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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