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Employee/student forum to address reaction to mall shootings

Two doctors from the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement will discuss the Dec. 5 Westroads Mall shooting during a forum for students and employees Thursday.

Dec 18, 2007

Three days left to complete UNMC Today survey

UNMC employees have until close of business on Thursday to participate in a brief survey to help assess and improve UNMC Today.

Dec 18, 2007

Dr. McVea gets some face time with President Bush

It’s not everyday one gets to spend some quality time with the leader of the free world. But that was the case on Dec. 5 for Kristine McVea, M.D., associate professor in UNMC’s Department of Family Medicine, who visited with President Bush during his visit to Omaha’s OneWorld Community Health Center. Dr. McVea is the clinic’s medical director.

Dec 17, 2007

Clinical and translational research seminar today at noon

Wayne Fisher, Ph.D., director of the UNMC Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and H.B. Munroe Professor of Behavioral Research, will present “Integrating Basic and Applied Research in the Treatment of Autism” at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Dec 17, 2007

Alice Friedlander, co-founder of auxiliary, dies

Services for Alice Friedlander, co-founder of University Hospital Auxiliary, are today in Omaha. Friedlander served as director of volunteer services at The Nebraska Medical Center from 1972 to 1990.

Dec 17, 2007

Million-step Monday — walking in the cold

The mercury plummeting below freezing levels doesn’t mean you can’t get out and log some steps during the winter months.

Dec 17, 2007

UNMC party raises more than $8,400 for Nebraska AIDS Project

In spite of a major ice storm earlier in the day, more than 100 people attended the UNMC pre-party for the “Night of a Thousand Stars” event on Dec. 1, raising $8,420 for the Nebraska AIDS Project.

Dec 14, 2007

UNMC Today seeks campus input

UNMC employees are being asked to participate in a brief survey to help assess and improve UNMC Today.

Dec 14, 2007

HPTC rolls out 2007-2008 directory

It’s that time of year again! The good people over at the Health Profession’s Tracking Center are rolling out the 2007-2008 version of the Directory of Nebraska and Western Iowa Healthcare Resources.

Dec 14, 2007

Seminar examines translational research’s role in autism program

Applying basic behavioral research principles in a treatment setting has allowed Wayne Fisher, Ph.D., director of the UNMC Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and H.B. Munroe Professor of Behavioral Research, and his team to significantly improve care for those with autism and related conditions.

Dec 14, 2007

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