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Students challenged to improve access to dental care
Future dental practitioners at UNMC can make a difference in improved access to dental care, changes in the dentist-patient relationship and educating people about oral health, said James B. Bramson, executive director of the American Dental Association and guest speaker at the UNMC College of Dentistry’s recent Professionals’ Day.
Mar 23, 2004
Class of 2004 Match Day results
Find out where 104 students in UNMC’s College of Medicine will do their residency training. Click for a PDF file of the results.
Mar 22, 2004
UNMC researcher studies promising nicotine vaccine
Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., knows all about serendipity. A biochemist, Dr. Sanderson was conducting some experiments several years ago to determine how certain tiny molecules called peptides interact with the immune system. One peptide surprisingly jumped out at him in the experiments.
Mar 22, 2004
Former NFL standout Jay Novacek to host 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball
Former NFL standout Jay Novacek will host the 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on Saturday, June 5, at the Upper 84 Ranch near Brady, Neb., about 20 miles east of North Platte. Country music artist Ty England will perform.
Mar 19, 2004
UNMC hosted Druid Hill Academy students
The UNMC Youth Learning Center hosted an all-day workshop on March 4 for 45 students, grades 3-6, from North Omaha’s Druid Hill Academy. The event was co-sponsored by the Heartland Red Cross in observance of National American Red Cross Awareness Month.
Mar 19, 2004
Medical students unveil Match Day destinations
Joel Winner lived up to his name on Match Day. The Lincoln native was all smiles Thursday when he announced he would be going to the University of Hawaii Affiliated Hospitals in Honolulu for his psychiatry residency.
On Thursday, Winner and 103 other members of the UNMC College of Medicine Class of 2004 learned where they would spend the next three to six years doing their residency training. See UNMC Today on Monday for more photos and a complete list of Match Day results.
Mar 19, 2004
Black History Month events remembered
Here, UNMC Today takes a look back at last month’s Black History Month activities, which included the historical account of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the harmonious sounds of Nu Beginning and the artisitic talent of Neville Murray.
Mar 18, 2004
Young scholars to tour campus Friday
Nearly 100 college students are expected to be on the UNMC campus Friday for the Third Annual Scholars Day. Students will learn about health care education, as well as what UNMC academic programs have to offer.
Mar 18, 2004
Navin receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award
On any given day, Jim Navin delivers thousands of messages. But, Navin isn’t your typical mailman. As administrator of UNMC’s Lotus Notes system, Navin supports 4,000 faculty and staff e-mail accounts and almost 3,000 student accounts around the clock. His goal is simple: help UNMC employees communicate electronically.
Mar 17, 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.
Mar 17, 2004