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Matthew Rizzo, M.D., named chair of neurological sciences

Iowa physician will increase faculty, grow clinical and research programs

Jan 17, 2014

Matthew Rizzo, M.D.

Dr. Gold to meet with faculty, staff and student leaders Monday

New chancellor’s start date is Feb. 1.

Jan 17, 2014

Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

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

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

Mohammad Siahpush, Ph.D.

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

James B. Milliken

22-year-old sees promise in breast cancer research

It was an emotional experience for Brandi Preston, 22, and breast cancer researcher, San Ming Wang, M.D., associate professor of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, when they met after he spoke to Bright Pink, a support group for those affected by familial breast cancer.

Jan 15, 2014

Brandi Preston and son Peyton

Demand grows for bioinformatic gurus

As information technology becomes more integral to health care, the need grows for specialists who can turn biomedical data into knowledge that will improve people’s health and wellbeing.

Jan 15, 2014

Jim McClay, M.D., (left), said that Scott Campbell is an example of the perfect biomedical informatics student.

Multitasking has its limits

There is the old joke about not being able to walk and chew gum at the same time. But there’s something to it, scientifically, said Dawn Venema, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy education. As a clinician, she saw it all the time.

Now she studies it.

Jan 15, 2014

Joseph Siu, Ph.D., and Dawn Venema, Ph.D.