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Business and finance’s Connie Rush dies after battle with cancer
Connie Rush — division director of payroll, records and benefits at UNMC — died Wednesday at The Nebraska Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. She was 52.
Mar 21, 2008
A perfect match
For fourth-year UNMC medical students Michelle Sudyka and Kelli Rudman, being matched up has become natural. The two Omahans have gone to school together since seventh grade. First, it was middle school at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School, then on to Gross High School, undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas and medical school here at UNMC. So when both learned Thursday that they are headed to Milwaukee for residencies, they were surprisingly … well … surprised.
Mar 21, 2008
Julie Vose, M.D., named to board of Nebraska Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Nebraska Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society recently named Julie Vose, M.D., to its board of trustees, a two-year term. Dr. Vose is the Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor, and chief of the section of hematology/oncology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “Dr. Vose brings a high level of […]
Mar 21, 2008
Meet UNMC Scientist Laureate Irving H. Zucker, Ph.D.
UNMC researcher Irving Zucker, Ph.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests. NOTE: Dr. Zucker and 26 the researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists or New Investigators for 2007 will be honored today during ceremony today at 4 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium. Each of these researchers have been profiled in UNMC Today leading up to today’s ceremony.
Mar 20, 2008
Lookin’ at ‘U’ — Robin Taylor
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” This week, we feature Robin Taylor, a project coordinator in the department of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience.
Mar 20, 2008
Dr. Zucker lets the science guide him
Every profession has them. People who show up to work every day — year after year — and steadily build a body of work that serves as a blue print and educational fodder for those who come after. UNMC’s Irving H. Zucker, Ph.D., serves this role in the world of biomedical research.
Mar 20, 2008
Wind trio to perform during Music as Medicine concert
A trio of woodwind performers will present 20th century pieces during today’s Music as Medicine concert at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium.
Mar 20, 2008
Dr. Hinrichs named chairman of pathology and microbiology
One of UNMC’s most recognizable physicians, Steven Hinrichs, M.D., will soon take on a new challenge — chairman of the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology.
Mar 20, 2008
115 UNMC senior medical students receive residency assignments
A total of 115 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have received their residency assignments through the National Resident Matching Program. A residency is a training program for newly-graduated physicians in the area of medicine of their choice. On March 20 at the same time, more than 15,000 U.S. medical school […]
Mar 20, 2008
Munroe-Meyer Institute to sponsor symposium April 4 & 5 to feature leading experts in treating children with developmental disabilities
Leading experts in behavioral, genetic and developmental medicine on April 4 and 5, will address the latest information, research and multidisciplinary insights on treating children with developmental disabilities. The symposium in downtown Omaha at the DoubleTree Hotel is sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The conference is targeted […]
Mar 20, 2008