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Nanotechnology conference highlights UNMC’s expertise
Scientists from Japan and UNMC came away from a January nanotechnology conference, sponsored by the College of Pharmacy, praising each other’s work.
Feb 10, 2003
NHS/UNMC host city-wide Chinese New Year’s Celebration Feb. 8
The 2003 Chinese New Year’s celebration – Year of the Goat – will be Saturday, Feb. 8, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., at the Lower Storz Pavilion of NHS Clarkson Hospital. Advanced tickets are $6 adult, $4 student, $2 for children under 12. Tickets purchased at the door will be $1 more. See story for details.
Feb 7, 2003
Search begins for genetics, cell biology, anatomy chairperson
UNMC has begun a national search for a permanent chairperson of the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy. William Berndt, Ph.D., interim chairman of the department of pharmacology, will lead the 11-member search committee.
Feb 6, 2003
Traditional African music, dance fills Wittson Hall
Using his palms, fingertips and the heels of his hand, Seku Neblett pounded the rhythms of his ancestors on the d’jembe and bougurabo. Meanwhile, Charles Ahovissi, a professional dancer from Benin, West Africa, danced around the African drums in brilliant colored costumes.
Feb 6, 2003
Growing financial challenges force Richard Young Center to close
Nebraska’s only freestanding behavioral health care provider, Richard Young Center will close its doors after 72 years of service to the community and region. In addition, the mental health joint sponsorship created in 1999 by Nebraska Health System (NHS) and Methodist Hospital will be dissolved and the academic affiliation agreement with UNMC will be terminated. See story for more details, including links to statements from the press conference.
Feb 6, 2003
Psychiatry chairman responds to Richard Young Center closing
Richard Young Center will close its doors by April 1, 2003, after 72 years of service to the community and region. Leaders of Richard Young Center and its sponsoring organizations made the announcement at a press conference this afternoon. In addition, it was announced that the mental health joint sponsorship created in 1999 by Methodist Hospital and Nebraska Health System will be dissolved.
UNMC Today asked David Folks, M.D., professor and chairman of the UNMC department of psychiatry, how the closing of Richard Young Center will impact his department. See article for his responses.
Feb 6, 2003
UNMC students to observe African American HIV/AIDS
The Omaha/Lincoln area will hold its second annual observance of African American HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day Thursday, Feb. 6. Members of the UNMC Student National Medical Association (SNMA), including Oluyemisis Smith, a second-year medical student and UNMC’s SNMA president, will assist in AIDS education presentations in North Omaha.
Feb 5, 2003
College of Nursing receives Chancellor’s Diversity Award
The UNMC College of Nursing Diversity Task Force has forged new ties among employees through its monthly lunch hour diversity events. As a result, the task force received one of two 2002 Chancellor’s Diversity Awards for enhancing cultural competence and understanding at UNMC.
Feb 4, 2003
Take notice — a weekly HIPAA message
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. You will be receiving weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your job. Today’s HIPAA message deals with the patient’s notice of privacy practices.
Feb 4, 2003
Leader of Association of Academic Health Centers visits UNMC
The president and CEO of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC) today caps a two-day informational visit to UNMC, which included detailed presentations on UNMC’s bioterrorism preparedness efforts.
Feb 4, 2003