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College of Public Health hands out year-end awards

A champion for statewide public health, a scientist researching the use of asthma medication in schools and a student who transcended a traumatic experience to become a proponent for the disabled received this year’s College of Public Health awards.

May 21, 2007

Fighting cancer in Grand Island

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story originally appeared in The Grand Island Independent on April 20.)GRAND ISLAND — Even more cutting-edge cancer research and clinical trials will soon be available to patients in Central Nebraska.

May 21, 2007

Red Dress dinner and seminar draws record crowd

More than 600 women attended the Second Annual Heart and Soul Red Dress Dinner and Seminar under the Mutual of Omaha Dome last month.

May 21, 2007

Ground breaks on new Bellevue Medical Center

Community leaders, hospital founders, board members and others officially broke ground Thursday on Bellevue Medical Center.

May 21, 2007

UNMC students receive NMEA scholarships

The Nebraska Medical Education Association Inc. has provided more than $800,000 in scholarship funds to UNMC students since 1984.

May 18, 2007

Dr. Karst named assistant dean in allied health

Greg Karst, Ph.D., has been named assistant dean for academic affairs for UNMC’s School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP), effective July 1.

May 18, 2007

Tickets going fast for 10th Annual Cattlemen’s Ball

SIDNEY — Tickets are going fast for the 10th annual Cattlemen’s Ball fundraising event to be held June 2 at Sand Point Cattle Company, LLC, near Lodgepole.

May 18, 2007

NU jumps six spots in national R&D rankings

UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., was pleased this week upon learning that the University of Nebraska had moved up six places to No. 27 among all public universities in the United States in the National Science Foundation rankings in research and development.

May 18, 2007

‘Music as Medicine’ to feature noontime trombone extravaganza

While the Omaha Chamber Music Society is presenting today’s “Music as Medicine” concert at noon – make no mistake – the sound emanating from the Durham Outpatient Center’s West Atrium will not be typical chamber music.

May 17, 2007

Parking Services accepting renewals online

Parking Services will open its online renewal on Friday, May 18.

May 17, 2007