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Volunteers needed to help with transplant reunion children activities
Volunteers are needed to help with children’s activities at the 2011 Solid Organ Transplant Reunion on Saturday, July 30 at Coco Key Water Resort Hotel and Convention Center, 72nd and Grover streets.
May 24, 2011
Public health student travels long way to attend college
Bernie Medise, M.D., a pediatrician, is UNMC’s first public health student from Indonesia to be sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
May 12, 2011
Dr. Connelly named assistant dean at Norfolk nursing division
Liane Connelly, Ph.D., has been selected as assistant dean of the UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk, effective June 27.
May 11, 2011
High school alliance students look back on program’s first year
As the 32 students in the inaugural UNMC High School Alliance class prepare to graduate Thursday, two seniors reflect on their experiences from the last school year.
May 10, 2011
Gratitude for High School Alliance supporters
On Thursday evening, 32 high school juniors and seniors will graduate from the UNMC High School Alliance — a feat that would not have been possible without the more than 250 faculty, staff and students at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center who helped significantly during the last nine months.
May 10, 2011
Public health in action — Injury prevention a passion for this epidemiologist
Safety in the workplace should be a given, said Lina Lander, Sc.D., assistant professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health.
May 10, 2011
Students have a ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ experience
As the Omaha Community Playhouse offers UNMC discounted tickets to Thursday’s 6:30 p.m. performance of “Tuesdays with Morrie,” we hear of an inspiring student experience with a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
May 10, 2011
Dr. Desouza takes over as diabetes division director
Cyrus Desouza, M.D., has been named chief of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism.
May 9, 2011
Students share stories from India — ROOM CORRECTED
This year, for the first time, the College of Public Health sent students abroad to gain learning and research experiences.
May 9, 2011
Student Spotlight – Marcie Richmond
Today we meet Marcie Richmond, a rising third-year medical student.
May 6, 2011