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Ice bowling video and more from the Skate-a-thon

Check videos from Friday night’s Human Ice Bowling Contest and “Thriller on Ice” at the Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s.

Jan 31, 2012

More than $51,000 raised at skate-a-thon, ice bowlers top $12,000

More than $51,000 was raised at the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s, which includes more than $12,000 that was drummed up by the eight UNMC employees and students who volunteered to be human ice bowling balls on Friday night.

Jan 30, 2012

Social media and the Skate-a-thon

From Facebook photo tags and Twitter posts to a live webcast, the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s is set to go viral.

Jan 27, 2012

Skate-a-thon brings campus together

The 2012 UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s, Jan. 27-28, is raising money for Parkinson’s research at UNMC, which is a wonderful thing.

Jan 27, 2012

UNMC and the Skate-a-thon, made for each other

For three years, Colleen and Ted Wuebben held a skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s research at their place, at the ice rink they’d built in the back of their Omaha home.

Jan 25, 2012

Meet ice bowling ball candidates Melanie Stewart, Dr. Myron Toews

Get to know our human ice bowling ball candidates Melanie Stewart and Myron Toews, Ph.D.

Jan 24, 2012

Take an interactive look at the proposed cancer center

Check out a great interactive graphic of the proposed new cancer center from the Omaha World-Herald.

Jan 19, 2012

UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center Unveil Plans for a New Cancer Center

New center would elevate Nebraska’s role in cancer care and research

Jan 19, 2012

New Lincoln nursing building a key to addressing shortage

The Lincoln Division of the UNMC College of Nursing turns away large numbers of qualified applicants each year because of inadequate facilities. That would change with the construction of a new facility on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus.

Jan 19, 2012

Othello Meadows: MLK wouldn’t believe us

As cities build monuments, name streets and hold events in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Othello Meadows III asks himself one question. “What would Dr. King say were he alive to see us as we sing his praises and say that we love his message?”

Jan 17, 2012

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