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Search begins for Buffett Institute Director

The University of Nebraska has started a search for the inaugural executive director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute.

Jul 11, 2011

Faculty needed to facilitate problem-based learning

The College of Medicine seeks faculty to serve as Problem-Based Learning (PBL) facilitators for the Fall 2011 semester.

Jul 11, 2011

UNMC camp boosts science literacy among American Indian youth

Twenty-one American Indian youths from reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota, as well as Omaha, participated in the recent Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) camp hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center June 5-9.   The camp is part of a $1.3 million grant received by UNMC in 2006 from the National Center for […]

Jul 11, 2011

Dr. Follett talks chronic pain

Ken Follett, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of and chief of neurosurgery, was part of an Institute of Medicine committee that developed a recent report on chronic pain.

Jul 8, 2011

UNMC for the record

Drs. Renaisa Anthony and Tina Scott-Mordhorst are honored.

Jul 8, 2011

Keep tabs on funding opportunities

Want to see what funding opportunities are available to UNMC researchers?

Jul 8, 2011

Hair to be shaved in the DOC today

Baldness will descend on the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium at 1 p.m. today as UNMC pediatric oncologist Bruce Gordon, M.D., and several others will give up their hair at the Shave-A-Thon to benefit The St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

Jul 8, 2011

More than 1,000 riders expected for 2nd annual Owl Ride

Riverfront start won’t be impacted by flooding   More than 1,000 cyclists have already registered for the 2nd annual Owl Ride, Omaha’s nighttime urban cycling adventure. Set for 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, the unique recreational bike ride is the largest annual night bicycle ride between Chicago and Denver.   The flooding along the Missouri River […]

Jul 8, 2011

NU names new leader of distance/online education operations

Mary Paulett Niemiec has been appointed as NU’s associate vice president for distance education and director of University of Nebraska Online Worldwide.

Jul 7, 2011

UNMC receives $1.3 million renewal grant aimed at boosting science literacy among American Indian youth

A program aimed at strengthening the math and science curriculum among American Indian youth in Nebraska and South Dakota will continue thanks to the renewal of the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) grant. The $1.3 million grant to the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been renewed for another five years through the National Center […]

Jul 7, 2011