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UNMC to sponsor several minority health month events
April is minority health month. UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities in the College of Public Health complied a listing of all community events related with minority health month.
Apr 1, 2009
2009 clinical excellence awards announced
Three College of Medicine clinical faculty members — Jim Medder, M.D., James Edney, M.D., and Bill Lydiatt, M.D. — were honored Thursday for their outstanding skills in clinical education, clinical practice and innovation in clinical medicine.
Apr 1, 2009
Dr. Cornish receives Class of 1962 teaching award
Flash cards still work — just ask Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D. The professor in the department of cellular and integrative physiology who has been at UNMC since 1979 uses the trusty study method to learn the names of each member of each medical school class before they even meet him.
Apr 1, 2009
Joseph Cowan, an accountant in the Eppley Institute, died Monday in an automobile accident. He was 55.
Apr 1, 2009
Changes to federal income tax withholdings start this month
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides income tax relief of $400 for an individual and $800 for married couple filing a joint return. The tax relief will be provided through a credit on tax owed for 2009 income when you file your 2009 tax returns in 2010. An immediate reduction in federal tax withholding is being implemented to reflect this reduced tax liability.
Apr 1, 2009
Deadline is today for 2008 reimbursement claims
All claims for services incurred in 2008 against your 2008 reimbursement account balances must be received in the UNMC Benefits Office no later than today.
Mar 31, 2009
Dizziness in older adults the focus of April 14 seminar
Dizziness in older adults will be the topic of a free April 14 statewide education seminar sponsored by the Nebraska Geriatric Education Center. The seminar is open to health care professionals and others interested in geriatrics.
Mar 31, 2009
Cattlemen’s Ball raffle to feature 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Thanks to a generous donation by Tom Dinsdale Chevrolet of Grand Island, the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska will raffle a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid.
Mar 31, 2009
Gilmore award presentation today
Paul Dunman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of pathology and microbiology, will receive the Gilmore Award today at 3 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Mar 31, 2009
Karla Anderson — a longtime intensive care nurse at The Nebraska Medical Center — died Sunday. She was 63.
Mar 31, 2009