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Tuesday final chance to register for animal research conference

Tuesday is the final day to register for IACUC 101 course, which will be held June 26 in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Jun 11, 2007

Second group of SMDEP scholars don white coats

If scholars participating in the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) at UNMC this summer get nothing else from their Omaha stay, College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., hopes they learn about professionalism.

Jun 11, 2007

Cancer Survivor Takes Tractor on the Road for Second Year in a Row

Cancer survivor Bob Husz will once again trek across Iowa as part of the Second Annual Tractor Ride Against Cancer (T.R.A.C.) June 11-15. The 250 mile journey along Highway 34 is a grassroots effort to raise funds and support for hematological malignancy (blood-related) cancer and solid tumor cancer research at the University of Nebraska Medical […]

Jun 11, 2007

Funeral services held for UNMC pediatrician, Dr. Hobart Wiltse

Funeral services were held Monday in Omaha for Hobart “Hobe” Wiltse, M.D., Ph.D., retired professor in the UNMC Department of Pediatrics, who died on June 6 from lung cancer.   Dr. Wiltse, 75, retired in 2002 after 37 years on the faculty. He was well known for his caring demeanor and for giving his time […]

Jun 11, 2007

2007-2010 strategic plan posted on the intranet

The 2007-2010 UNMC Strategic Plan has been posted on the UNMC Intranet (info.unmc.edu).

Jun 8, 2007

UNMC moves to purchase nearby OPPD property

In an effort to acquire additional space to allow for much needed campus expansion, UNMC will seek approval of the Board of Regents at its June 14 meeting for a property exchange with the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD).

Jun 8, 2007

Cancer survivor takes tractor on the road for second-straight year

Cancer survivor Bob Husz will once again trek across Iowa as part of the Second Annual Tractor Ride Against Cancer (T.R.A.C.) that will run Monday through next Friday.

Jun 8, 2007

42nd street to close Saturday for pedestrian bridge installation

The section of 42nd Street between Dewey and Emile streets will close temporarily on Saturday while the pedestrian bridge connecting the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education to Wittson Hall is set in place.

Jun 8, 2007

Mary Ann ‘Maisie’ Paustian dies at 78

Funeral services were held May 30 in Omaha for Mary Ann “Maisie” Paustian, wife of Fred Paustian, M.D., a legendary gastroenterologist at UNMC.

Jun 7, 2007

Delegates speaker series to focus on NIH research

The UNMC Delegates Program’s Quarterly Speaker Series event on June 27 at noon in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005 will feature a presentation on National Institutes of Health research by UNMC Vice Chancellor for Research Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D.

Jun 7, 2007