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Golden Apples awarded to College of Medicine faculty
After Paul Larsen, M.D., received the Hirshmann Prize for Teaching Excellence-Golden Apple Award at the recent College of Medicine Honors Convocation — one thing is certain — the UNMC professor of pediatrics and neurological sciences will not receive the award again.
May 13, 2009
Wellness Wednesday — Slow down, have a cup of tea
I was swamped last Friday with another hectic day in public relations. … I was tempted to take a “working lunch” in the name of increased productivity. But I knew I needed to go the Asian tea festival, the latest event in the year-long UNMC Diversity Lectures and Cultural Arts Series.
May 13, 2009
McGoogan Library of Medicine announces first Davis lectureship
Lessons learned from past scientists — whose significant discoveries led to new therapies and treatment of disease — can be valuable to those who work to confront modern disease. This idea is the foundation for the new Richard B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., History of Medicine Lectureship.
May 13, 2009
UNMC scientists ID molecule superfamily that causes melanoma spread
A superfamily of molecules hold the secret to the progression and spread of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer, reveals a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.
May 13, 2009
UNMC scientists ID molecule superfamily that causes melanoma spread
A University of Nebraska Medical Center research team has determined that a superfamily of molecules hold the secret to the progression and spread of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer. The study results were published in today’s issue of the British Journal of Cancer. UNMC researcher Seema Singh, Ph.D., a research associate in […]
May 13, 2009
Nurse faculty member recognized for groundbreaking research in dynamics of cancer caregiving
Taking care of someone with cancer is not easy. There’s demands of performing the sometimes complicated health care tasks, as well as the time, energy, and psychological demands. Karen Schumacher, Ph.D., whose career interest in research strives to design interventions to help caregivers, will receive the Oncology Nursing Society’s Excellence in Writing Award […]
May 13, 2009
UNMC students receive Harris scholarship awards
Twenty-five UNMC nursing students and graduate students who study cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia recently were honored with scholarships from Norman Harris, an Omaha native who lives in San Diego.
May 12, 2009
UNMC provides psychiatric care to airmen via telehealth
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a toll on the mental health resources available to troops in the United States Air Force.
May 12, 2009
Schmit-Pokorny receives award from national nursing society
PITTSBURGH — Kim Schmit-Pokorny, nurse manager and case manager in the section of oncology/hematology, has received the 2009 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Excellence in Blood and Marrow Transplantation Award.
May 12, 2009
SNMA organization holds graduation reception
For Marcus Harris, M.D., and his family, graduation weekend held a lot of “firsts.”
May 12, 2009