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Million-step Monday — step standings

UNMC Today wants to hear how many total steps you’ve taken in the 1 Million Step Challenge so you can join the growing list of walkers.

Jul 9, 2007

Disaster Behavioral Health Conference July 12-13

For the fifth consecutive year, area mental health professionals will gather July 12-13 to look at the psychological aspects of dealing with disasters. About 200 people are expected to attend the Nebraska Disaster Behavioral Health Conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 555 S. 10th St., in downtown Omaha.

Jul 9, 2007

BRIN scholars on campus — meet Katie Langenfeld

Twenty-five students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today, we meet Katie Langenfeld, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.

Jul 6, 2007

Midtown block party and fireworks show on tap tonight

Destination Midtown will host its second annual Summer Block Party today at Field Club School, 3512 Walnut St., from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The party preceeds the Midtown Fireworks Show, which starts at 10 p.m. Admission to the block party is free.

Jul 5, 2007

‘Lively’ Foundations for Success class graduates

During what UNMC Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources John Russell said was the rowdiest Foundations for Success Graduation ceremony he’s attended, 42 UNMC employees graduated June 7 from the fifth session of the career development program.

Jul 5, 2007

BRIN scholars on campus — meet Ladessa Heimbouch

Twenty-five students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today, we meet Ladessa Heimbouch, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.

Jul 3, 2007

Extend your holiday at midtown block party and fireworks show

A midtown block party and fireworks display is on tap Thursday for those still craving some holiday fun after Independence Day.

Jul 3, 2007

Remembering our troops

Many members of the UNMC community will undoubtedly turn their thoughts and prayers on Independence Day to friends and loved ones serving their country, including several service members supporting the War on Terror in Iraq and other combat zones. … UNMC Today has compiled a list of current military members with medical center connections.

Jul 3, 2007

Neurosciences honors UNMC donor alum

More than once Carol Swarts, M.D., has found a way to give back to the place she says gave her the opportunity of a lifetime. Recently, she made a $500,000 commitment to fund research in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience.

Jul 3, 2007

Five 40-year-employees honored at service awards dinner

It was 1967 — the year of “The Summer of Love,” the release of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and Cassius Clay being stripped of his heavyweight boxing title for refusing to join the Army. It also was the year five current UNMC employees began working at the medical center.

Jul 2, 2007