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M.D./Ph.D. and BRTP welcome new students
Students in the 2009-2010 Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) and the M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program recently took part in a three-day orientation to help them select their area of interest for Ph.D. research.
Sep 3, 2009
UNeHealth seeks chief medical officer
As part of the campus effort to strengthen and grow clinical research, UNeHealth Corporation — a not-for-profit entity owned by the UNMC, UNMC-Physicians and The Nebraska Medical Center — is recruiting a chief medical officer.
Sep 2, 2009
New hospital program offers cancer patients legal help
Thanks to a unique medical-legal partnership between Legal Aid of Nebraska and The Nebraska Medical Center, cancer patients no longer have to worry about thorny legal problems during treatment.
Sep 2, 2009
Wellness Wednesday – About triggers and cravings
On the morning of March 12, Sue Pope — a two-pack-a-day smoker for 38 years — decided to see what it was like to drive to work without a cigarette.
Sep 2, 2009
Cattlemen’s Ball raises nearly $500,000
DONIPHAN, Neb. — In spite of one of the worst recessions in history and a torrential rainstorm in the early morning hours prior to the event, the 2009 Cattlemen’s Ball raised nearly a half million dollars for cancer research as well as health care and wellness activities in area communities.
Sep 2, 2009
Meet new public health dean at Sept. 24 open house
The campus community is invited to meet UNMC’s new College of Public Health Dean, Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., during a Sept. 24 open house at the college’s new dean’s office suite in Wittson Hall.
Sep 1, 2009
Spotlight on new faculty — Alex Hewlett, D.O.
Alex Hewlett, D.O., assistant professor of in the section of gastroenterology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Sep 1, 2009
UNMC regains Corporate Cycling Challenge crown
Congratulations medical center cyclists, you are once again Corporate Cycling Challenge champions!
Sep 1, 2009
Marijuana and addiction the focus of Science Cafe
UNMC’s Jim Sorrell, M.D., will discuss marijuana and addiction during tonight’s Omaha Science Cafe at the Slowdown.
Sep 1, 2009
Women’s health and wellness conference focused on aging
The public is invited to the 12th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference, titled, “Aging Successfully While Caring for Others,” on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Sep 1, 2009