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December’s Silver U recipients announced
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Dec 14, 2005
Nearly 300 UNMC students to receive diplomas
Diplomas will be conferred on 296 UNMC students this week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha, Lincoln and Scottsbluff.
Dec 14, 2005
First class of UNMC College of Nursing accelerated bachelor’s degree in nursing program to graduate Dec. 16; 41-year-old student overcomes major life tragedies to be a nurse
Jorge Juarez, 41, was faced with major life tragedies that could have easily made him give up his goal of being a nurse. But he’s graduating this Friday. He and 16 of his fellow students, are the first graduating class of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science […]
Dec 14, 2005
UNMC researcher receives national research ethics award
Based on his contributions to the ethical conduct of research, Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., has received the Distinguished Service Award from the national organization for the protection of human and animal research subjects. Dr. Prentice, associate vice chancellor for regulatory affairs at UNMC, received the award earlier this month (Dec. 5) from the Applied Research […]
Dec 14, 2005
UNMC to test medication for pathological gambling
UNMC is participating in a clinical trial that is the first one solely intended to study a medication’s effect on pathological gambling. UNMC is one of 20 sites nationwide participating in the 15-week, Phase III clinical trial.
Dec 13, 2005
Spotlight on new faculty – meet John Brand, D.D.S.
John Brand, D.D.S., associate professor in the College of Dentistry and director of the oral radiology program, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Dec 13, 2005
Medical center supporter, Harlan Noddle, dies
Harlan Noddle, a longtime supporter of UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center, died Sunday, Dec. 11, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 69.
Dec 13, 2005
Lucia Cadetti named one of 10 post-doctoral Fight for Sight grant recipients
Lucia Cadetti, post-doctoral fellow at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, Neb., is one of 10 Fight for Sight 2005-06 Postdoctoral Fellowships recipients. Outstanding independent researchers were selected nationally. Fellows receive a $20,000 grant each year. Cadetti works with Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D., UNMC Department of Ophthalmology. “Lucia is an exceptionally […]
Dec 13, 2005
UNMC among sites to test first potential medication for pathological gambling
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is participating in a clinical trial that is the first one solely intended to study a medication’s effect on pathological gambling. “The intent of this study is to determine whether this particular medication can help people who have otherwise uncontrollable cravings to gamble,” said Dennis McNeilly, Psy.D., associate […]
Dec 13, 2005
Standard treatments not very effective for rare lymphoma
UNMC researchers are presenting important findings this week that could lead to dramatic changes in diagnosing and treating T-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Dec 12, 2005