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Program on new cancer treatments set for Saturday
UNMC will host a program Saturday to provide updates on new treatments and management of lymphoma, acute and chronic leukemia, myeloma, myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative diseases and coagulation disorders.
Jan 29, 2008
Abstracts sought for International Student Forum participation
Students from all colleges are being asked to submit abstracts to participate in the 2008 International Student Forum, which UNMC is hosting during the first week of June.
Jan 29, 2008
‘Walk and Roll for Disabilities’ scheduled for Feb. 17
Boots are made for walkin’ and wheels are made for rollin’ at the fourth annual Walk and Roll for Disabilities, which will be held at the Westroads Mall in Omaha on Feb. 17.
Jan 28, 2008
Presidential pandemic policy adviser visits UNMC
A leading adviser to President Bush on biodefense and pandemic preparedness issues visited UNMC on Friday to deliver the weekly internal medicine grand rounds.
Jan 28, 2008
Million-step Monday — Team Bonz rolling to Chimney Rock
Some members of the orthopaedic surgery department’s “Team Bonz” stopped walking for a quick picture recently.
Jan 28, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Jyoti Mahapatra, M.D.
Jyoti Mahapatra, M.D., instructor of emergency medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Jan 28, 2008
New SARH officers announced
New officers have been elected for 2007-08 by the UNMC Student Association for Rural Health (SARH).
Jan 25, 2008
Study: Increased hand gel use not reducing hospital infections
Improved hand hygiene among health-care workers thanks to increased use of anti-bacterial gels is not reducing hospital infection rates, a UNMC study indicates.
Jan 25, 2008
BuzzCuts campaign raises about $1,300 for malaria nets
In December, the Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) raised $1,289 during its BuzzCuts campaign.
Jan 25, 2008
Stories from the omelet line
Click here to see a blog from Sean Duffy, a health informatics programmer analyst in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, about his memories of Fred Williams, a food and nutrition employee known for running the omelet line in the Nebraska Cafe. Williams died on Jan. 3 at the age of 57.
Jan 25, 2008