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Tobacco marketing study may aid smoking cessation efforts
Mohammad Siahpush, Ph.D., of the College of Public Health, is part of a team seeking smokers for the study.
Jan 16, 2014

NU President Milliken takes top job at City University of New York
President Milliken will start in New York no later than June 1.
Jan 16, 2014

Music as Medicine performance today
Christine Beard, flutist, and Christi Zuniga, pianist, will perform on campus.
Jan 16, 2014

Durham presenters offer images of Omaha’s bygone days
Photo archivist Bill Gonzales will share memorable photos from the museum’s collection.
Jan 16, 2014

Lookin’ at U – Karli Burt
Many projects keep this administrative associate on the move in otolaryngology.
Jan 16, 2014

Medical research is a numbers game
Most of us know BMI as body mass index.
But, for medical researchers, it represents the evolving world of “biomedical informatics,” which is transforming science before our eyes.
Jan 15, 2014
Which treatment is better? Comparative effectiveness research can answer that.
All over campus, UNMC scientists are using comparative effectiveness research.
It’s a science that looks at large data sets, or uses meta-analysis, to evaluate health outcomes. It compares different interventions and strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor health conditions.
Jan 15, 2014

Tailoring meds: Studying how genetics influence prescribed drugs, dosages
Julie Oestreich, Pharm.D., Ph.D., knows prescription drugs don’t work the same for everyone.
But, she wants to better understand how genes influence individual drug responses so doctors can prescribe the drug and dosage that works best for the patient being treated.
Jan 15, 2014
Wanted: Smokers to participate in tobacco marketing study
UNMC, Roswell Park Cancer Institute seek 1,000 smokers to participate in $1.4 million study
Jan 15, 2014

Personalized medicine requires massive computations
Imagine asking a question and getting 30,000 answers coming at you like water from a fire hose.
How would you sort through all that information and find the one answer you’re looking for?
Jan 15, 2014
