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Surgeon General issues call to action on disability

Today, the Surgeon General releases a “Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities.

Oct 29, 2009

Campus construction forums set for today, Tuesday

A forum to update employees on campus planning and construction, including efforts to compete for stimulus funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will be held today at noon in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Oct 29, 2009

Lookin’ at U – Carly Crim

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 Carly Crim, coordinator of the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program.

Oct 29, 2009

Drs. Margalit, Watanabe-Galloway assume new COPH roles

Ruth Margalit, M.D., and Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., have taken on new roles in the College of Public Health, Dean Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., announced recently.

Oct 29, 2009

Hatch Show Print the focus of Tuesday Durham lecture

Jim Sherraden will present “Preservation through Production — The Art of Hatch Show Print” during a noon lecture on Tuesday in the College of Nursing, Rooms 1011/1012.

Oct 29, 2009

UNMC responds to auditor’s report

A leading UNMC official responded to an audit report on the University of Nebraska released by State Auditor Mike Foley.

Oct 29, 2009

Dr. O’Dell appointed American College of Rheumatology secretary

James O’Dell, M.D., chief of the UNMC section of rheumatology and immunology, was appointed secretary of the American College of Rheumatology during the group’s annual business meeting in Philadelphia earlier this month.

Oct 28, 2009

UNMC Grants – Award to add psychiatric nurse practitioners statewide

A three-year, $1.18 million grant awarded to the UNMC College of Nursing by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, will increase the number of psychiatric nurse practitioners in Nebraska by 43.

Oct 28, 2009

Talkin’ baseball on a Wednesday morning

The World Series starts tonight, which gives us campus sports fans something to talk about other than why Cody Green still is on the Nebraska bench.

Oct 28, 2009

Person first language — Put the person before the disability

Person First Language eliminates the use of antiquated, negative terms such as birth defect and handicapped.

Oct 28, 2009