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Dr. O’Dell named president of American College of Rheumatology

UNMC’s James O’Dell, M.D., has been appointed 2012 president of the American College of Rheumatology — an international society that represents more than 8,000 rheumatology health professionals.

Nov 15, 2011

Wellness campaign meeting today at 2 p.m.

Want to help design and implement a comprehensive campus wellness campaign? Attend a meeting today at 2 p.m. in the Maurer Center for Public Health, Room 3013 to learn how you can help.

Nov 15, 2011

Flu shots this morning in Storz

A free flu shot clinic for employees will be held today from 7 to 9 a.m. in Storz Pavilion, Rooms 6-8.

Nov 15, 2011

Flu shots in PDRs this afternoon

A free flu shot clinic for employees will be held today from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in University Tower’s Private Dining Rooms A, B and C.

Nov 14, 2011

UNMC LiveGreen – ‘Flip the Switch’ rolls out to full campus Tuesday

On Tuesday, UNMC LiveGreen will roll out the “Flip the Switch” initiative to the campus after a successful pilot phase in the Campus Administration Building.

Nov 14, 2011

Benefit ‘U’ in focus – NUFlex enrollment, HRA starts today

The 2012 NUFlex enrollment period starts today and ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. The annual Wellstream Health Risk Assessment also can be taken during this time period.

Nov 14, 2011

An update on the One Chart implementation project

Read about the latest developments in the implementation process of One Chart — the new electronic health record system at UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians Clinics.

Nov 14, 2011

James O’Dell, M.D., named 2012 president of American College of Rheumatology

The American College of Rheumatology is an international professional medical society representing more than 8,000.

Nov 14, 2011

A note regarding the weekly Husker piece

Out of respect for the situation at Penn State University, UNMC Today will not run a Husker Hombre piece this week.

Nov 11, 2011

Dr. Zheng inspired by grandfather

Jialin Zheng, M.D., went to medical school at the behest of his grandfather, a famous local practitioner of Chinese traditional medicine.
“He said I could do great things particularly if I combined Chinese medicine with western medicine,” Dr. Zheng said.

Nov 11, 2011