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Oct 9, 2002
$10 million grant establishes redox biology center at UNL
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has won a $10 million award from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Nebraska Center for Redox Biology. The center will be a collaborative research enterprise of UNL and UNMC’s Eppley Cancer Center.
Oct 9, 2002
Team Kaos raises $1,200 for Eppley Cancer Center
Team Kaos, the cycling team sponsored by UNMC/NHS/UMA, raised $1,200 for the Dave Babcook Memorial Foundation, as they hosted and competed in the second annual Omaha Criterium Aug. 3-4. The two-day biking event benefited the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.
Oct 8, 2002
UNMC sponsors national conference on celiac sprue disease
UNMC and UNMC’s Center for Continuing Education are sponsors of the 25th annual Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America, Inc., conference Oct. 10-13, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Omaha. See story to learn more about the disease.
Oct 8, 2002
Making sense of HIPAA — the first in a weekly series
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. What is HIPAA? How does it differ from HIPPO?
Oct 8, 2002
COD museum boasts largest collection of Midwest dental artifacts
The UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln invites the public to its free, annual opening of its Dental Museum, Oct. 7-12, during which the museum puts its entire collection on display. The museum has one of the largest regional collections of historical dental equipment and artifacts dating from the 1850s.
Oct 7, 2002
ITS has requested that the UNMC campus be alerted to a new and highly contagious e-mail worm. This worm has the ability to spoof, or forge, the “From:” field in e-mail messages particularly those who use Outlook and Outlook Express.
Oct 7, 2002
UNMC employees continue energy savings
For the past month, UNMC has remained on track for an overall 5 percent reduction in its energy consumption.
“We did quite well everyday actually,” said Nick Combs, UNMC’s manager of Maintenance and Utilities. “We are beyond the time when we set our peak demand for energy, but we are still striving to reduce daily energy consumption.”
Oct 7, 2002
College of Dentistry hosts President’s Advisory Council
The UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln hosted Friday’s meeting of the University of Nebraska President’s Advisory Council.
Oct 7, 2002
Orthopaedics welcomes new specialists
The UNMC department of orthopaedics has welcomed four physicians who specialize in foot and ankle trauma, the hand, pediatrics and joints.
Oct 4, 2002