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Children present unique security risks when they use a computer — not only do you have to keep them safe, you have to protect the data on your computer. Find out how to help protect your kids online. This caps a four-part series by UNMC’s Information Technology Services in recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Oct 28, 2005

Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence is unveiled

Today’s grand opening of the Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence unlocks the future home for the largest emergency department in the Midwest, more than 25 state-of-the-art operating rooms, radiology equipment that can scan the body in 10 seconds and a Newborn Intensive Care Unit designed around the tiniest patients.

Oct 28, 2005

UNMC physician to be on national television

John Colombo, M.D., professor and chief of the UNMC pediatric pulmonology section, will be featured on a national television segment that will run on Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. on the CBS television network. The CBS affiliate in Omaha is KMTV (Ch. 3).

Oct 28, 2005

Family event Oct. 30 at Joslyn Art Museum

Stop by the Joslyn Art Museum on Sunday and see John James Audubon’s animal prints, while youngsters make animal masks and Halloween treat bags. The Passport Partners Family Day is free to UNMC, UMA and hospital employees, students and their families.

Oct 28, 2005

Understanding the new Medicare prescription drug coverage

Starting Jan. 1, the new Medicare prescription drug coverage will be available to everyone with Medicare, regardless of income, health status or how a person pays for prescription drugs. Find out more about the new coverage, including details of an informational video conference.

Oct 27, 2005

College of Nursing Lincoln Division open house Oct. 28

Students, faculty and staff of the UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division will celebrate a long-awaited move during an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Remarks and the ribbon-cutting will begin at 4:30 p.m. The college moved in July to the Commerce Court Building at 1230 O St.

Oct 27, 2005

Free family event Oct. 30 at Joslyn Art Museum

All UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center employees, students and their families are invited to stop by the Joslyn Art Museum on Sunday, Oct. 30, and participate in an afternoon of artful fun. The free Passport Partners Family Day runs from 1 to 4 p.m. and includes making animal masks and Halloween treat bags, guided tours of John James Audubon’s exhibit, and cookies and punch.

Oct 27, 2005

Study shows deadly infections can be treated, prevented

Mark Rupp, M.D., professor of internal medicine at UNMC, was lead author of a nine-center study, which evaluated a new kind of central venous catheter designed to help reduce nosocomial infections, a leading cause of hospital deaths in the United States. The study was published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Oct 26, 2005

Nebraska coalition champions global child health

A national impact campaign – called Rx for Child Survival – is underway to raise awareness of people across the country and in Nebraska about the 30,000 children who die every day somewhere around the globe, including right here at home. As part of the initiative, NETV will air “Rx for Kids, a Nebraska Connects Special” on Thursday, Oct. 27 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Oct 26, 2005

Chinese medical students start historic rotations at UNMC

Three medical students from Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School are the first exchange personnel from SJUMS to the United States as part of the new Asia Pacific Rim Development Program.

Oct 25, 2005