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Parking lot rates to be adjusted July 1
Beginning July 1, Parking Services is adjusting parking lot rates to create a more equitable price structure for all motorists. Overall, the plan reduces the number of employee rates – more than two dozen — to three categories: premium, $23 per month; average, $17 per month; and low, $10 per month. See story for more details.
May 31, 2005
UNMC graduate sings anthem, earns degree
It’s always been a toss-up as to what UNMC’s Iona Rone loved to do more – dissect frogs and study biology or sing. On May 13, she was honored for both.
May 27, 2005
NPS research poster winners announced
On May 20, the Nebraska Physiological Society announced two research poster winners during its eighth annual meeting at the Durham Research Center.
May 27, 2005
Rural research project has lasting impact
Not all of the 220 women from rural Nebraska enrolled in Susan Noble Walker’s research project, Wellness for Women, have met goals for incorporating healthy eating and physical activity into their lifestyle, but many have made extensive changes over the past two years.
May 26, 2005
UNMC’s Rapid Autopsy Program featured in scientific journal
UNMC’s Rapid Autopsy Program (RAP) received major acclaim this month when the Journal of Neuroimmunology carried two articles written by the UNMC RAP team. One article served as a tutorial for other institutions on what it takes to develop a RAP. The other article detailed the changes that occur in microglial brain cell function with HIV-1-associated dementia.
May 25, 2005
University accreditation process kicks off
When John Benson, M.D., reads the criteria on which UNMC’s accreditation application will be judged, he can’t help but note the similarities to UNMC’s strategic plan. Over the next 1 1/2 years, the campus will undergo a self-evaluation in hopes of receiving a full, 10-year re-accreditation.
May 24, 2005
Heart Walk surpasses 2005 goal
More than 2,200 people turned out for the 10th annual Omaha-Metro American Heart Walk on May 7 and raised more than $415,000, surpassing the 2005 goal of $375,000. This is the first year the local goal has been reach.
May 24, 2005
Lessons from a Ghana refugee camp
It was a story Valda Boyd Ford couldn’t fathom. And one she’ll never forget. Here, Ford shares one of the stories she heard while at the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana, along with the lessons learned during her eight-week experience.
May 23, 2005
Upcoming Joslyn Passport Partner cultural opportunities
UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UMA employees are invited to visit Joslyn Art Museum next month and see the exquisite exhibition, Mir Iskusstva: Russia’s Age of Elegance, which opens June 4. Employees also may attend Art Express, a monthly lunch series that begins June 3 in The Lied Transplant Center.
May 23, 2005
Dr. Reddish receives Preceptor of the Year Award
Just two years removed from pharmacy school, Joel C. Reddish, Pharm.D., knows well what students seek to gain from their clerkship experiences with practicing pharmacists.
Dr. Reddish transferred that knowledge into practice – during his first year as a preceptor – to earn the 2005 Preceptor of the Year Award.
May 20, 2005