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Seidman inspires UNMC leadership to ‘pursue significance’
How? That was the question posed to UNMC leadership at a workshop held recently at the Scott Conference Center.
Apr 29, 2008
May 17 poker run to benefit children with cancer
Children with cancer will benefit from funds raised during the Dillon Brothers Harley-Davidson’s 6th Annual Maiden Voyage Poker Run on Saturday, May 17.
Apr 29, 2008
Million-step Monday — Gold and silver incentive
Those who want to compete for the April Gold and Silver Shoes can chew on this as they walk — the winners for April get to keep the shoes.
Apr 28, 2008
Earmark funding the topic of May 15 workshop
UNMC faculty and administrators interested in congressionally-directed funding and the best avenues to secure it are encouraged to attend a workshop on Thursday, May 15 at noon in the Durham Research Auditorium.
Apr 28, 2008
CTR seminar today at noon
Douglas Keefe, Ph.D., of the Boys Town National Research Hospital will discuss improved methods for diagnosing hearing loss and middle ear problems during the monthly clinical and translational research (CTR) seminar today at noon in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005.
Apr 28, 2008
‘Statewide’ department receives U-wide teaching award
UNMC’s status as a “500-mile wide campus” truly comes to life in the department of family medicine.
Apr 28, 2008
UNMC psychologist receives prestigious national award
A child psychologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Joe Evans, Ph.D., has been named the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation Cummings Psyche Prize, an annual award that recognizes one psychologist in the country whose career exemplifies the integration of behavioral and primary health care. Dr. Evans, who is director of psychology […]
Apr 28, 2008
UNMC psychologist looks into new ways to treat gambling addiction
UNMC psychologist looks into new ways to treat gambling addiction Pathological gambling has become a significant public health problem with the proliferation of legalized gambling across the United States. Currently, there is no standard drug therapy for pathological gambling, but University of Nebraska Medical Center psychologist, Dennis P. McNeilly, PsyD., is investigating whether a drug […]
Apr 28, 2008
University of Nebraska Board of Regents approves purchase of $900,000 state-of-the-art research instrument to study diseases
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Regents recently approved the purchase of a Thermo Electron LTQ Orbitrap XL. The $900,000 piece of equipment was purchased in part by federal funds and from UNMC’s Tobacco Settlement Biomedical Research Development Fund. The Orbitrap, about the size of two refrigerators, is a mass spectrometer – […]
Apr 28, 2008
Better hearing tests the focus of monthly CTR seminar
Improved methods for diagnosing hearing loss and middle ear problems will be the topic of the monthly clinical and translational research (CTR) seminar on Monday at noon in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005.
Apr 25, 2008