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Patio party will feature Taco Wednesday
Event will be at Nebraska Café on Wednesday, July 27.
Jul 25, 2022
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UNMC for the record, July 22, 2022
News items on a national appointment for Howard Liu, MD, and a corridor closing for four weeks in University Tower.
Jul 22, 2022
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LGBTQ+ Employee Alliance welcomes new leadership
Kari Zelenka of Nebraska Medicine is the new president of the med center’s LGBTQ+ Employee Alliance, and Meg Ryan of UNMC is vice president.
Jul 22, 2022
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Abraham Mengist, PhD, brings malaria work to Ethiopia
Dr. Mengist, of the UNMC College of Public Health, is collaborating with researchers from Addis Ababa University.
Jul 22, 2022
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New innovation networking event draws a good mix
The event, sponsored by UNeMed, UNeTech and the Great Plains IDeA-CTR, attracted university innovators and local entrepreneurs.
Jul 21, 2022
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Computer models show value in diagnosing dementia
UNMC researchers joined in publishing a study in Nature Communications looking at using deep learning computer models to identify Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
Jul 21, 2022
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J.P. Lord: A look at the person behind the name
John Prentiss Lord, MD, had a distinguished career serving the orthopedic patients of Nebraska.
Jul 21, 2022
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Med center turns out strong and proud for parade
Organizers estimated that about 150 people from the med center marched in the July 16 Heartland Pride Parade.
Jul 20, 2022
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Two blood drives to be held on UNMC campus
The Nebraska Community Blood Bank will be on campus July 26 and Aug. 11.
Jul 20, 2022
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Visiting scholar studies post-surgery alcohol use disorder
Christina Gimondo, from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, is part of the Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowships program.
Jul 19, 2022
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