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Melanie Schrack receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ award
On Melanie Schrack’s 44th birthday, Dec. 27, 2000, she received the gift of a job at UNMC. Since that day, her colleagues say, she’s been the best present UNMC could ask for.
Oct 14, 2009
Nearly 80 percent of UNMC’s United Way goal raised so far
As of Tuesday morning, UNMC employees had raised $111,548 during the annual campus United Way drive.
Oct 14, 2009
Nov. 10 Omaha Science Cafe talk focuses on mini robot surgery
“Your Doctor is a Robot,” will be the featured talk Nov. 10 during the Omaha Science Café, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. The talk will focus on innovative surgical research being tested through the Center for Advanced Surgical Technology at UNMC. The talk will include a discussion […]
Oct 14, 2009
Live United ’09 – Nebraska Kidney Association supports research, patients
Pascale Lane, M.D., values the role played by the Nebraska Kidney Association to patients and researchers.
Oct 13, 2009
Campus construction forums set for Oct. 29 and Nov. 3
Forums will be held to update employees and faculty on current campus planning and construction, including efforts to compete for stimulus funding available through the ARRA “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009.”
Oct 13, 2009
Inventors honored during Innovation Week awards ceremony
Many UNMC researchers were honored for their innovations during UNeMed Corporation’s recent 2009 Innovation Awards ceremony in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Oct 13, 2009
UNO adviser to return to UNMC
An adviser from the University of Nebraska at Omaha will be back on the UNMC campus several times in the coming months to meet with medical center employees who wish to further their education.
Oct 13, 2009
Six honored at 2009 Alumni Reunion
Six individuals were honored for their contributions to their respective professions during the 2009 Alumni Reunion Weekend.
Oct 13, 2009
UNMC researcher’s grant renewed for nearly $10.4 million
Shelley Smith, Ph.D., director of molecular genetics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, recently learned her Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant for nearly $10.4 million was renewed for five years. Kirk Beisel, Ph.D., Creighton University, and Edward Walsh, Ph.D., Boys Town National Research Hospital, are co-primary investigators of the grant. […]
Oct 13, 2009
Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., honored for inventions
Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., one of the most prolific inventors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from UNeMed Corporation for his innovations that have transformed the clinical laboratory. Even as a child growing up in Lincoln, Dr. Markin loved to problem solve. Together, he and his […]
Oct 12, 2009