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Dr. Rosenquist receives Honorary Scientist Laureate award

In honor of his efforts to build UNMC’s research enterprise, Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research, received an Honorary Scientist Laureate award on Monday at the Distinguished Scientist ceremony.

May 4, 2011

Wellness Wednesday – Dr. Cummings wins Lincoln Marathon

Cameron Cummings, M.D., a second-year radiology resident at UNMC, won the Lincoln Marathon on Sunday, finishing the 26.2 mile course in 2 hours, 26 minutes and 47 seconds.

May 4, 2011

Online database of instructional materials updated

A database of free online instructional materials from several UNMC educational areas has been expanded.

May 4, 2011

Inventory reduction sale at the UNMC Bookstore May 4-6

Get 10 percent off all books and medical instruments and 30 percent off all clothing, gift items and diploma frames at the UNMC Bookstore the rest of this week.

May 4, 2011

Two days left in insurance audit verification phase

Employees who have medical and dental coverage through the University of Nebraska have until Friday to submit documents to verify the eligibility of their dependents.

May 4, 2011

Get discounted tickets to ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’

UNMC employees and students can get discounted tickets to the Omaha Community Playhouse’s Thursday, May 12 presentation of “Tuesdays with Morrie.”

May 4, 2011

UNMC LiveGreen – E-waste collection a success

During the Earth Week “e-waste collection” last Thursday, employees and students at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center jointly collected more than 4,651 pounds of old/obsolete electronic equipment to be safely recycled or remanufactured.

May 3, 2011

Meet UNMC Scientist Laureate Shelley Smith, Ph.D.

UNMC researcher Shelley Smith, Ph.D., answers questions about her work, life and interests.

May 3, 2011

Public health in action – Health economist improves delivery of care

Li-Wu Chen, Ph.D., looks at the big picture. Trained as a health economist, he has studied the access, cost and quality of health services for 13 years.

May 3, 2011

Speaker sees hope for public health problems in global HIV response

Wafaa El-Sadr, M.D., M.P.H., has helped spearhead the development of several successful HIV care and treatment programs in resource-limited countries. In the process, she saw solutions manifest that may be used to confront other global public health problems.

May 3, 2011