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Nursing grad student performs in Tuskegee Airmen tribute
Dorothea Clute is used to serious challenges.
The former high school honor student and athlete received her bachelor of science in nursing degree from UNMC in 2001. She spent the next 18 months working in the liver/small bowel transplant unit of University Tower, then four more years in home health care, including a term as interim director of clinical services and competency tester for nursing assistants. … Considering all this, who would guess that one of her real passions is wearing a cow costume and performing live on stage?
Feb 16, 2007
‘Walk and Roll’ set for Sunday
UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute and the C. Louis Meyer Foundation will hold their third-annual “Walk & Roll for Disabilities” inside Omaha’s Westroads Mall on Sunday.
Feb 16, 2007
Meet Distinguished Scientist Shelley Smith, Ph.D.
UNMC researcher Shelley Smith, Ph.D., answers questions about her work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 25 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists for 2006. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 12 ceremony to recognize their achievements.
Feb 16, 2007
Dr. Ikezu makes important Alzheimer’s discovery
Knowing the cause of any disease is the biggest boon to finding ways to fight and treat it. UNMC researcher, Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D., is trying to do just that in the case of Alzheimer’s disease.
Feb 16, 2007
College of Public Health names external advisory council
The newly formed UNMC College of Public Health has formed an external advisory committee made up of 34 people with public health expertise.
Feb 15, 2007
New employee development series starts Tuesday
UNMC will launch its new “Employee Development Lunch and Learn Series” on Tuesday with a session outlining human resource initiatives. The series is free and open to all UNMC employees.
Feb 15, 2007
Family jazz band featured at ‘Music as Medicine’ concert
Omaha’s Burt St. Boys and Daughters will be featured during Thursday’s “Music as Medicine” concert.
Feb 15, 2007
Meet Distinguished Scientist Wing Chan, M.D.
UNMC researcher Wing “John” Chan, M.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 25 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists for 2006. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 12 ceremony to recognize their achievements.
Feb 14, 2007
‘Music as Medicine’ offers midday interlude
The steady beeps and bells of high-tech medical equipment create a unique musical score within hospitals, but UNMC’s “Music as Medicine” series provides harmonious reprieve from the hectic world of health care.
Feb 14, 2007
UNMC Today sweetheart’s package
Here are stories, poems and other items submitted by members of the UNMC community about love and/or the people who make their Valentine’s Days special. The submitted items were left largely in the original words of the authors.
Happy Valentine’s Day! — UNMC Today
Feb 14, 2007