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UNMC seeks to raise $100,000 for Haiti outreach fund
UNMC has set a goal to raise $100,000 for the University of Nebraska Foundation’s UNMC Haitian Relief and Outreach Fund.
Jan 27, 2010
Wellness Wednesday – Beat the winter time blues
Some winter, eh. For many, the cold weather, lack of sun and cabin fever is plain aggravating. The good news: there are options to help take the misery out of winter.
Jan 27, 2010
Dr. Borgstahl elected to crystallography committee
Gloria Borgstahl, Ph.D., a professor in the Eppley Institute, has been elected to a three-year term on the U.S. National Committee for Crystallography (USNC/Cr).
Jan 27, 2010
UNMC, metro school districts form health care career alliance
A future shortage of health care providers across Nebraska has prompted a community effort to prepare high school students for health care careers.
Jan 27, 2010
Sexuality and sexual health the topic of Feb. 9 Omaha Science Cafe
Attend the next Omaha Science Cafe on Feb. 9 for a candid conversation titled, “Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Health,” with UNMC’s Chris Fisher, Ph.D., a researcher and scholar in the field of human sexual behavior.
Jan 26, 2010
Fran Higgins, an administrative assistant in the School of Allied Health Professions, was the first person to find the ice skate icon in Monday’s UNMC Today.
Jan 26, 2010
Tiny heart pump provides non-invasive option for cardiac patients
Chad Kimpel died multiple times on July 1. That was the day a heart attack brought the 41-year-old father of three from Farragut, Iowa, to UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
Jan 26, 2010
Volunteers busy in Haiti, plans for second deployment in works
Thirteen volunteers from the medical center are busy treating the wounded in Haiti this morning. Meanwhile, UNMC already has started to lay groundwork for a second deployment to help the Caribbean nation recover from the massive earthquake that struck on Jan. 12.
Jan 26, 2010
UNMC Grants — Medical students secure grant to raise awareness about mental illness
UNMC medical students received a $4,000 Helping Hand Grant from the American Psychiatric Foundation to increase awareness about mental illnesses.
Jan 25, 2010
Into the eye of the storm: volunteers land in Haiti
UNMC surgeon Corrigan McBride, M.D., led nine medical center health care professionals into Haiti on Sunday morning, marking the medical center’s official entrance into the earthquake ravaged nation.
Jan 25, 2010