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Geriatric medicine headlines latest UNMC Connect
Every eight seconds a baby boomer turns 60. But, critical shortages in geriatric health care professionals have stretched health care resources thin.
Mar 8, 2010
Nebraska Pediatric Practice bolsters pediatric care in Nebraska
Approximately 125 physicians have joined the Nebraska Pediatric Practice Inc., (NPP) the new physician group for the UNMC College of Medicine and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.
Mar 8, 2010
World Glaucoma Week a reminder to get screened early
Hoyt Brewster didn’t notice he was losing his peripheral vision.Like many with Glaucoma, he didn’t even realize he had it.
Mar 8, 2010
Research collaboration with American Indian communities the focus of conference
Authentic and reciprocal relationships with community members are critical for effective research collaborations and projects. That is why UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities is offering a one-day conference to facilitate research with American Indian populations.
Mar 5, 2010
Rhoda Davis-Blatt Scholarship winners announced
University of Nebraska at Omaha student Heather England and Saint Louis University student Barbara Knezetic were recently awarded the Rhoda Davis-Blatt Scholarship.
Mar 5, 2010
Spotlight on new faculty – Meet Sorin Luca, Ph.D.
Sorin Luca, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Mar 5, 2010
Reminder: May 1 deadline for translational research seed grant proposals
A reminder that investigators have until May 1 to submit proposals for two, $100,000 one-year awards that will be funded as part of a translational research seed grant program for members of the Great Plains Health Research Consortium (GPHRC).
Mar 5, 2010
Third-year pharmacy students help with diabetes foundation gala
As it has since 2008, the College of Pharmacy’s Class of 2011 assisted with the Omaha-Council Bluffs Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Annual Gala.
Mar 5, 2010
Spring is just around the corner, but with all the snow still around, we still need to make sure we do all we can to prevent slips and falls.
Mar 4, 2010
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” This week, we feature Nicki Simmons, student affairs coordinator in the physician assistant program in the School of Allied Health Professions.
Mar 4, 2010