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Nominate that super co-worker for a Gold U award

Do you a have a co-worker or colleague at work that without whom the office would cease to run smoothly? Why not nominate him or her for the Chancellor’s Gold U award?

Mar 2, 2010

Deadline for seed grant program proposals is May 1

The deadline to submit proposals for the new translational research seed grant program announced in Monday’s UNMC Today is May 1, not May 19, as was originally reported.

Mar 2, 2010

Truhlsen Events Center now available for public use

The public can now rent out the Sorrell Center’s Dr. Stanley M. and Dorothy Truhlsen Campus Events Center on weeknights and on weekends.

Mar 1, 2010

New translational research seed grant program announced

Two $100,000 one-year awards will be funded as part of a newly announced translational research seed grant program for members of the Great Plains Health Research Consortium.

Mar 1, 2010

Med center earns blue distinction for spine surgery, knee and hip replacement

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has designated UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Mar 1, 2010

Plea for used eyeglasses for Haiti sees big community response

When Magda Peck, Sc.D., went to pick up her eyeglasses recently at the UNMC Physicians’ Optical Center on campus, she talked about how nice it would be if people could donate their old eyeglasses to be sent to Haiti.

Mar 1, 2010

Think Green – Environmental awareness fair set for April 22

The UNMC Campus Sustainability Team will host the “Think Green – Do The Right Thing Awareness Fair” on Thursday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium.

Feb 26, 2010

LEAD fellows visit UNMC

Fellows from the Nebraska LEAD (Leadership Education/Action Development) program stopped by UNMC on Feb. 19-20, to learn more about the medical center’s programs, outreach and educational efforts.

Feb 26, 2010

Dr. Kratochvil has history with clinical research

Christopher Kratochvil, M.D., has conducted clinical trials for the past 10 years and he’s loved it.

Feb 26, 2010

‘Caps for Cancer’ set for tonight’s UNO hockey Game

It’s one of the few times of the year when UNO hockey fans are invited to throw things onto the ice at the Qwest Center Omaha. And it’s for a good cause.

Feb 26, 2010