 2004
Belly cast becomes treasured token of pregnancy
Sitting on Kathleen Borgmann’s dining room table is a full-size model of her pregnant belly. It’s not your typical centerpiece, but the distinctive sculpture is a treasured token of the Borgmann’s growing family.
Jun 9, 2004
Dr. McVea among YWCA’s 2004 Women of Vision
Kristine McVea, M.D., has dedicated her work as a physician and public health educator to help those most underserved by health care in America – the uninsured, the working poor, the homeless, minorities and immigrants — many of whom don’t speak English.Dr. McVea, associate professor in UNMC’s Department of Family Medicine, will be honored by the YWCA Omaha today as one of 10 Women of Vision.
Jun 8, 2004