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Residents, physicians, nurses paint Turner Park

The dirty white stucco and brick building at 2955 Farnam St. was beginning to look pretty shabby, until Jennifer Brown, M.D., ambulatory chief resident and Turner Park Health Center medical director, had an idea.

Oct 10, 2003

UNMC, University of Iowa receive $6.3 million NIH grant

Researchers at UNMC and the University of Iowa (UI), have jointly received a five-year, $6.3 million grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, one of the National Institutes of Health, to study immune system abnormalities caused by chronic alcohol abuse.

Oct 9, 2003

Hundreds pass through drive-thru flu shot clinic

Car after car this morning, they lined up, signed up and rolled up their sleeves for a flu shot that got right to the point. The Nebraska Medical Center’s drive-thru flu shot clinic at Clarkson West Medical Center kept a team of nurses busy for more than four hours. In the end, more than 600 people received the flu shot.

Oct 9, 2003

University Tower: A sign of the times

New, exterior signs are being hung to reflect the new name of UNMC’s clinical partner, The Nebraska Medical Center. In addition, new signs reflect the change from University Hospital to University Tower and Clarkson Hospital to Clarkson Tower.

Oct 9, 2003

Dental artifacts on display Oct. 13-18

The UNMC College of Dentistry invites the public to its free, annual opening of its Dental Museum, Oct. 13-18. The museum has one of the largest regional collections of historical dental equipment and artifacts dating from the 1850s.

Oct 8, 2003

Thirteen of America’s top doctors work at UNMC

Thirteen physicians at UNMC, and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have been named among “America’s Top Doctors,” according to the latest edition of a national guide published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. of New York City.

Oct 8, 2003

Direct and F&A costs training session Oct. 23

New and experienced grant administrators are invited to a new training session Thursday, Oct. 23, titled, “Direct and F&A Costs: Observing the Road Signs while Navigating from Budget Creation to Expending Costs.” See article for details.

Oct 8, 2003

Rural, wilderness medicine similar

The medical world of Keith Brown, D.O., is similar, whether he’s blazing a trail through the rainforests of Belize or traveling a remote stretch of road in the Nebraska Panhandle.

Oct 7, 2003

UNMC employees Race for the Cure

With more than 150 team members dressed in matching red T-shirts, the UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center team showed strong support for the 2003 Komen Nebraska Race for the Cure on Sunday. The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Eppley Cancer Center also was a bronze sponsor of the event.

Oct 7, 2003

Pediatrician shares lessons with students

Terry Wooldridge, M.D., hopes third-year medical students who rotate through his pediatric clinic remember three primary lessons. Dr. Wooldridge is one of this year’s College of Medicine Volunteer Faculty of the Month award recipients.

Oct 7, 2003