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Researchers at UNMC receive $12 million boost in research funding
The field of neurodegenerative research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center just got a $12 million boost in research funding. Researchers in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience (PEN) have secured funding for seven grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a pharmaceutical company to study three distinct areas all […]
Jun 19, 2008
Lookin’ at U — Pam McCright
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee to feature. This week, we feature Pam McCright, senior buyer in the UNMC Procurement office.
Jun 19, 2008
New compounds may treat ocular, neurodegenerative disorders
This is the third of three stories that have run in UNMC Today this week that focus on the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Convention, the largest biotechnology event in the world, to be held this week in San Diego. A team from UNMC will join a number of other Nebraska academic, business and industry organizations in showcasing biotechnology innovations during the convention, which will take place in the San Diego Convention Center.
Jun 18, 2008
New HR division born out of restructuring
The new UNMC Employee Benefits and Work-Life Programs Division has been created as part of a restructuring in the medical center’s business and finance and human resources operations.
Jun 18, 2008
UNMC/Children’s partnership takes next step
In the next step in implementing an affiliation between Children’s Hospital and the UNMC College of Medicine, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved the creation of a new physician practice.
Jun 18, 2008
Dr. Kanmogne received $1.4 million NIH grant
UNMC researcher Georgette Kanmogne, Ph.D., recently received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, to study ways to prevent HIV-1 associated dementia.
Jun 18, 2008
Durham Museum lecture to focus on The Amazon Basin
On Tuesday, June 24 at noon, Ryan Valdez from the Smithsonian Associates will give a compelling presentation on the eight country regions of the Amazon with the greatest concentration of biodiversity anywhere on earth.
Jun 18, 2008
UNMC professor named to prestigious national board
Sam Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., the Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pathology and Microbiology, has been named to the National Institute of Environmental Health Services (NIEHS) Board of Scientific Counselors. The NIEHS, which is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to improve health care […]
Jun 18, 2008
UNMC research looks to improve macular degeneration care
This is the second of three stories that will run in UNMC Today this week that focus on the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Convention, the largest biotechnology event in the world, to be held this week in San Diego. A team from UNMC will join a number of other Nebraska academic, business and industry organizations in showcasing biotechnology innovations during the convention, which will take place in the San Diego Convention Center.
Jun 17, 2008
COPH hands out year-end awards and scholarships
An administrator from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, a premedical student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a community-health nurse recently received awards from the UNMC College of Public Health.
Jun 17, 2008