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UNMC Grants – Award to support Dr. Hejkal’s research

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a grant of $100,000 to the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases.

Jul 20, 2009

Carmody selected as Bellevue Medical Center CEO

The board of directors for Bellevue Medical Center has selected Marty Carmody as the new chief executive officer.

Jul 20, 2009

Doctors to go ‘bald’ to benefit cancer research

UNMC’s hospital partner — The Nebraska Medical Center — will be transformed into a barbershop today to raise money for childhood cancer research.

Jul 17, 2009

Vice Chancellor Leuenberger on the tobacco-free designation

On Monday, Aug. 24, UNMC property will go tobacco-free. Don Leuenberger, vice chancellor for business and finance, recently answered some questions regarding the move to a tobacco-free campus.

Jul 17, 2009

SAHP to grant degrees to Canadian military

The School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) physician assistant program has completed a memorandum of understanding with the Canadian Forces physician assistant program to award bachelor of science degrees to its graduates beginning in 2009.

Jul 17, 2009

City seeks candidates for board and commission positions

The City of Omaha seeks candidates for spots on its various boards and commissions.

Jul 17, 2009

A schedule of UNMC/KETV News Watch 7 segments

The following is a schedule of this weekend’s “Health Watch Asks, UNMC Answers” segments on KETV NewsWatch 7.

Jul 17, 2009

Alumni reunion comes to Omaha on Oct. 2-3

As fans of the College World Series know, all roads lead to Omaha. For UNMC alums, the same adage applies. Omaha is the place to be on Oct. 2-3, as the annual UNMC Alumni Reunion will take place in Nebraska’s largest city.

Jul 16, 2009

Extreme makeover: UNMC Web site edition

In the coming months, UNMC faculty and staff will note big changes on campus. The changes will start Aug. 13 when UNMC launches its new brand.

Jul 16, 2009

Lookin’ at ‘U’ – Stacie Ortmeier

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 Stacie Ortmeier, community based research coordinator in the department of internal medicine.

Jul 16, 2009