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Dr. Zucker-led team nets $9.1 million grant renewal

A $9.1 million program project grant renewal will allow a team of UNMC cardiovascular scientists to continue its groundbreaking heart failure research.

Jul 24, 2009

Medical center again receives gold award for stroke care

For the second year in a row, UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award.

Jul 24, 2009

UNMC students discuss their work with underserved patients

It may have been a few summers ago, but Ashley Huff remembers clearly what it felt like to see people risk their lives in the desert.

Jul 23, 2009

Lookin’ at U – Emily Ziskovsky

Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” This week, we feature Emily Ziskovsky, workstation specialist in the patient information office at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Jul 23, 2009

Think it’ll fit?

UNMC Printing Service’s new four-color printing press did fit through the second-floor window in the Academic and Research Services building on Monday.

Jul 23, 2009

Bracelets encourage children to develop healthy habits

A University of Nebraska Medical Center invention originally designed to help adults eat healthier is now being used to promote good eating and exercise habits in children. Habitwise, (Habitwise.com), formerly known as A-wrist-a-tracs, uses color-coded bracelets based on the USDA food pyramid to track and promote healthy eating habits throughout the day. Once a food […]

Jul 23, 2009

UNMC professor begins term as president of national pharmacy organization

Jeffrey Baldwin, Pharm.D., professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, has begun a one-year term as president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Dr. Baldwin assumed the presidency at the AACP’s annual convention in Boston this week.   The AACP was founded in 1900 and […]

Jul 23, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Making health a habit

A UNMC invention originally designed to help adults eat healthier is now used to promote good nutrition and exercise habits in children.

Jul 22, 2009

A call for quitters

Have you been able to successfully kick tobacco products? Or, have you tried to quit and been unsuccessful?

Jul 22, 2009

Dr. Baldwin takes over as AACP president

Jeffrey Baldwin, Pharm.D., professor of pharmacy practice at UNMC, takes over as president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) today.

Jul 22, 2009