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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

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

Wellness Wednesday – Corporate Cup recognizes medical center

The team of UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center recently was inducted into the Omaha Corporate Cup Hall of Fame.

Oct 28, 2009

Dental students serve community

Educating the next generation of dentists and providing care to the underserved go hand-in-hand at the UNMC College of Dentistry.

Oct 27, 2009

UNMC Grants — Dr. Oakley receives scholar grant from cancer society

Greg Oakley, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the department of oral biology at the UNMC College of Dentistry, was awarded a four-year, $720,000 research scholar grant from the American Cancer Society for his project, “RPA Phosphorylation and the Cellular Response to DNA Damage.”

Oct 27, 2009

UNMC hosts vice mayor of Shanghai

UNMC played host to Xiaoming Shen, Ph.D., the vice mayor of Shanghai, and six members of his delegation last week.

Oct 27, 2009