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ADA president speaks at dentistry professionals’ day
Improving dental care access, community water fluoridation, tobacco cessation and oral cancer screening were among the topics American Dental Association President Kathleen Roth, D.D.S., addressed at the College of Dentistry’s 21st Annual Professionals’ Day April 6.
Apr 20, 2007
Fontenelle Nature Association volunteers Norm Toenjes and Betty Grenon display a live, 5 ½-foot bull snake at Tuesday’s “Well Aware” event at the Center for Healthy Living.
Apr 20, 2007
Soccer event to raise cancer research money for Liz’s Legacy
Call it an opportunity to give cancer the boot.
The second annual Kicks for a Cure event will take place this weekend with a dinner tonight and soccer games on Saturday.
Apr 20, 2007
Friday a national day of tribute for Virginia Tech
The alumni association from Virginia Tech University is calling for a nationwide “Day of Hokie Hope” on Friday to honor the victims of Monday’s campus shooting.
Apr 19, 2007
Chamber music on tap for ‘Music as Medicine’ concert
A dose of chamber music will be ordered up today at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center’s West Atrium as the Omaha Chamber Music Society Amphion Ensemble presents “A Program of Music for Woodwind Quartet.”
Apr 19, 2007
Dr. Kabanov receives NU’s research and creativity award
Someone unfamiliar with Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov’s research could surmise the vastness of its impact by looking only at the origination points of his award nomination’s supporting letters: Tokyo, Japan; Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; Chapel Hill, N.C.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Cambridge, Mass. Take a closer look at those letters and the other nomination materials for Dr. Kabanov, and it’s easy to understand why the expert in nanomedicine and drug delivery is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award (ORCA), given annually by the University of Nebraska.
Apr 19, 2007
Kaleidoscope fund-raiser brings neurological center into focus
Fun, food and festivities translated into big fund-raising at this year’s Kaleidoscope, an annual event sponsored by the University Hospital Auxiliary to raise money for programs that support and benefit patients and families at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Apr 19, 2007
Helms to receive community service award
For Mary Helms — community service indeed comes with all the good feelings often associated with giving one’s time for a worthy cause — a sense of purpose and gratification in being a positive force in a community. But there’s another aspect of the work not typically associated with volunteering that keeps Helms, associate director of the McGoogan Library of Medicine, signing up for service commitments. “I find service work to be incredibly enjoyable,” said Helms, who will receive the UNMC Spirit of Community Service Award during the chancellor’s annual faculty meeting April 24. “I wouldn’t do it if I weren’t having fun.”
Apr 18, 2007
Students present Dr. Vennerstrom with Alvin Earle Award
Jonathan Vennerstrom, Ph.D., knows medicinal chemistry isn’t easy. But, he’s committed to making sure students learn the material. Recently, UNMC students applauded the professor of pharmaceutical sciences in UNMC’s College of Pharmacy by presenting him the 2006 Alvin M. Earle Outstanding Health Sciences Educator Award.
Apr 18, 2007
Blogs feature world records, ice skating and Kenny Chesney
Blogs from UNMC’s Jim Sorrell, M.D., after winning a national powerlifting championship, Paula Turpen, Ph.D., reflecting on her experience at the Adult National Figure Skating Championships and Alumni Affairs’ Lenal Bottoms after meeting the man of her dreams — country superstar Kenny Chesney — are among the recently added entries on UNMC Blog Talk page.
Apr 18, 2007