UNMC Today
Bartee honored for work in state relations
Bob Bartee, UNMC executive assistant to the chancellor, is the recipient of the 2005 Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Achievement Award, one of only two state government awards presented annually by four nationally known academic organizations. Bartee, who has been at UNMC since 1980, will receive the award today in Phoenix from the American Association […]
Dec 2, 2005
UNMC researcher instrumental in development of new gene chip
A University of Nebraska Medical Center research team has been instrumental in developing a new gene chip that will greatly enhance the ability of scientists to develop new vaccines for AIDS, the Avian flu and for possible bioterrorism agents. Robert Norgren, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, was […]
Nov 29, 2005
UNMC residents pass boards for eighth straight year
In football, repeat undefeated seasons are a laudable – if not improbable – goal. And eight perfect seasons are virtually unheard of – unless the team is UNMC’s Department of Internal Medicine. For the eighth consecutive year, UNMC’s internal medicine residents have recorded a 100 percent pass rate on their American Board of […]
Nov 23, 2005
UNMC receives $1.5 million from Vickery estate to establish endowed chair and professorship in pathology
Sonny L. Johansson, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the department of pathology and microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named the first recipient of the Amelia F. and Austin L. Vickery, Jr., Chair in Pathology. Dr. Austin “Bud” Vickery was a 1943 graduate of the Nebraska College of Medicine and became […]
Nov 22, 2005
UNMC receives $1.2 million grant to implement a medical and dental enrichment program
A $1.2 million grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will allow the University of Nebraska Medical Center to strengthen its pipeline of students from population groups that are traditionally underrepresented in medicine and dentistry. The four-year grant enables UNMC to create a six-week enrichment program for students in Nebraska or around the […]
Nov 22, 2005
11 UNMC College of Pharmacy students initiated into national pharmacy leadership society
The Beta Xi Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma, the national pharmacy leadership society at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, held initiation ceremonies for 11 Nebraska students at a banquet at the Georgetowne Club in Omaha on Nov. 17. The new initiates and their hometowns included: Second-Year Pharmacy Students Brock Bulas, […]
Nov 22, 2005
UNMC announces the appointments of 4 faculty to professional positions
Paul M. Paulman, M.D., professor and pre-doctoral director in the department of family medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named to a 12-member task force by the National Board of Medical Examiners to study and update the examination for the family medicine rotation. The NBME develops the United States Medical License […]
Nov 15, 2005
UNMC seeks approval to move forward with site preparation for new education building
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will be asked today to approve the initiation of site leveling and foundation pilings for the Center for Health Science Education (CHSE) building at the University of Nebraska Medical Center so that the medical center can stay on track for the building to open in the fall of […]
Nov 11, 2005
Regents approve Center for Advanced Surgical Technology
The University of Nebraska is poised to be a leader in the evolution of surgical practice. It already has designed, and tested in animals, several tiny, wheeled robots that can be slipped into the abdomen and controlled miles away. It has designed an articulated grasping tool, trademarked under the name Intuitool, which can […]
Nov 11, 2005
Kristallnacht: Omen of Holocaust
Today marks the 67th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the”Night of Broken Glass,” one of the most horrifying assaults in history against the European Jewish Community. On Friday, Bob Wolfson, executive director of the Plains States Region of the Anti-Defamation League/Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, will discuss the event, its aftermath and the valuable lessons for contemporary mankind.
Nov 9, 2005