COPH Grand Rounds “The Changing Face of Nebraska”
Published in News & EventsCOPH Grand Rounds presented by Patrik Johansson, MD, MPH Maurer College of Public Health,Room 3013 Wednesday, May 16, 2012@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm UNMC College of Public Health Grand Rounds “The Changing Face of Nebraska” presented by Patrik Joh... more
NAMI 2012 Walk
Published in News & EventsMay is Mental Health Month Paolo del Vecchio, Acting Lead, Recovery Support Strategic Initiative, Acting Director CMHS, wrote this in a SAMHSA blog post about Mental Health Awareness Month: "May marks Mental Health Awareness Month in the United... more
Campus Champions of Change Challenge Honors EMPOWER Project
Published in News & Events[caption id="attachment_1120" align="alignright" width="300" caption="From left to right: At the White House: Ruti Margalit, MD; Christine Hauschel; Sarah Jones; and Tessa Commers."][/caption] Public Health in the National News – A delegation fr... more
Melanoma: Risk Factors and Prevention
Published in News & Events[caption id="attachment_1113" align="alignright" width="256" caption="source: dermatlias.med.jhmi.edu"][/caption] Public Health Community Advisory – Melanoma is a skin cancer. It is not the most common skin cancer, but it is the most deadly. It ... more
Nicholas Stergiou, PhD, Research on Human Movement Variability
Published in News & Events[caption id="attachment_1108" align="alignright" width="300" caption="source: unomaha.edu"][/caption] Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Stergiou has made significant contributions to public health through his research that targets protecting a... more
2012 COPH Student Award Winners
Published in News & Events[caption id="attachment_1144" align="alignright" width="300" caption="From left to right: Veenu Minhas; COPH Student Association President Janelle Jacobson; Austin Person; Anh Nguyen; Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Leslie Elliott; Dean Ayman El-M... more
2012 COPH Faculty Award Winners
Published in News & Events[caption id="attachment_1095" align="alignright" width="300" caption="From left to right: Associate Dean for Research James Anderson; Associate Professor. Shawn Gibbs; Dean Ayman El-Mohandes; Associate Professor Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway; and Profess... more
Writing Instrument Brigade
Published in School of Allied Health[caption id="attachment_2078" align="alignleft" width="188" caption="Dropbox in BTH 3014J"][/caption] Wait! Don't throw away that old used up pen, pencil, or marker! Take it to Fran or put it into this dropbox in the PT department breakr... more
Alumnus' HGTV appearance becomes an allied health recruiting tool
Published in School of Allied HealthIn case you missed it, UNMC Today posted a great article this morning about a Clinical Perfusion alum.... more
Help Fran fight extreme poverty
Published in School of Allied HealthI've been living on $1.50 worth of food per day since Monday and will continue through Friday...by choice. 1.4 billion people currently live below the poverty line and don't have a choice. In today's world, extreme poverty and inequality are unjustif... more
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Published in UNMC ResearchDeadline: June 1, 2012; pre-proposals The Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award provides support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with "high-risk/high-reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact... more
Health Care Innovation Awards
Published in UNMC ResearchDeadline: LOI, December 19, 2011 The Health Care Innovation Awards are funding up to $1 billion in grants to applicants who will implement the most compelling new ideas to deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled i... more
Published in Humanities
The Nebraska Writers Collective and the Seven Doctors Project team up for a night of poetry! May 17, 5-8pm Come hear the Seven Doctors and enjoy appetizers and entertainment at the Side Door Lounge (3530 Leavenworth Street) We’re raising mon... more
Wittson Hall/Bennett Hall Link
Published in Facilities BriefsBeginning on Monday, May 14, 2012, we will be shutting down the Link between Wittson Hall and Bennett Hall on the 4th Floor for renovations. During this renovation, access between Wittson Hall and Bennett Hall will be maintained at grade level. T... more
LIED TRANSPLANT CENTER (LTC)
Published in Facilities BriefsAIR HANDLING UNITS 5A AND 5B – SHUTDOWN The Preventive Maintenance Shop has scheduled a shutdown of Air Handling Units 5A and 5B on Thursday, May 17, 2012, from 7:30am until 9:30am (approximately). The purpose of the shutdown is so that the P... more
PubMed interface changes
Published in McGoogan News"In order to provide users with a more visible and accessible way to narrow PubMed results, the Limits page will be replaced by a results filter sidebar." This change will seem familiar, as it echoes the limit options provided within Google results. ... more