Huntington’s Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium set for Aug. 28
The Huntington’s Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium is set for Aug. 28 at the Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St. The purpose of the symposium is to increase understanding of all aspects of Huntington’s disease. The conference is free, but RSVPs are requested and will be accepted until Monday, Aug. 24. Register by phone at (402) 559-6591 or email Crystal Upshaw. The conference runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jane Paulsen, Ph.D., professor and chair of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the director of the HDSA Center of Excellence at the University of Iowa is the keynote speaker at the symposium. If you’re interested in attending, click here for the registration form.
In addition, the 14th Annual Huntington’s Disease Research Walk and Run — which will help support research and education at UNMC — will be held on Aug. 30 at Lake Zorinsky Park, 156th & F streets. For more information, click here.
Aaron Yoder receives agricultural and biological safety and health award
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Aaron Yoder |
The award is for his outstanding leadership contributions to agricultural safety and health education and program development, ergonomic evaluation, injury surveillance and tracking, and service to the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).
Presented to Yoder in July at the ASABE Annual International Meeting held in New Orleans, the award encourages and recognizes outstanding contributions that advance agricultural and biological safety and health. These contributions were in the form of notable performance, product innovation, program innovation, research, design education promotion, published literature and/or special actions which have served to advance agricultural and biological safety and health. The award is sponsored by SMV Technologies Inc., Odessa, Fla.
National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) launches new website
The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska has announced the launch of its new website at nsri.nebraska.edu.
Founded in 2012, the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska is the only University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) in the country dedicated to delivering solutions for combating weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) to U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and across other federal agencies. NSRI provides research and development for the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other governmental agencies in multiple mission-critical competency areas-including: development of medical countermeasures to WMD; nuclear detection and forensics; consequence management; chemical and biological weapons detection; and space, cyber, and telecom law.
The new website provides extensive information on research and development capabilities, as well as enhanced resources for partners and potential customers demanding mission-essential research in five distinct core competencies: nuclear detection and forensics; detection of chemical and biological weapons; passive defense against weapons of mass destruction; consequence management and space; cyber and telecommunications law.
Cincinnati pediatric surgeon named CEO for Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Richarad Azizkhan, M.D., surgeon in chief and senior vice president of surgical services at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, has been named CEO for Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. The appointment is effective Oct. 19. In 2007, UNMC and Nebraska Medicine implemented an affiliation agreement with Children’s Hospital & Medical Center that greatly enhanced the quality of pediatric care in Nebraska. Dr. Azizkhan succeeds Gary Perkins, who is stepping down after 30 years as CEO.