http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/index.cfm In the next admission cycle, the School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) will expand its participation in the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) to Wayne State College (WSC). http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6296 With his last name, UNMC's Randy Toothaker, D.D.S., was born to be a dentist -- a fact that wasn't lost on legendary Oklahoma coach, Barry Switzer. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6297 The first of two, hour-long all employee forums will be held today at noon in the Sorrell Center, Room 3001. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6298 An online photo database and two postcard templates are among the new features available on the <a href="http://info.unmc.edu/brandingresources.htm" target="_blanK">UNMC Branding Resources Web site</a>. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6299 A schedule of this weekend's <a href="http://www.unmc.edu/publicrelations/askunmc.htm" target="_blanK">"Health Watch Asks, UNMC Answers"</a> segments on KETV NewsWatch 7. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6300 Several UNMC programs recently started to accept student online applications via <a href="http://nesis.nebraska.edu" target="_blanK">Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions</a>. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6293 Just three credits shy of realizing her lifelong dream, the unthinkable happened to Harriet Mullin. A stroke in the optic nerve of her left eye left Mullin unable to see. Already struggling with the vision in her right eye, the result of a childhood injury, Mullin was devastated. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6294 Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That's the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called "Lookin' at U." This week, we feature Willie Vinson, a lead environmental services worker for Sodexo Environmental Services. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6288 College of Public Health Dean Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., recently participated in an international network symposium titled, International Collaboration to Advance Global Public Health Education. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6292 A list of UNMC employees who received the Silver 'U' award for the month of October. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6295 The Rural Health Education Network (RHEN) has been awarded a $595,215, three-year contract to continue the Student/Resident Experiences and Rotation in Community Health (SEARCH) program. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6280 A UNMC research study could provide new clues on cell metabolism including how energy is regulated and used. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6289 Roxann Pierce, education program coordinator in the College of Medicine's education support office, died Sunday after a battle with a terminal illness. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6287 At Tuesday's Omaha Science Cafe, attendees will learn about surgical robots from Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6291 UNMC radiologist Jud Gurney, M.D., will receive the prestigious Silver Medal Award from the Nebraska Radiological Society on Jan. 30 at a dinner at the Happy Hollow Club. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6281 Three members of the medical center community will receive the Light of Wellness Award from the Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) on Thursday night. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6290 Starting today, UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, Clarkson College and Private Practice Associates have an opportunity to break the record they set during last year's drive to collect food and household items for the Omaha Food Bank. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6283 Plans already are underway for the 2010 Cattlemen's Ball. But, on Oct. 27, the committee paused to visit the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, to which nearly 90 percent of the event's proceeds go for cancer research. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6277 UNMC's Angie Rizzino, Ph.D., is one of 22 scientists from around the country to receive one-year grant supplement from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to study induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6279 UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, Clarkson College and Private Practice Associates have once again joined together to collect food and household items to donate to the Omaha Food Bank. http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=6282