Fall 2006

UNMC Discover Magazine
Fall 2006

 

UNMC's Master Planner

 

 

    Cover Story

UNMC on the rise

Bold plan maps growth for the next decade.

 

 

 

    Articles

Perspective

UNMC's facilities development plan and stem cell research charts the campus' long-range goals.

 

 

Shoot to protect

New vaccines target cancer and nicotine.

 

 

Not all up in smoke

Tobacco settlement money helps build UNMC's research enterprise.

 

 

Summer research migration

Two students from profoundly different worlds share a common experience at UNMC.

 

 

Regenerating the body

Stem cell research holds tremendous potential for untreatable diseases.

 

 

The gift of life

UNMC's world-class organ transplant program enters its third decade.

 

 

The dementia detective

In a Q&A, Howard Gendelman, M.D., answers questions about his research into the mysteries of dementia.

 

 

Finding the killer within

Smokers wanted for the nation's first statewide lung cancer screening program.

 

 

Nuturing Mother Nature

Unlocking the mysteries of disease and birth defects has a worldwide impact.

 

 

Bin' hammered

Medical students have been nailed by Robert Binhammer for 50 years.

 

 

A good reason to party

Months of planning goes into the annual Nebraska Cattlemen's Ball.

 

 

Happy anniversary

The College of Medicine celebrates its 125th anniversary.

 

 

Campus clips

Glimpses of what's happening at UNMC.