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UNMC researcher heads $3.3 million national study in rare pediatric diseases
University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher, William Rizzo, M.D., has received a five-year, $3.3 million grant to study 10 rare diseases that affect children beginning in infancy or early childhood and throughout their life.
Oct 30, 2014
Merging offices to provide better services to medical school
The landscape of medical education is undergoing a significant paradigm shift. In an effort to meet these needs and enhance medical student education, the Office of Medical Education (OME) has been formed. The OME merged existing services, bringing the Educational Support Office (ESO) and the Curriculum and Educational Research Office (CERO) under one umbrella.
Oct 30, 2014
UNMC breaks ground on fitness center expansion
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has broken ground on a new 6,525-square-foot addition and 11,845 square feet renovation to two floors of the Student Life Center building at 40th and Jones streets.
Oct 30, 2014
ID card changes will take time
Attempts to “pin” new logo to cards may ruin access coding.
Oct 29, 2014
Halloween event will support medical aid to children
Student Alliance for Global Health event will feature food, fun and ghost stories read by Robert Binhammer, Ph.D.
Oct 29, 2014
Drs. Florescu, MacTaggart receive Innovation Awards
Marius Florescu, M.D., is 2014 Emerging Inventor, and Jason MacTaggart, M.D., gets Most Promising New Invention Award.
Oct 29, 2014
Expert offers unique perspective on U.S. history
Smithsonian’s Richard Kurin, Ph.D., will look at history of America in 101 objects on Nov. 3.
Oct 29, 2014
Public health careers to be focus of College of Public Health open house Nov. 7
The open house will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Maurer Center for Public Health, 519 S. 40th Plaza Circle.
Oct 29, 2014
Public Health Association of Nebraska names Brandon Grimm as president-elect
His election marks the first time anyone from academia has been elected to the state association’s leadership.
Oct 29, 2014
Workshop marks decade of nanomedicine research
Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine’s founding director, Alexander Kabanov, Ph.D., D.Sc., returns for conference.
Oct 28, 2014