Newsroom

Music as Medicine kicks off today

Susie Thorne and her jazz band friends will kick off the sixth season of the “Music as Medicine” today with a free noon concert in the Durham Outpatient Center,West Atrium.

Oct 22, 2009

UNMC edges closer to United Way goal

With two days left in the annual United Way drive, UNMC has raised $130,915 — which is 91 percent of its goal of $143,094.

Oct 22, 2009

DVD to help meet dental health needs

An educational DVD provides oral health information for parents and caregivers of individuals with special needs.

Oct 21, 2009

UNMC eye institute to transform vision care in Nebraska

An eye institute that will revolutionize vision care in the region will be built at UNMC through a major gift from a legendary Omaha ophthalmologist.

Oct 21, 2009

Dr. Truhlsen … in his own words

Stanley Truhlsen, M.D., who recently made a gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation that will allow UNMC to construct a state-of-the-art eye institute on campus, reflects on ophthalmology advances, the need for such an eye institute at UNMC and the importance of giving back.

Oct 21, 2009

UNMC nears United Way goal as campaign winds down

With three days left in the annual United Way drive, UNMC has raised $126,251 — which is 87 percent of its goal of $143,094.

Oct 21, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Help your friend kick the habit

In the wake of UNMC’s recent move to a Tobacco Free Campus, UNMC Today published several stories designed to help people kick the tobacco habit.

Oct 21, 2009

Spotlight on new faculty — Meet Howard Liu, M.D.

Howard Liu, M.D., instructor in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry and associate clerkship director for the department of psychiatry, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Oct 20, 2009

COP celebrates Pharmacy Month

A ceremony featuring Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy and Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle was the highlight of a week full of student activities held in recognition of National Pharmacy Week.

Oct 20, 2009

Catheterization course benefits from Sorrell Center technology

As he teaches the latest procedures and technology in the catheterization lab, Ed O’Leary, M.D., typically lectures in a darkened room with limited space as participants stand around him and ask questions. Recently, Dr. O’Leary lectured for the first time in a spacious, high-tech classroom in the Sorrell Center.

Oct 20, 2009