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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

Nominate that super co-worker for a Gold ‘U’ award

Do you a have a co-worker or colleague at work 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?

May 12, 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

Think Green — Sorrell Center awarded LEED Certification

The Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education building has achieved LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

May 11, 2009