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Dr. Howard Gendelman named 2008 Scientist Laureate for UNMC
Howard Gendelman, M.D., professor and chairman of the department of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience (PEN), has been selected as the 2008 Scientist Laureate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for his outstanding work in battling neurodegenerative and infectious diseases. Scientist Laureate is the highest recognition given to a UNMC investigator. Dr. Gendelman is just […]
Feb 12, 2009
Apathy — Why should you care?
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.
Feb 11, 2009
Blood clot expert William Haire, M.D., retires
After a 22-year career at UNMC, William Haire, M.D., professor of medicine, has retired.
Feb 11, 2009
Wellness Wednesday — A note about employment status and benefits
Have you recently had a change in your Status or are you a new employee at UNMC?
Feb 11, 2009
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Kristina Bailey, M.D.
Kristina Bailey, M.D., assistant professor in the pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy section of the department of internal medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Feb 11, 2009
First-person narrative of Malcolm X coming to UNMC campus
Nationally-acclaimed scholar and speaker Charles Everett Pace will perform as Malcolm X on the Medical Center campus on Thursday, Feb. 19 at noon in College of Nursing Room 1011 and 1012.
Feb 10, 2009
Revving up the Walk and Roll bandwagon
C. Louis Meyer Foundation board members and volunteers will be on campus today through Thursday promoting the Walk and Roll for Disabilities on Feb. 22.
Feb 10, 2009
UNMC Physicians celebrates opening of surgery center/medspa
UNMC Physicians, the physician practice group for UNMC, will open its new Village Pointe Aesthetic Surgery and Dreams MedSpa in west Omaha this week.
Feb 10, 2009
Walk and Roll for Disabilities set for Feb. 22
When Sarah Gardels was asked to write down how long she’d been participating in programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, she penciled in ‘100 years.’ For as long as the 25-year-old can remember, she’s been coming and going under the yellow awning that is synonymous with MMI. First it was […]
Feb 10, 2009
Dr. Singh to discuss brain function at Science Cafe
UNMC neurologist Sanjay Singh, M.D., will discuss how the brain works today at 7:30 p.m. during a Science Cafe at the Slowdown in downtown Omaha.
Feb 10, 2009