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Campus bone marrow registration drive set for Friday
UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and several other local businesses will host a bone-marrow registration drive this week.
Mar 22, 2011
UNMC lecture April 1 to discuss potential merit of reduced calorie diet in aging
An expert on the benefits of caloric restriction, will be the guest speaker Friday, April 1, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology. John Holloszy, M.D., is a professor of medicine and director of the section of applied physiology in the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences […]
Mar 22, 2011
UNMC research leads to new information regarding treating ADHD in small children
Clinicians who treat five and six-year-old children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), now have new information regarding treatment. In an eight-week, double-blind clinical trial, atomoxetine was found to be well tolerated and effective at reducing the core symptoms of ADHD. The study was led by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, […]
Mar 22, 2011
UNMC Grants – $9 million award for study of aging and HIV infection
UNMC has received a National Institutes of Health Center Grant totaling $9 million to investigate the now chronic nature of HIV infection and its interaction with aging.
Mar 21, 2011
Benefit ‘U’ in focus — UNMC Real Estate with Honors
Do you own a property that you would like to rent or sell by owner? UNMC Real Estate With Honors accepts properties from UNMC students, faculty and staff.
Mar 21, 2011
Zoo membership drive extended to March 31
UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center employees have the opportunity to purchase Henry Doorly Zoo memberships on campus through March 31 as the zoo has extended its membership drive.
Mar 21, 2011
NU President on the retirement of Dr. Donal Burns
NU President James B. Milliken comments on the retirement of the university’s corporation secretary, Donal Burns, Ph.D., and the interim promotion of Carmen Maurer.
Mar 21, 2011
HR reviews and revises several policies
A list of and links to revised and reviewed HR policies.
Mar 21, 2011
Stuttering is the topic of the next Science Café in Lincoln March 31
Stuttering is the topic of the next Science Café, at 6:30 p.m., March 31, at red9, 9th and M Streets in Lincoln. Attendees will hear from E. Charles Healey, Ph.D., a professor of speech-language pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Healey has taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the past 33 years. […]
Mar 21, 2011
UNMC’s ice skating rink closed for the season
Due to the warmer weather, the University of Nebraska Medical Center closed its outdoor ice skating rink March 20, a week earlier than planned. The rink will reopen next November. UNMC hosted its first-ever Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s, an event that raised more than $40,000 for Parkinson’s research. Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates […]
Mar 21, 2011