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Spotlight on new faculty – meet Ernest Sigler, D.D.S.
Ernest Sigler, D.D.S., assistant professor in the College of Dentistry and faculty in area of Assessment and Treatment Planning, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Jan 20, 2006
Board of Regents approve agreement to allow UNMC, city to begin project to reduce 42nd Street traffic volume
By 2007, fewer Fords, Hondas and Jeeps will cut through the UNMC campus or travel down 42nd Street to reach their destination. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved an agreement with the City of Omaha for the modification of public streets in the campus vicinity. The project calls for improving the intersection […]
Jan 20, 2006
Board of Regents approve completion of construction of Center for Health Science Education at UNMC
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved the completion of construction of the Center for Health Science Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Center for Health Science Education will be located on the northeast corner of the intersection of 42nd and Emile streets at the former site of the Computing […]
Jan 20, 2006
UNMCs Munroe-Meyer Institute to create new center for autism, pediatric feeding disorders
The Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has added two former Johns Hopkins University researchers and plans to remodel the former Brace Place into state-of-the-art clinical and research facilities. Wayne Fisher, Ph.D., has been appointed director of the MMI Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Hattie B. Munroe Professor of Behavioral Research. […]
Jan 19, 2006
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.
Jan 19, 2006
MMI plans center for autism, pediatric feeding disorders
UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute has added two former Johns Hopkins University researchers and plans to remodel the former Brace Place into a new Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program.
Jan 19, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Mavis Fletcher, M.D.
Mavis Fletcher, M.D., assistant professor in the section of pathology/microbiology, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Jan 18, 2006
Research lab assignment policy finalized
UNMC Draft Policy No. 6071: Assignment of Research Laboratory Space has been finalized. The policy is intended as a guiding principle for use in making decisions and taking action with respect to research space. As the policy states, it applies to the entire UNMC campus (all colleges and institutes) and is especially relevant to jointly populated buildings.
Jan 18, 2006
MLK speaker calls for revolution of values
Robert Jensen, Ph.D., is preparing for a social revolution. The North Dakota native doesn’t expect to see the outcome, but he is frank and honest in his quest to transcend white supremacy.
Jan 18, 2006
College of Dentistry scientist receives $330,000 grant to study whether statin drugs may stop progression of Parkinson’s
Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, oral biology and pharmacology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln, has received a two-year, $330,750 grant to study the effectiveness of statins in stopping the destruction of neurons in mouse models with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, incurable neurological disorder […]
Jan 18, 2006