Karen Burbach
Plate painters needed for Arts for Hearts show
Painters are being sought to contribute to the sixth annual Arts for Hearts Art Show and Silent Auction. The event, which is sponsored by the C. Louis Meyer Foundation, will be held in the Durham Outpatient Center’s Central Atrium (second floor of the outpatient center near the gift shop) on Wednesday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Thursday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
May 1, 2007
UNMC leaders visit northeast Nebraska
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., and other senior leaders from UNMC are in the midst of a two-day trip to northeast Nebraska as part of the fourth annual UNMC leadership visit. … Dr. Maurer and others are blogging from the road about their experiences in the various communities. Click here to read their blog entries.
May 1, 2007
NU President James B. Milliken comments on NU awards
A letter from University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken on the university-wide awards. The letter contains a link to video highlighting the work of the award winners.
Apr 30, 2007
Ground to break on low-vision clinic today
A groundbreaking celebration for the region’s only not-for-profit comprehensive center for visual rehabilitation of adults and children will take place today at UNMC.
Apr 27, 2007
Dr. Zucker named president-elect of APS
Irving Zucker, Ph.D., a UNMC professor whose research focuses on heart failure, is the new president-elect of The American Physiology Society (APS).
Apr 27, 2007
Dr. Cohen to step down as path/micro chairman
Sam Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of pathology and microbiology for the past 15 years, has announced his plans to step down as department chairman effective June 30.
Apr 26, 2007
‘Father of Democracy’ talks medicine
Thomas Jefferson brought history to life Tuesday, discussing medical theory and practice of the 18th and 19th centuries during his modern-day visit to UNMC. The nation’s third president — aka Smithsonian Institute Scholar Patrick Lee — discussed the historical belief that good health resulted when the humors of the body were in proper balance. To realign fluids, purgatives and bloodletting often were used, he said.
Apr 26, 2007
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Ming Tsai, Ph.D.
Ming Tsai, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Eppley Institute, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Apr 26, 2007
Sorrell Center beam signing to start Friday
The signing of the final beam on the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education, which was scheduled to start Wednesday, will start Friday and run through the following Friday (May 4).
Apr 26, 2007
‘Cell suicide’ theory may bring hope in fighting antibiotic resistance
A surprising new theory suggests that some bacterial cells act as “suicide bombers” in cell communities, with the altruistic intention of dying for the common good — and in the process, strengthening other cells that then become resistant to antibiotic drugs.
Apr 25, 2007