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Valentine’s Dr. Steve Senseney receives Koefoot Award

Do and learn — a truer method of instruction may never have been instituted. It’s a method that is commonly encountered by UNMC medical students as they do rotations in rural parts of the state. Third-year medical student Adam Wells experienced it when he served a rotation with Steve Senseney, M.D., in Valentine, Neb. Wells learned a lot, too.

Apr 10, 2009

All that remains …

A pile of rubble is all that remains of the UNMC Campus Training Center, a nondescript concrete building with metal siding south of the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education along 42nd Street.

Apr 10, 2009

UNMC professor enters public health leadership institute

Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., assistant professor and acting chairwoman of the epidemiology department in the College of Public Health, recently was selected to join the National Public Health Leadership Institute’s 18th class.

Apr 10, 2009

Public Health Week story 5 — minority health

A disproportionate burden of disease among racial and ethnic minorities results in greater health care expenditures not only for these groups but for the rest of society.

Apr 10, 2009

A schedule of UNMC/KETV News Watch 7 segments

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

Apr 10, 2009

Kicks for a Cure tickets available

Tickets are available to UNMC employees for several events at the fourth annual Kicks for a Cure.

Apr 10, 2009

Lookin’ at U — Christy Williams

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 Christy Williams, an administrative associate in Munroe-Meyer Institute Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Apr 9, 2009

MMI employee wins ‘Wing Dings’ lunch

There is such a thing as a free lunch. KGOR radio personality Dave Wingert delivered it to employees in the patient information office at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute on Monday.

Apr 9, 2009

Public Health Week story 4 — prevention and wellness

Heart disease and stroke are among the nation’s leading causes of death and major causes of disability.

Apr 9, 2009

Legislature’s Appropriations Committee enters critical deliberations

Members of the Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee currently are deciding what changes to make in their preliminary budget recommendations. Those initial recommendations include a 1.5 percent increase for the University of Nebraska.

Apr 9, 2009