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Campus resources to deal with substance abuse problems

In recognition of September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, here’s information about resources available to employees who struggle with substance abuse.

Sep 28, 2010

Mark your calendars for Talent Tuesday on Oct. 5

What do Allied Health’s Fran Higgins, Public Relations’ Liz Kumru and the UNMC Musical Society have in common? They all will perform next week at the inaugural Talent Tuesday!

Sep 28, 2010

Small particles — big impact

Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., D.Sc., discusses nanomedicine and the international conference on the subject that he will host in Omaha next week.

Sep 27, 2010

Boston Brass to play UNMC on Oct. 15, tickets remain for evening show

The Boston Brass Quintet will perform at UNMC on Friday, Oct. 15 at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium to preface their joint performance that evening with the Imani Winds.

Sep 27, 2010

Vacation/sick leave requests can now be made for 2011

Effective immediately, users of Firefly’s Employee Self Service (ESS) Create Leave Request process can request vacation or sick leave for the calendar year 2011.

Sep 27, 2010

Are liberals and conservatives physiologically different?

Next Tuesday at the Omaha Science Cafe, John Hibbing, Ph.D., will discuss physiological differences between liberals and conservatives.

Sep 27, 2010

UNMC for the record

A list of achievements, activities and happenings involving UNMC staff, faculty and students.

Sep 24, 2010

Friday Husker Pick’em – South Dakota State

They dismantled Washington on the road last weekend — now the Nebraska Cornhuskers return home Saturday to face the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

Sep 24, 2010

What is preparedness?

The Center for Preparedness Education – a joint endeavor between UNMC and Creighton University — offers tips on how to personally prepare at for emergencies and disasters that could strike at any moment.

Sep 24, 2010

UNMC Grants – Dr. Li nets NIH grant for heart failure/nervous system research

Yulong Li, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine, recently received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the role the nervous system plays in heart failure.

Sep 24, 2010