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UNMC to receive funds to study potential Saddle Creek relocation

UNMC will receive $1 million in federal funds to conduct a feasibility study regarding the relocation of Saddle Creek Road on the campus’s western boundary. U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson was instrumental in acquiring the funds that will be designated for this use.

Jan 17, 2006

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. – part 5 of 5

In commemoration of today’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, UNMC Today shares a visionary quote by the slain civil rights leader. At noon, the campus community is invited to attend a thought-provoking presentation on “White Privilege” by Robert Jensen, Ph.D., in the Storz Pavilion.

Jan 16, 2006

Mayor honors faculty as hometown heroes

Several UNMC faculty and employees were honored as “Hometown Heroes” recently by Mayor Mike Fahey, for their roles in helping to bring conventions to Qwest Center Omaha, raising the city’s profile and helping to pay the facility’s debt.

Jan 16, 2006

Regents to vote on Center for Health Science Education

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will be asked Friday to approve the completion of construction on the Center for Health Science Education at UNMC.

Jan 16, 2006

Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center to partner with UNMC

The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center has received a Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service. The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center will partner with UNMC.

Jan 13, 2006

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. — part 4 of 5

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today highlights a quotation by Rosa Parks on rights and privileges.

Jan 13, 2006

Fair displays breadth of research activity

The sixth annual Research Fair, sponsored by the UNMC College of Medicine and Office of Research and Development, featured 44 posters and a myriad of research projects across campus.

Jan 13, 2006

Doctors roll out new identity

Today marks the launch of a new era for Omaha’s largest group practice. UNMC Physicians, formerly known as University Medical Associates (UMA), is pushing into the future with a new identity.

Jan 13, 2006

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. — part 3 of 5

In commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today shares the brief response that sparked a 13-month boycott that ended segregation in the Montgomery, Ala., bus system.

Jan 12, 2006

Muellenberg shifts gears after 22 years

On Dec. 31, Phyllis Muellenberg retired after 22 years as director of the School of Allied Health’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program. But that doesn’t mean she’s going anywhere. Today’s tea honoring Muellenberg is from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Private Dining Rooms A & B.

Jan 12, 2006