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Dr. Michaud awarded Arthritis Foundation New Investigator Grant
Physicist Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D., wants to know if total joint replacements are effective at reducing pain for people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis.
Sep 24, 2008
Latest Silver ‘U’ recipients announced
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Sep 24, 2008
2008 Employee Satisfaction Surveys due
Today is the last day UNMC personnel can submit 2008 Employee Satisfaction Surveys.
Sep 24, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — The Olson Wellness Exchange
The Olson Center for Women’s Health at UNMC now offers the Olson Wellness Exchange (O.W.E.) — a partnership that brings the center together with health-focused organizations within the Omaha community to offer health and wellness benefits especially for women.
Sep 24, 2008
UNMC College of Nursing Dean Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., is in Scottsbluff today as part of a trip that has her visiting with faculty, staff, students and alumni, speaking at a Rotary luncheon and meeting with members of the community.
Sep 23, 2008
2008 Employee Satisfaction Survey due Wednesday.
UNMC personnel have until Wednesday to complete their 2008 Employee Satisfaction Survey. As of Monday afternoon about 1,000 of the roughly 3,700 employees who were sent surveys have responded,
Sep 23, 2008
SHARING to host national conference on student-run clinics
UNMC and the SHARING Clinics will host a conference in late March to start a national discussion on the topic of student-run health care clinics.
Sep 23, 2008
Dr. Fayad part of stroke prevention trial published in NEJM
UNMC’s Pierre Fayad, M.D., was the local principal investigator on the largest clinical trial ever conducted on stroke patients, the PROFESS Study. Results from the study are published in two separate articles in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Sep 23, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Karin Trujillo, M.D.
Karin Trujillo, M.D., assistant professor in the section of cardiothoracic surgery, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Sep 23, 2008
New employee safety committee formed
UNMC has formed a new employee safety committee to focus on safety issues and concerns of students and staff, UNMC Director of Business Services Keith Swarts has announced.
Sep 22, 2008