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Seminar to focus on organ donation among American Indians
A project that helped raise awareness and willingness in terms of organ donation among members of northern plains American Indian Tribes will be the focus of the monthly Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) seminar on Monday.
Oct 17, 2008
Friday Husker Pick’em – Iowa State
Last week, our panel members all called for Husker losses. Let’s see what they say about Saturday’s game with Iowa State.
Oct 17, 2008
Live United ’08 – United Way donation can assist low-vision clinic
Imagine not being able to recognize familiar faces because your vision is fuzzy. Picture reading a magazine, but letters are missing. Envision trying to call a friend, but the numbers on the dial are a blur. That’s what macular degeneration is like.
Oct 16, 2008
UNMC, Latino Center of the Midlands lead Latina Latino youth conference
More than 250 area high school students from Nebraska and Iowa, along with 30 counselors, teachers and volunteers, will be on campus Friday for the 18th Annual Latina Latino Youth Conference.
Oct 16, 2008
Campus invited to groundbreaking for $14 million nursing building
On Oct. 22 at 10:30 a.m., the UNMC College of Nursing will host a ceremonial groundbreaking for a building that will expand capacity to accept more nursing students and prepare more nursing faculty. It also will enable the college to expand its research program.
Oct 16, 2008
Susie Thorne kicks off Music as Medicine series today
Susie Thorne and her jazz band “friends” will kick off the eighth season of the “Music as Medicine” series today with a free noon concert in the Durham Outpatient Center.
Oct 16, 2008
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 Kacie Gerard, special events associate in the department of public affairs.
Oct 16, 2008
China-U.S. symposium launches new era of collaboration
It has been a historic year for the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The academy, located only a few blocks from the site of the Summer Olympics, partnered with UNMC to launch its First Symposium of the China-U.S. Research Center for Life Sciences on Wednesday.
Oct 16, 2008
Dentistry faculty member receives $50,000 teaching fellowship
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation has awarded a $50,000 AAP Teaching Fellowship to Matthew Byarlay, D.D.S., assistant professor in the department of surgical specialties at the UNMC College of Dentistry.
Oct 15, 2008
NCCN symposium on head and neck cancers held at UNMC
A National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) symposium on head and neck cancers was held at UNMC on Friday.
Oct 15, 2008