Newsroom
Garden Walk back in ‘ful’ force
I sat in the board room at the Munroe-Meyer Institute when the news was announced. Choking back tears, an MMI Guild member made it official. After 40 straight years, there would be no garden walk in 2008.
Jul 8, 2009
The University of Nebraska Foundation hopes to make a “Big Splash” for UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute on Aug. 28 and 29 with its first-ever recreational and competitive swimming fundraiser in Omaha and Lincoln.
Jul 7, 2009
‘CSI Omaha’ the focus of tonight’s Science Cafe
Mellissa Helligso, a forensic DNA analyst at UNMC, will present “CSI Omaha: the Fact behind the Fiction” during the Science Cafe today at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. in Omaha.
Jul 7, 2009
Show me the money – Durham Museum brings financial speaker to campus
In today’s tough economic climate, many have more questions than answers. On July 14, listen to financial expert Jason Henderson, vice president and branch executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Omaha Branch, as he provides an update on the national and Nebraska economy.
Jul 7, 2009
INBRE scholars on campus – meet Alex Vogel
Twenty-six students from 10 different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program.
Jul 6, 2009
Freedom celebration culminates year long diversity series
Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine it could take six months for news to reach another part of the country. With cell phones, twitter, e-mail and instant messages, we are connected (or overloaded) with information.
Jul 6, 2009
SMDEP goal: increase the number of health care providers
The facts say it all. Patients who live in rural Nebraska communities must, at times, travel hours to Omaha for treatment. Despite the widely reported boom in the Hispanic population, only 2.8 percent of the U.S. health care providers are Hispanic. American Indians make up .3 percent. Blacks represent just 3.5 percent of health care professionals, a number that hasn’t changed much since 1950.
Jul 6, 2009
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 John Hauser, UNMC’s safety manager.
Jul 2, 2009
INBRE scholars on campus – meet Marcelle Strydom
Twenty-six students from 10 different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today we meet Marcelle Strydom, a junior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Jul 2, 2009
Before we all head off for the long weekend, let’s take a moment to recognize some military members who are friends and family to members of the UNMC community.
Jul 2, 2009