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$2.1 million study to compare diabetes treatment effectiveness

Study to compare the long-term benefits, risks of widely used diabetes drugs

Jun 3, 2013

UNMC honors two for aging research

University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Tony Wilson, Ph.D., and medical student Matt Varon were honored for their research into Alzheimer's disease and other conditions related to aging. Dr. Wilson, an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience, received the Oldfield Alzheimer's Research Fund Award. Varon, a third-year medical student, received […]

Jun 3, 2013

OR staff crafts quilts to comfort pediatric patients

Change in OR cap policy sparks effort to cheer young transplant recipients.

May 31, 2013

Linda Marcum, left, and Kathy Donovan display quilts made for young medical center patients.

UNMC for the record

News of note in the UNMC community.

May 31, 2013

Barb Bayer

Reporting update for NIH-funded researchers

Users group meeting on June 6 will outline requirements.

May 31, 2013

Forest or garden – discounted memberships for both landscapes

As Lauritzen Gardens’ membership drive ends, Fontenelle Forest’s begins.

May 31, 2013

Lauritzen Gardens

Bookstore, parking services to close for inventory

Store, parking services office closed next week; parking services will be available by phone.

May 31, 2013

Public health dean to leave UNMC

Ayman El-Mohandes changed the face of public health in the region.

May 31, 2013

Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., dean of UNMC’s College of Public Health

Deadly sepsis focus of UNMC study

A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher has determined that the investigational drug Eritoran used in a large clinical trial to treat a severe and often deadly infection known as sepsis did not reduce mortality. As a result of the study Eritoran will not be recommended for wider use and no further clinical trials are […]

May 31, 2013

UNMC College of Public Health dean accepts New York position

Was instrumental in making UNMC’s public health program a major asset for the state

May 31, 2013

Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H.