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Mission of mercy provides dental care in western Nebraska

UNMC dental faculty and students took part in the fourth annual Nebraska Mission of Mercy in Mitchell, Neb. The UNMC volunteers, together with area dentists and hygienists, treated 1,065 people during the two-day event and provided $571,515 in dental care.

Oct 30, 2008

Jen O’Neill wins award from renowned distance education school

WINNETKA, Ill. — Jen O’Neill has won the Robert J. Winn Family Education Award from The Hadley School for the Blind, an international distance education school, for her commitment to educating herself and her daughter, who suffers from retinopathy of prematurity.

Oct 30, 2008

Inventors honored during Innovation Week awards ceremony

Great ideas — even those that were stumbled on — can reap great rewards not only for the inventor, but also mankind.

Oct 30, 2008

Lookin’ at U – Kevin Gamble

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 Kevin Gamble, copy services supervisor in printing services.

Oct 30, 2008

Closer still but United Way goal not yet met

It looks like the campus United Way campaign may go down to the wire again.

Oct 30, 2008

NU Foundation announces record fundraising year

LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Foundation recently announced that during its last fiscal year, it raised $166.5 million — the most ever raised in a single year — in total gifts, bequests and life insurance proceeds.

Oct 30, 2008

Forum today on affirmative action initiative

UNMC’s Faculty Senate will sponsor a forum today at noon in the Wittson Hall Amphitheatre on ballot initiative 424.

Oct 29, 2008

Wellness Wednesday — Researchers to raise cancer awareness over 140 miles

Outside the laboratory, Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., has run, swam and cycled hundreds of miles during the past year.

Oct 29, 2008

Pulmonary hypertension event set for Saturday

Nebraska’s first lady, Sally Ganem, will serve as honorary chairperson at the third annual “Phenomenal Hope for a Cure” fundraising event on Saturday at the DC Centre, 11830 Stonegate Drive in Omaha.

Oct 29, 2008

Faces of Opportunity — Vanessa King

Born in Greece, UNMC College of Nursing student Vanessa King, lived in England before her dad was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base when she was 6.

Oct 29, 2008

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