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Jokela named interim director of alumni affairs

Roxanna Jokela has been named interim director of alumni affairs effective today.

Oct 27, 2008

Faces of Opportunity – Karnyta White

There’s no doubt some of life’s most challenging experiences shape our destiny. For UNMC College of Nursing student Karynta White, it was her grandfather’s prostate cancer diagnosis.

Oct 27, 2008

Conference focused on all things autism

In partnership with Future Horizons Publishing Company, the Autism Action Partnership (AAP) formerly known as the GWR Sunshine Foundation will host its annual conference Wednesday and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Omaha-La Vista Hotel and Conference Center at the intersection of I-80 and Giles Road.

Oct 27, 2008

Enjoy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in the Sorrell Center today

UNMC faculty, staff and students are invited to bring their lunches to the Sorrell Center’s Truhlsen Events Center today to enjoy Nebraska Shakespeare’s 2008 touring production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Oct 27, 2008

University advocates visit campus

Members of the President’s Advisory Council toured the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on Oct. 15.

Oct 24, 2008

Friday Husker Pick’em – Baylor

This week, Nebraska welcomes the Baylor Bears to Lincoln and we welcome Jeff Hill, M.D., back to our panel after he took a bye week.

Oct 24, 2008

Shanghai medical school appreciates UNMC

SHANGHAI — It was a perfect ending to our 12-day excursion to China. Nearly 80 students from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM) came to a presentation Wednesday afternoon to hear UNMC administers talk about what students could expect if they came to the medical center to get their Ph.D.

Oct 24, 2008

Celebrating pharmacy week

Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy and Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey attended a ceremony Wednesday at UNMC to commemorate National Pharmacy Week.

Oct 24, 2008

UNMC researchers awarded $10.6 million NIH grant

UNMC received $10.6 million from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to research nanomedicine, drug delivery, therapeutics and diagnostics.

Oct 24, 2008

Faces of Opportunity – Eric Meyer-Reed

For some, the journey to medical school takes a winding turn. Such is the case for third-year UNMC medical student, Eric Meyer-Reed. At 34, he isn’t the typical student.

Oct 24, 2008