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Prescott receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award
Zoe Prescott has moved from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, San Diego, and Omaha, but that 4,410-mile journey pales to her biggest move of only a few blocks.
Oct 20, 2004
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Oct 20, 2004
Transplant program, family recognized nationally
The Nebraska Medical Center and four of its patients were featured in the Oct. 18 issue of People magazine. Click to read a reprint of the article.
Oct 19, 2004
Robak to leave university, join Lincoln firm
Kim Robak, who has served the University of Nebraska as vice president for external affairs and corporation secretary to the Board of Regents since January 1999, has announced she will leave that post effective Dec. 1. She will join the Lincoln firm of Ruth & Mueller LLC, which represents clients before Nebraska Legislature and state agencies.
Oct 19, 2004
UNMC pair recognized for work in rural mental health
Members of the Nebraska Rural Health Association recently recognized two pediatric psychology faculty members from UNMC for their contributions to rural mental health.
Oct 18, 2004
Awareness is best self-defense
I recently took a free, one-hour self-defense class at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I didn’t know what I would learn in the course of an hour. To be honest, I didn’t think I would learn much. Surprisingly though, I found myself down on the floor practicing moves I just might need some day. Find out how you can better protect yourself.
Oct 15, 2004
Induction ceremony recognizes nursing students
The UNMC College of Nursing held induction ceremonies across the state Oct. 10 to recognize 131 new nursing students as they committed to academic integrity and begin assimilating the values and behaviors of the professional nurse.
Oct 15, 2004
Music as Medicine series begins Oct. 21
On Oct. 21, the buzz of an academic health science center will yield to the harmonious sounds of the piano, flute and viola. The chords will waft to the rafters of the Durham Outpatient Center and into the halls, giving employees and patients the opportunity for a peaceful pause.
Oct 14, 2004
UNMC is serving as an adviser to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) medical office and has worked on projects to help improve NASA’s health care plans to astronauts and their families.
Oct 14, 2004
An IRB message — subject recruitment
Continuing education of the research community is a very important function of the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Once a month, topics of interest will appear in the UNMC Today. Today’s topic is on subject recruitment.
Oct 13, 2004