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UNMC now a post-doc training site for clinical microbiologists
The UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology recently was accredited by the American College of Microbiology’s Committee on Postgraduate Educational Programs (CPEP) as a training site for post doctoral fellows in clinical microbiology.
Feb 16, 2009
Neuroimaging the focus of today’s CTR seminar
Michael Boska, Ph.D., vice chairman for research in the department of radiology, will present “Neuroimaging Research: From Mice to Men” today at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Feb 16, 2009
Meet UNMC New Investigator Ali Nawshad, Ph.D.
UNMC researcher Ali Nawshad, Ph.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 23 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists or New Investigators for 2008. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 16 ceremony to recognize their achievements.
Feb 16, 2009
I Love UNMC — The Envelope Please …
After three months, 18 video submissions and more than 25,000 video views on YouTube, the grand prize winners of the I Love UNMC video contest were announced Friday by Chuckles the Gnome and Tom O’Connor.
Feb 16, 2009
Research Notes – Dr. Thoreson’s work published in Nature Neuroscience
Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D., professor in the departments of ophthalmology and visual sciences and pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, was a co-investigator on research findings that were published in the current issue of the scientific journal, Nature Neuroscience.
Feb 16, 2009
UNMC loses Dr. Wheelock — a prolific researcher and mentor
Although the research skills of Margaret "Peggy" Wheelock, Ph.D., enabled her to land sizeable grants that transformed UNMC scientific landscape, her greatest legacy lies in the many junior faculty she mentored. "Peggy was truly devoted to mentoring junior faculty and her only priority was making sure those she mentored succeeded," said Ali Nawshad, Ph.D., an […]
Feb 16, 2009
Meet UNMC Distinguished Scientist Bernard Timothy Baxter, M.D.
UNMC researcher Bernard Timothy Baxter, M.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 23 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists or New Investigators for 2008. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 15 ceremony to recognize their achievements.
Feb 13, 2009
Nominate that super co-worker for a Gold ‘U’ award
Do you a have a co-worker or colleague at work that without whom the office would cease to run smoothly? Why not take the time to nominate him or her for the Chancellor’s Gold U award?
Feb 13, 2009
Individual stethoscopes protect patients from disease
UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is once again taking a proactive step to reduce the risk for hospital-acquired infections.
Feb 13, 2009
UNMC researchers address apathy in patients with Alzheimer’s disease or chronic conditions such as diabetes and obesity
It’s easy to be apathetic. It’s something we all experience. Some days we just wake up and have no motivation. Nothing seems to matter. However, in some chronic diseases apathy turns into a clinical syndrome characterized by poor initiation, loss of motivation, indifference and lack of persistence. Apathy syndrome impairs self-management behaviors, leads to […]
Feb 13, 2009