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UNMC researchers: Estrogen derivative may initiate certain cancers
UNMC researchers are part of a team that studied simple urine samples and found that certain estrogen derivatives can react with DNA to cause damage that may initiate breast, prostate and other cancers.
Feb 7, 2008
Student Senate resolution protests affirmative action ban
The UNMC Student Senate joined their faculty counterparts on Wednesday night by passing a resolution urging Nebraska state senators to reject a legislative initiative to ban affirmative action.
Feb 7, 2008
Lookin’ at U — Eric White
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a new series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” This week, we feature Eric White, a graphic designer in UNMC Printing Services.
Feb 7, 2008
UNMC to be featured Friday on CBS Evening News
Steve Hartman is a great storyteller. Each week, he scours the country looking for unique stories on fascinating people for his weekly “Assignment America” segment on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. This week, Hartman came to Omaha to put together a video masterpiece on Mark Gilbert, UNMC’s artist in residence who has been involved in two pioneering efforts — teaching medical students how to improve their observation skills and painting a series of portraits of patients and their caregivers.
Feb 7, 2008
281 UNMC physicians recognized on Best Doctors list
A total of 281 University of Nebraska Medical Center physicians, including 151 full and part-time faculty, have been recognized as being among the Best Doctors in America. The Best Doctors in America 2007-2008 database contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 35,000 physicians in the United States in more than 40 specialties, or […]
Feb 7, 2008
UNMC Off the Clock – Sara Cizek Going calls the Bluejays’ shots
Sara Cizek Going knows basketball. As a high school player, Cizek Going, a government relations specialist at UNMC, helped lead Millard South to a Class A state championship in 1996. She followed that up with four years of playing Division I hoops as a forward at Creighton University. After wrapping up her career with the Bluejays in 2002, Cizek Going was prepared to walk away from the game, head off to law school and join the “real world.” But a funny thing happened on the way to the bar exam.
Feb 6, 2008
Excitement grows about possible Norfolk nursing division
NORFOLK — Video of UNMC leaders and members of the northeast Nebraska community commenting on the possibility of a division of the UNMC College of Nursing coming to Norfolk.
Feb 6, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Oleg Militsakh, M.D.
Oleg Militsakh, M.D., associate professor in the section of head and neck surgical oncology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Feb 6, 2008
Capital campaign kicks off for proposed Norfolk nursing division
NORFOLK — An impending winter storm couldn’t put a damper on the spirits of northeast Nebraskans Tuesday as about 60 people attended the launch of a fundraising campaign for a proposed division of the UNMC College of Nursing.
Feb 6, 2008
UNMC researchers find evidence in simple urine test that estrogen derivative may initiate breast, prostate and other cancers
Researchers have discovered that certain estrogen derivatives (metabolites) can react with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to cause damage that may initiate a series of events leading to breast, prostate and other cancers. They found evidence in a simple urine test in humans. Understanding of a common mechanism of cancer initiation could result in better assessment […]
Feb 6, 2008