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MMI AmeriCorps hosts child identification day
Learn more about the Child Identification Day hosted by the Munroe-Meyer Institute AmeriCorps volunteers last month. Officials plan to have another ID day in January.
Oct 4, 2005
Services for FMP’s Larry Reinig set for Oct. 5
Larry Reinig, manager of construction/renovation in UNMC’s Facilities Management and Planning for the past 10 years, died Sunday. He was 56.
Oct 4, 2005
New book explores problem of infections after surgery
With the development of such prosthetic devices as artificial joints, mechanical heart valves and cerebral-spinal fluid shunts, doctors have an almost miraculous ability to save lives and restore function. Unfortunately, one of the chief limitations of their use is infections. Mark Rupp, M.D., UNMC professor of internal medicine, is co-editor of a new textbook directed at understanding these important infections.
Oct 3, 2005
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Patti Fries, O.D.
Patti Fries, O.D., is one of many new faculty members on the UNMC campus. Dr. Fries is an instructor in the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
Oct 3, 2005
UNMC team top fund raiser for Memory Walk
Prasad Padala, M.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, started the team, “We Care” to represent the local medical community at this year’s Memory Walk, conducted by the Alzheimer’s Association Midlands Chapter.
The team was the top fund raiser with $2,660.
Oct 3, 2005
Women’s Health and Wellness Conference Oct. 14
The eighth annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference will be Friday, Oct. 14, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the DC Centre in Omaha, 11830 Stonegate Circle, located three blocks south of 120th & Maple Streets.
Sep 30, 2005
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Shannon Lynch, M.D.
Meet Shannon Lynch, M.D., one of many new faculty members on the UNMC campus. Dr. Lynch is an instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
Sep 30, 2005
McGoogan Library activities to celebrate librarians month
October is National Medical Librarians Month and the staff at the McGoogan Library of Medicine are celebrating with a slate of activities. Click to learn more.
Sep 30, 2005
Medical students headed for the Gulf Coast
Three UNMC medical students are heading to Waveland, Miss. They’re not sure what they’ll find in the town nearly wiped off the map by Hurricane Katrina, but they’re ready to lend a hand. Find out how you can help support their trip.
Sep 29, 2005
World-famous heart surgeon on campus Oct. 5
Some believe the secret to aging well is to stay active. Two men nearing 100 years old who’ve made major impacts in medicine, and who are the epitome of aging well, will meet again Oct. 5 during a special lectureship at UNMC. World-famous heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, M.D., 97, will speak during a lectureship named in honor of the scientific achievements of UNMC’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., who soon will be 90 years old.
Sep 28, 2005