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Session aimed to help parents and children set protective boundaries
Recent sex scandals involving coaches at Penn State University and Syracuse University have highlighted the need for parents to help children set healthy boundaries with the influential adults in their lives.
Jan 10, 2012
Radiation facts the focus of tonight’s Science Cafe
At tonight’s Omaha Science Cafe, David Crouse, Ph.D., professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, will discuss how public perceptions of human radiation exposure have developed over time and how that fits with current scientific evidence.
Jan 10, 2012
Martin Luther King Jr. and health care
Even though he is most widely known for his impact on civil rights legislation, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his views on many social issues including health care.
Jan 9, 2012
Events to highlight med student mental health
Mental health issues are prevalent among medical students. A series of campus events scheduled for this week — Medical Student Mental Health Week — aim to raise awareness of these issues and of the support available to cope with them.
Jan 9, 2012
Powerful research networking tool headed to campus
UNMC will soon launch SciVal Experts, an expertise profiling and research networking tool that will help medical center researchers form partnerships and demonstrate their expertise to the global research community.
Jan 9, 2012
Benefit ‘U’ in focus – A note about health insurance cards
If you are a new enrollee in the UNMC medical plan as of Jan. 1, you will need two different cards.
Jan 9, 2012
Student spotlight – Jacob Peterson
Today we meet Jacob Peterson, a first-year medical student.
Jan 6, 2012
Reenforcement on the front lines of mental health
It’s estimated that more than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary care level and that percentage jumps considerably in rural areas where there often are no mental health practitioners for hundreds of miles.
Jan 6, 2012
Spotlight on new faculty – Meet Alissa Fial
Alissa Fial, assistant professor in the McGoogan Library of Medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Jan 6, 2012
Openings remain for Foundations for Success course
Managers can still nominate employees for the Foundations for Success career development series.
Jan 6, 2012