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UNMC receives $245,700 for trainees in cardiovascular research
Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology receives $245,700 in grant funding from the American Heart Association.
Jun 10, 2013
Cancer Center Advisory Committee named
28 members to determine first wave of new faculty recruits and programs.
Jun 10, 2013
Regents approve Lozier name for new pharmacy building
Lozier Center for Pharmacy Sciences and Education and Center for Drug Discovery project to break ground June 13.
Jun 10, 2013
Dr. Maurer agrees to extend his term as chancellor
University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has asked UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. to remain in his current role while the university’s search for his successor wraps up.
Jun 10, 2013
New bone lab puts UNMC on national map
The otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) department opened its new, education-focused bone lab – a larger, state-of-the-art facility.
Jun 10, 2013
Swanson Hall swan song
Kathy Dougherty moved slowly down the dim first-floor corridor of Swanson Hall, cane in one hand, peering into empty rooms. The medical transcriptionist, who began her career in the building in 1962 when it was Children’s Memorial Hospital, who still works for Children’s Hospital & Medical Center today, had come to say good-bye.
Jun 10, 2013
Coming Events
June 11 – Gary Susser, a trial attorney and vocal activist supporting stem cell research, will present at the Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Susser, who appeared with his wife, Judith, on “60 Minutes,” will discuss how he and his wife exposed the dangers of stem cells […]
Jun 10, 2013
News Briefs
Barb Bayer, a nurse practitioner in psychiatry, spoke to the Fremont Area Alzheimer's Support Group on May 29. She talked about the potential causes of Alzheimer's disease and the progression of cognitive changes. She also discussed the behavioral symptoms of the Alzheimer's patient and how this all affects the relationship between the patient and their […]
Jun 10, 2013
UNMC honors two for aging research
UNMC researcher Tony Wilson, Ph.D., and medical student Matt Varon were honored recently for their research into Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions related to aging.
Jun 10, 2013
UNMC research offers rare glimpse into Parkinson’s disease using neuroimaging
A UNMC research team has found a way to monitor brain injuries that occur in Parkinson’s disease providing clinicians a rare glimpse into the disease process.
Jun 10, 2013