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Patrick Rejda receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ for June

Lending technical expertise to UNMC is a family thing for Patrick Rejda. So is the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ award.

Jul 29, 2010

Lookin’ at U – Danielle Dohrmann

This week, we feature Danielle Dohrmann, higher education project coordinator in International Health and Medical Education.

Jul 29, 2010

Faculty Senate elects new officers

The UNMC Faculty Senate has elected officers for 2010-2011.

Jul 29, 2010

UNMC opens new center to help seniors age successfully

Successful aging is about living where you want to live, doing what you want to do and enjoying a full life. It’s about preventing future illness and improving quality of life with small changes that bring big rewards. The Home Instead Center for Successful Aging at the University of Nebraska Medical Center offers this and […]

Jul 29, 2010

Science Café to explore problems of preterm births

Nebraska needs to look for ways to reduce preterm births and improve outcomes It’s estimated that preterm births cost society more than $26.2 billion per year.   It’s a huge problem and lowering the number of preterm births is certainly a major goal that health professionals are striving to achieve. A preterm birth is considered […]

Jul 29, 2010

Research funding at UNMC tops $115 million

Researchers at UNMC brought in more than $115 million during the 2009-10 fiscal year, a nearly 15 percent increase from last year’s total of $100 million.

Jul 28, 2010

Emphasis on ‘mega’ grants pays off

In the fiscal year 2009-2010, UNMC investigators received 11 grants that paid more than $1 million each, for an average of $2.8 million.

Jul 28, 2010

Wellness Wednesday – Discounted ice skating lessons for UNMC personnel — CORRECTED DISCOUNT

Here’s a cool thought for you as we head into the “Dog Days of Summer.”

Jul 28, 2010

UNMC Grants – Organization awards opthalmology department $100K grant

The UNMC Department of Opthalmology has received a $100,000 grant from Research to Prevent Blindess (RPB) to support investigations into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases.

Jul 28, 2010

Research funding at UNMC climbs to record $115 million

Despite difficult economic times, UNMC records 15 percent increase over previous high Research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center continues to climb as researchers brought in more than $115 million during the 2009-10 fiscal year, a nearly 15 percent increase from last year’s total of $100 million.   “Even in these difficult economic times, […]

Jul 27, 2010