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Dr. Pamies sworn-in as chair of HHS advisory committee
Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean for graduate studies, was recently sworn-in as a new member and chairman of The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Advisory Committee on Minority Health. The committee is part of the Office on Minority Health.
Mar 17, 2009
UNMC maternal/child health advocate delivers prestigious public health lecture
Magda Peck, Sc.D., professor of pediatrics and public health for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been selected for the John C. MacQueen Lecture Award for her innovative work in the field of maternal and child health (MCH). The award is one of the most prestigious honors given by the Association of Maternal and […]
Mar 17, 2009
UNMC lauds AAHC president for remarks before Senate committee
A health care workforce shortage is looming and must be addressed. That was the message delivered last week by Steven Wartman, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC), in front of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. The message was right on target, said University of Nebraska Medical Center […]
Mar 17, 2009
Students to spend spring break doing service work
Nearly 70 UNMC faculty and students will provide medical service work during spring break trips to Jamaica, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Winnebago Indian Reservation and southern Mexico.
Mar 17, 2009
Think Green — recovering heat, recouping costs
Dedicated Heat Recovery Systems (DHRS) — which are capable of producing hot and chilled water simultaneously — will soon be installed in various buildings on campus, including Durham Research Center I and II.
Mar 16, 2009
Meet UNMC Scientist Laureate Howard Gendelman, M.D.
UNMC Scientist Laureate Howard Gendelman, M.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests.
Mar 16, 2009
New UNMC ads are on the air
Two UNMC advertisements began airing on Nebraska radio stations this weekend. The ads emphasize UNMC’s importance in addressing professional workforce shortage needs in two areas: nursing and behavioral health.
Mar 16, 2009
Dr. Gendelman’s UNMC journey leads to laureate award
When Howard Gendelman, M.D., first walked into his bleak second floor laboratory in Swanson Hall, he wondered whether he had taken a wrong turn.
Mar 16, 2009
Seminar to focus on role of math and computers in cell biology
Jim Rogers, Ph.D., an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will describe a new role for mathematicians and computer scientists in cell biology research today at noon during the monthly Clinical and Translational Research Seminar.
Mar 16, 2009
UNMC researchers identify enzyme involved in aortic aneurysms
An enzyme involved in aortic aneurysms was identified by investigators from the University of Nebraska Medical Center surgery department. Researchers hope the finding leads to new treatments and ways to identify aneurysms early. Timothy Baxter, M.D., professor. and Wanfen Xiong, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, led a team that published the findings in the […]
Mar 16, 2009