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Ambassador of Hope event honoring Tom Brokaw nets more than $1.4 million for UNMC Eppley Cancer Center
Preliminary numbers are in and, predictably, Friday’s Ambassador of Hope Gala proved to be a resounding success. Early counts show more than $1.4 million was raised during the event. The money benefits research at UNMC’s Eppley Cancer Center. “This year’s Ambassador of Hope Gala was a fantastic event,” said Kenneth Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., […]
Oct 18, 2006
Cholesterol: Know your numbers!
Blood cholesterol is one of the most important markers of heart disease risk. High cholesterol increases your risk for heart attacks and strokes. Increasingly, we realize you need to know more than just your total cholesterol number.
Oct 17, 2006
Munroe-Meyer board president Goranson killed in car wreck
Carol Goranson, president of the Munroe-Meyer Institute Operating Board, died Thursday in an automobile accident.
Oct 17, 2006
About $1.6 million raised for Eppley Cancer Center
Preliminary numbers are in and, predictably, Friday’s Ambassador of Hope Gala proved to be a resounding success.
Oct 17, 2006
McGlade accepts post in UNMC College of Medicine Dean’s Office
Mike McGlade has joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Dean’s Office as senior associate dean for administration and director of finance. The promotion, which was effective Sept. 1, is another step in formalizing the new administrative structure in the dean’s office. “This is part of the ongoing redevelopment of the […]
Oct 17, 2006
McGlade joins restructured COM dean’s office
Mike McGlade has joined the College of Medicine Dean’s Office as senior associate dean for administration and director of finance. The promotion, which was effective Sept. 1, is another step in formalizing the new administrative structure in the dean’s office.
Oct 16, 2006
What it means to be a cancer survivor
Cancer survivors at Friday’s news conference with Tom Brokaw share what it meant to live through the disease.
Oct 16, 2006
UNMC College of Dentistry Class of 2006 score one for the record books
UNMC College of Dentistry Class of 2006 score one for the record books The Dental Hygiene Class of 2006 not only had a 100% pass rate on their Dental Hygiene National Board examinations, but their average score was #1 in the entire U.S., among 256 Dental Hygiene programs. “Congratulations to the students, as well as […]
Oct 16, 2006
End of Ak-Sar-Ben reign caps ‘special year’ for Dr. Maurer
UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer’s reign as Ak-Sar-Ben king will end this weekend, capping a “special year” for Dr. Maurer and his wife, Beverly.
Oct 13, 2006
Brokaw: ‘Places like this bring hope’
UNMC’s Eppley Cancer Center is a place where hope lives, legendary newsman Tom Brokaw said Friday.
Oct 13, 2006