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A bright smile drives genetic research

A 9-year-old with Juvenile Batten disease
motivates her aunt, a UNMC scientist.

Dec 18, 2012

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., hopes that her research will help children like her niece, Olivia, who has Juvenile Batten disease.

Under the microscope – Stay on the treadmill

UNMC study to examine how to keep heart failure patients exercising; could benefit others.

Dec 18, 2012

Strengthening his heart wasn’t the only goal Phil Hester had on his mind when he enrolled in Dr. Bunny Pozehl’s study on heart failure and exercise. He wanted to be strong enough to walk into Heinz Field — home of his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers. He accomplished both goals.

Don’t interrupt the nurse

Study reveals ways to reduce medication errors in rural hospitals.

Dec 18, 2012

A Pyxis medication system, similar to the one shown here, was installed recently at Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Neb., to help streamline the medication dispensing process. Dorotha Rohlfsen, a registered nurse at The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, is shown in the photo.

‘UNMC Night with the Omaha Lancers’ on Dec. 29

See how you can get discounted tickets to the Dec. 29 Lancers game in the new Ralston Arena.

Dec 18, 2012

Weekly eTip – Clean your email over the holidays

Question: I’m getting messages that my email space if over half full, so I plan to spend some time over the holidays deleting emails. Can you provide any suggestions to speed this process?

Dec 18, 2012

UNMC’s research stretches around the world

International collaboration connects the
brightest minds in search of answers to
complex problems.

Dec 18, 2012

Delores McArthur reception among campus life calendar listings

Keep an eye on campus happenings on the campus life calendar.

Dec 18, 2012

Data analysis sets up collaboration from half a world away

It would take 275 four-gigabyte hard drives, or 6,000 complete sets of the seven-book Harry Potter series, to hold all the data researcher John Chan, M.D., has generated from 22 lymphoma biopsies.

Dec 18, 2012

Graduate students Weiwei Zhang and Qiang Gong collaborate from half a world away on cancer research.

Nursing researchers study genetic risks for nicotine dependence

Would knowing they are prone to nicotine addiction help motivate smokers to quit? College of Nursing researchers want to know.

Dec 18, 2012

International collaboration moves research forward

Why are China and Chinese scientists excited about collaborating with the United States and with UNMC?

Dec 18, 2012

Yong Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.