UNMC Community
Former UNMC faculty member Mary McNamee, Ph.D., R.N., hosts Chinese visitors for their first Thanksgiving.
Dec 7, 2016
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Munroe-Meyer leader Dr. Paul Pearson was passionate about people
Dr. Paul Pearson, founding director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, died Sept. 8. He was 95.
Oct 3, 2016
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Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Medical Center
Though separated from their families by thousands of miles, UNMC students and faculty found ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Sep 20, 2016
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Longtime UNMC College of Pharmacy faculty member dies at age 67
Peter Gwilt, Ph.D., remembered for gentle manner, wit, teaching, mentorship
Aug 5, 2016
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Nebraska Science Festival activities stretch from Omaha to Scottsbluff
Nebraskans engage in 88 different events at 48 participating sites
Jun 2, 2016
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Fremont physician, Thomas McKnight, M.D., receives UNMC 2016 Koefoot Award
A 1977 graduate of UNMC, Dr. McKnight practices at Prairie Fields Family Medicine in Fremont.
May 6, 2016
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UNMC names new leader for developmental disabilities center
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has named a Vanderbilt University scientist as the next director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, the institution’s main center for developmental disabilities.
Feb 10, 2016
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College of Architecture Students Work with UNMC and MMI on Facility Design
Nothing is more exciting to a design student than the possibility of their designs actually being used in real-world situations.
Jan 12, 2016
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