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Former Holdrege resident receives scholarship for his Alzheimer’s research at UNMC
Daniel Flaherty of Holdrege, Neb., a pharmaceutical sciences graduate student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently became the fourth recipient of the Nancy and Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Scholarship Fund Award for his research into potential pharmaceutical therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease. A 2001 graduate of Holdrege High School, Flaherty is the son of […]
Apr 23, 2008
UNMC Alumni Reunion Weekend slated for Sept. 19-20
The UNMC Alumni Reunion Weekend will be held Sept. 19-20.
Apr 22, 2008
Be green at home
A few small changes in your home and yard can lead to big reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and save money. Explore our list of nine simple steps you can take around the house and yard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Apr 22, 2008
Dr. Solheim – Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students
A mentor is a trusted friend, counselor or teacher who also is typically a more experienced person. That’s what students in UNMC’s Eppley Cancer Research Graduate Program (CRGP) have in Joyce Solheim, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the CRGP.
Apr 22, 2008
Tom Osborne, Chip Davis to headline Omaha wellness expo
University of Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne and Manheim Steamroller’s Chip Davis will be among the speakers at the Omaha Health, Wellness, & Fitness Expo this weekend in the Omaha Civic Auditorium’s Exhibition Hall.
Apr 22, 2008
Milton Zadina, M.D., named Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine
Milton Zadina, M.D., named Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Patient, friendly, kind. That’s how Columbus, Neb., family physician, Milton Zadina, M.D., is regarded by the numerous students who’ve had the opportunity to precept under him. “He’s very approachable, very interested in his students,” said Lucas McKnight, a fourth-year medical student at UNMC who spent […]
Apr 22, 2008
UNeMed seminar to focus on FDA approval of technology
FDA approval of technology will be the topic of a UNeMed sponsored seminar at 1 p.m. today in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Apr 21, 2008
Medical center recycling helps keep environment healthy
It seems you can’t go a week without hearing the phrase, “Go green.” There are “green” bloggers, movie stars buying “green” houses and “green” guides that show you how to be “green” at home and work. Though the saying has become fashionable, UNMC has been “going green” for about two decades with a strong reduce, reuse and recycle program.
Apr 21, 2008
National Institute of Medicine report findings: health care work force too small, unprepared for aging baby boomers
Jane Potter, M.D., and her fellow colleagues have known for a long time that America will be faced with a shortage of geriatricians if drastic measures aren’t taken. Dr. Potter, immediate past president of the American Geriatrics Society and chief of geriatrics and gerontology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, hopes the federal and […]
Apr 21, 2008
Holland honored for his support of research
Richard “Dick” Holland is always willing to take on a challenge. As his daughter, Mary Ann Holland, said, “My dad has never met a controversy he didn’t love. Once he gets his teeth into something, he’s like a pit bull.”
On April 14, Nebraskans for Research honored Holland at its annual tribute luncheon at Omaha’s Happy Hollow Club.
Apr 21, 2008