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HHS Secretary appoints Dr. Mueller to AHRQ national advisory council

UNMC’s Keith Muller, Ph.D., has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) by the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

Nov 19, 2009

Gifts abound at UNMC Bookstore

If you haven’t been by the UNMC Bookstore lately, take a moment and stop by.

Nov 19, 2009

Lookin’ at U – Theresa Grutel

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 Theresa Grutel, Office Assistant II in pharmacology and experimental neuroscience.

Nov 19, 2009

Dr. Sarvetnick co-chairs immunology tolerance conference

Nora Sarvetnick, Ph.D., professor in the transplant section of the UNMC Department of Surgery and a world-renowned immunology expert, recently co-chaired the inaugural Conference on Immune Tolerance in Boston.

Nov 18, 2009

Campus food drive ends today

Today is the last day of the campus food drive. Early reports showed that the team of UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, Clarkson College and Private Practice Associates needed a late surge to match our record total of 11 tons of food, which we collected last year.

Nov 18, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Health Risk Assessment reminder

A reminder that those employees with university health insurance who take the Health Risk Assessment (HRA) are entitled to enhanced wellness benefits.

Nov 18, 2009

Nebraska receives a ‘D’ on premature birth report card

For the second consecutive year, Nebraska earned a “D” on the annual March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. The state, however, showed improvement in lowering the late preterm birth rate.

Nov 18, 2009

Web style guide, Web writing training now available

The first draft of the UNMC Web style guide has been added to the UNMC Branding Resources Web site.

Nov 18, 2009

Spotlight on new faculty – Meet Shilpa Buch, Ph.D.

Shilpa Buch, Ph.D., professor and vice chairwoman for research in the department of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Nov 17, 2009

Dr. Benson shares health reform insights with Aging Interest Group

As John Benson, M.D., looks into the future, he sees plenty of jobs for health professionals, an intact Medicare system and an increased emphasis on credentials for health care workers.

Nov 17, 2009