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UNMC lands $1.6 million grant to study effect of diabetes on developing embryo
UNMC researchers have received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effect of diabetes on the developing embryo. The grant, to be funded over five years, was awarded to Claudia Kappen, Ph.D., associate professor of genetics, cell biology and anatomy in UNMCs Munroe-Meyer Institute. Diabetes of the mother is […]
Dec 18, 2003
UNMC College of Dentistry researcher receives $275,000 grant from National Multiple Sclerosis Society to study effect of well-known cholesterol-lowering drug in multiple sclerosis
A University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry researcher has received a three-year, $274,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to evaluate whether a drug well-known for its cholesterol-lowering effects may stop the destructive process of multiple sclerosis. Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, is principal investigator of the grant that will […]
Dec 18, 2003
Radiation science students decorate Ronald McDonald House
Nearly 40 students from the UNMC Radiation Science Education Program recently decorated the Ronald McDonald House public areas for the holidays.
Dec 17, 2003
209 UNMC students to receive diplomas in Scottsbluff, Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 209 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha, Lincoln and Scottsbluff. Commencement ceremonies will be held in Kearney for nursing students from the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division, on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Commencement ceremonies will […]
Dec 16, 2003
Innovative projects, recruiting lead UNMC to expanded grant funding
When UNMC broke its record for total research grants in a single quarter by bringing in $26 million during July, August and September, it was a tribute to the university’s rise in innovative research projects and its ability to recruit top investigators.
Dec 15, 2003
NU Regents approve program statement for UNMC educational vision
The University of Nebraska Medical Centers educational vision for the 21st century foresees interactive learning and small-group discussion; state-of-the-art classrooms in which informational technology plays a key role; and intimate settings in which students learn clinical skills that will prepare them for their professional work. To bring that vision into focus, UNMC is constructing the […]
Dec 15, 2003
Innovative projects and recruiting lead UNMC to expanded grant funding
When the University of Nebraska Medical Center broke its record for total research grants in a single quarter by bringing in $26 million during July, August and September, it was a tribute to the universitys rise in innovative research projects and its ability to recruit top investigators. UNMC is fortunate that so many investigators are […]
Dec 15, 2003
Gov. Johanns unveils plan for excellence in behavioral health
Gov. Mike Johanns and State Sen. Jim Jensen today announced the details of a plan developed by Nebraskas two academic health science centers on how they might help the state improve its behavioral health services. The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University submitted the plan at the request of Gov. Johanns and […]
Dec 15, 2003
UNMC to conduct national clinical study to determine best time during treatment to introduce breast cancer vaccine
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a two-year, $500,000 grant to conduct a clinical breast cancer study to test the safety and effectiveness of a vaccine in combination with surgery and chemotherapy. The funding was awarded by Avon and the U.S. National Cancer Institute Progress for Patients Program. UNMC researchers expect to begin […]
Dec 5, 2003
World AIDS Day annual call to arms against global disease
The numbers are mind-boggling — 21.8 million people have died from AIDS since the disease was first identified in 1980. Today, in recognition of World AIDS Day, the world pauses to reflect on the scope of the disease and its human cost, as well as to honor the on-going heroic struggles waged to stem the tide.
Dec 1, 2003