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NU Foundation Omaha office moves to Aksarben Village

The University of Nebraska Foundation’s Omaha office will move this weekend to
2285 S. 67th St., Suite 200, in the new Aksarben Village development.

Sep 12, 2008

UNMC a key stop for reverse trade mission

When UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., went to China last month to help UNMC move forward on its various initiatives with Chinese institutions, he couldn’t have been more impressed with how he was treated. Now, it’s payback time. On Thursday, a contingent of Chinese and Japanese professionals came to UNMC as part of the first-ever reverse trade mission under the direction of Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman.

Sep 12, 2008

Med students help with back-to-school physicals

UNMC medical students helped with school physicals recently during the second annual “Back to School Bonanza at Omaha’s Sacred Heart Elementary School.

Sep 12, 2008

Friday Husker Pick ’em – New Mexico State

Our panel members — internal medicine’s Lisa Runco (with her teammate, former Husker football star Chad Kelsay), Jeffrey Hill, M.D., associate dean for admissions and student affairs, and anesthesiology professor Rob Zatechka, M.D. — weigh on this week’s game between Nebraska and New Mexico State.

Sep 12, 2008

USDA center director to discuss tackling obesity

Addressing obesity and other issues caused by the condition will be a focus point of a Monday lecture by Gerald Combs Jr., Ph.D., director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grand Forks (N.D.) Human Nutrition Research Center.

Sep 12, 2008

UNeMed to give $10,000 research award

UNeMed, UNMC’s technology transfer arm, is gearing up for the annual Innovation Awards.

Sep 11, 2008

Olson Center hosts mother/daughter forum on Sept. 18

The Olson Center for Women’s Health invites “tweens” and teens and the mothers who care for them to its fourth and final forum of the series “Stages” on Thursday, Sept. 18.

Sep 11, 2008

Tee Up for Disabilities on Sept. 22

The UNMC campus is invited to participate in the annual “Tee Up for Disabilities” golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 22, at the Field Club of Omaha.

Sep 11, 2008

Lookin’ at U – Stephanie Lynam

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 Stephanie Lynam, problem based learning coordinator in the College of Medicine.

Sep 11, 2008

Dr. Stoddard named to assistant dean position

Hugh Stoddard, Ph.D., has been named assistant dean for medical education in the College of Medicine, senior associate dean for academic affairs Gerald Moore, M.D., announced Wednesday.

Sep 11, 2008