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Reminder: complete Firefly/SAP survey by Friday
This is reminder that UNMC employees should complete your Firefly/SAP Survey by Friday.
Oct 9, 2008
UNMC researchers enjoy record quarter in research funding
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers have netted $32.2 million in research funding for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008-2009, by the far the highest total ever obtained by medical center researchers during a single quarter. The previous highest total for a quarter was $26.4 million set in 2004. In the first quarter of […]
Oct 9, 2008
UNMC College of Dentistry faculty member receives $50,000 teaching fellowship from American Academy of Periodontology
News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation has awarded a $50,000 AAP Teaching Fellowship to Matthew Byarlay, D.D.S., assistant professor in the Department of Surgical Specialties at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Dentistry. “I am very pleased that Dr. […]
Oct 9, 2008
Four receive awards at UNMC Alumni Reunion
Four distinguished alumni were honored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Alumni Reunion Weekend on Sept. 19-20 in Omaha. The honorees and their awards included: UNMC College of Medicine Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award – Paul Young, M.D., Lexington, Ky., Class of 1958; UNMC College of Nursing Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award – […]
Oct 9, 2008
UNMC team gains insight into tumor progression, metastasis
The research group led by UNMC’s Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., is known to tackle complex scientific problems. Their latest discovery sheds light on how tumor cells interact and survive during the process of metastasis, when they end up in unusual environments (such as when a cell from the pancreas colonizes the liver).
Oct 9, 2008
Pirates of Penzance preview on campus Thursday
UNMC faculty, staff and students are invited to bring their lunches to the Durham Research Center Auditorium on Thursday to enjoy a preview of the Opera Omaha production of “The Pirates of Penzance.”
Oct 8, 2008
UNMC researchers enjoy record quarter in research funding
UNMC researchers have netted $32.2 million in research funding for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008-2009, by far the highest total ever obtained by medical center investigators during a single quarter.
Oct 8, 2008
UNMC hosts international conference on pathogens
Expanding our knowledge base about dangerous antibiotic resistant pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and GroupA streptococci (flesh-eating bacteria) will be the focus of a major conference in Omaha this week hosted by UNMC.
Oct 8, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — Coping in a tough financial climate
In what has become a regular headline in recent weeks, the stock market plunged again on Monday, sending yet another wave of fear through the collective hearts of Americans who are worried about their financial futures.
Oct 8, 2008
UNMC psychiatrist: Amid financial crisis, remember the basics
In what has become a regular headline in recent weeks, the stock market plunged again on Monday and Tuesday, sending yet another wave of fear through the collective hearts of Americans who are worried about their financial futures. The recent news from the financial world has dredged up fear across the globe and fiscal worries […]
Oct 8, 2008