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Donors needed for Tuesday blood drive
About 40 time slots are still available for those who wish to give blood during Tuesday’s drive at the Center for Healthy Living.
Oct 2, 2008
Sept. 28 = happy birthday x 3 for Omaha family
Paul Tomich, M.D., has delivered hundreds of babies since graduating from medical school 35 years ago. However, the UNMC OB/GYN physician has never witnessed a birth quite like the one he saw on Sunday morning at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Oct 2, 2008
Registration open for campus alert system
UNMC employees and students can register for the e2Campus security system that would quickly alert them should a shooting, tornado or other life-threatening development occur on campus.
Oct 1, 2008
UNMC looks to top United Way goal again
It went down to the wire last year, but UNMC employees flexed their collective generosity muscles to raise more than $136,000 and surpass the goal for the campus’ annual United Way drive. This year’s campaign starts on Monday, Oct. 13 and ends on Friday, Oct. 31. UNMC officials — including Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. — have increased this year’s goal to $140,000 and are calling on employees to help surpass the campus goal again.
Oct 1, 2008
Lecture to focus on Durham Museum’s hidden treasures
Did you know that most museums display less than five percent of the objects they own? There are many reasons why artifacts are not exhibited. Some may be too fragile and some may not fit the museum’s mission, but all tell a unique story.
Oct 1, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — Public invited to women’s wellness conference
The public is invited to attend the 11th Annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference, titled, “Successful Nutrition for Life,” on Friday, Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Mid-America Center, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Oct 1, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Regan Taylor, M.D.
Regan Taylor, M.D., assistant professor of general internal medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Oct 1, 2008
$5 ‘Pirates of Penzance’ tickets available to UNMC staff, students
UNMC faculty, staff and students have the opportunity to purchase $5 tickets for the Opera Omaha production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.”
Sep 30, 2008
Crozier receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ for September
Jennifer Crozier wanted to be a doctor. Then, she wanted to impact the lives of doctors. Now, UNMC’s residency program coordinator in general surgery is impacting their lives in ways she never planned.
Sep 30, 2008
Dr. Zheng’s laboratory receives $1.8 million NIH grant
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded the laboratory of UNMC’s Jialin Zheng, M.D., a $1.8 million RO1 grant to study how neural repair processes are inhibited in patients who suffer from HIV-1 associated dementia.
Sep 30, 2008