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Lunchtime fare to include writing doctors and mariachi music

Physicians presenting works of original creative writing and a performance by a local mariachi band are options for employees looking for activities over the lunch hours today.

May 14, 2009

Golden Apples awarded to College of Medicine faculty

After Paul Larsen, M.D., received the Hirshmann Prize for Teaching Excellence-Golden Apple Award at the recent College of Medicine Honors Convocation — one thing is certain — the UNMC professor of pediatrics and neurological sciences will not receive the award again.

May 13, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Slow down, have a cup of tea

I was swamped last Friday with another hectic day in public relations. … I was tempted to take a “working lunch” in the name of increased productivity. But I knew I needed to go the Asian tea festival, the latest event in the year-long UNMC Diversity Lectures and Cultural Arts Series.

May 13, 2009

McGoogan Library of Medicine announces first Davis lectureship

Lessons learned from past scientists — whose significant discoveries led to new therapies and treatment of disease — can be valuable to those who work to confront modern disease. This idea is the foundation for the new Richard B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., History of Medicine Lectureship.

May 13, 2009

UNMC scientists ID molecule superfamily that causes melanoma spread

A superfamily of molecules hold the secret to the progression and spread of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer, reveals a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

May 13, 2009

Nominate that super co-worker for a Gold ‘U’ award

Do you a have a co-worker or colleague at work without whom the office would cease to run smoothly? Why not take the time to nominate him or her for the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ award?

May 12, 2009

UNMC students receive Harris scholarship awards

Twenty-five UNMC nursing students and graduate students who study cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia recently were honored with scholarships from Norman Harris, an Omaha native who lives in San Diego.

May 12, 2009

UNMC provides psychiatric care to airmen via telehealth

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a toll on the mental health resources available to troops in the United States Air Force.

May 12, 2009

Schmit-Pokorny receives award from national nursing society

PITTSBURGH — Kim Schmit-Pokorny, nurse manager and case manager in the section of oncology/hematology, has received the 2009 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Excellence in Blood and Marrow Transplantation Award.

May 12, 2009

SNMA organization holds graduation reception

For Marcus Harris, M.D., and his family, graduation weekend held a lot of “firsts.”

May 12, 2009