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Million-step Monday — accounting for the competition
Some friendly competition is helping the folks in general accounting and sponsored programs accounting keep pace during the UNMC 1 Million Step Challenge.
Aug 6, 2007
Study focused on mystery of West Nile virus
Doctors and researchers at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, are working to uncover the mystery of why some people infected with West Nile virus become severely ill and others show no symptoms.
Aug 6, 2007
Spotlight on innovation — meet Dong Wang, Ph.D.
On Aug. 23, UNMC scientists will be recognized for their groundbreaking research at UNeMed’s 2007 Innovation Awards. This is the fourth in a series of profiles spotlighting these remarkable scientists.
Aug 6, 2007
Novice Scientists Showcase Summer Research Projects
Novice scientists showcase summer research projects College students from across the state will showcase their biomedical research work at a conference in Grand Island, Aug. 8-9 at the Interstate Holiday Inn, just south of I-80 on Highway 281. The students – from nine different undergraduate and community colleges – are participants in a program that […]
Aug 6, 2007
UNMC hosts 17 students for 2007 State Science Meet Alumni Reunion
Seventeen Nebraska high school students recently attended a reunion for former participants of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s State Science Meet. The students, who were eighth graders in 2004 and 2005, are now juniors and seniors in high school. From July 18 to 20, the students explored science and health care careers, visited […]
Aug 6, 2007
Public invited to free non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma presentation
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites the public to a free presentation on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. CDT.
Aug 3, 2007
UNMC researcher brings pilot project to West Africa
UNMC researcher Georgette Kanmogne, Ph.D., recently received $386,422 from the National Institutes of Mental Health to launch a pilot project on the neurological impact of HIV in West Africans living in Cameroon.
Aug 3, 2007
Web source ranks Eppley among world’s leading cancer centers
The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center is among 21 of the world’s leading cancer centers according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving care for cancer patients.
Aug 3, 2007
UNMC hosts 2007 State Science Meet Alumni Reunion
Seventeen Nebraska high school students recently attended a reunion for past participants of the UNMC State Science Meet. The students, who were eighth graders in 2004 and 2005, are now juniors and seniors in high school.
Aug 3, 2007
Support of Bill and Ruth Scott makes new arthritis research center a reality
Great Scott…they are at it again. Two of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s biggest supporters, Ruth and Bill Scott, were on campus recently to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Nebraska Arthritis Outcomes Research Center located on the third floor of Poynter Hall. The center, which was made possible by a major donation by […]
Aug 3, 2007