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Radiation Sciences introduces pinning ceremony

Sixty-two students in UNMC’s Division of Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) recently participated in the division’s first pinning ceremony.

Sep 17, 2003

Retirement tea for College of Nursing dean

Photos from Tuesday’s retirement tea for College of Nursing Dean Ada Lindsey, Ph.D.

Sep 17, 2003

Epilepsy program brings new level of expertise to Nebraska

After its first year of operation, the Nebraska Epilepsy Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, has been a huge success with more than 300 epilepsy patients presently being treated. The program is under the direction of Sanjay Singh, M.D., who joined UNMCs neurological sciences department […]

Sep 17, 2003

UNMC receives $10.6 million NIH grant to study genes in neurosensory systems

UNMC learned Monday that it has been awarded a five-year grant totaling more than $10.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study genes in neurosensory systems. The grant – the largest ever received by UNMC – was funded through the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) program, which is supported by the NIH.

Sep 16, 2003

University of Nebraska advances in competition for DHS research center

The University of Nebraska is one of 12 universities invited to submit a full proposal for a university-based Department of Homeland Security (DHS) research center related to the economic consequences of terrorism.

Sep 16, 2003

Panhandle Community Services in Gering/Scottsbluff awarded grant that enables UNMC College of Dentistry’s dental hygiene program to expand to western Nebraska

The Panhandle Community Services of Gering has received a three-year, $221,690 grant from the  Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System Nebraska Healthcare Cash Fund (tobacco settlement fund) which has allowed the University of Nebraska Medical Center to expand its dental hygiene program in western Nebraska. PCS, located in Gering, has subcontracted with the […]

Sep 16, 2003

UNMC names new department chairman to lead genetics, cell biology and anatomy

James Shull, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Centers Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, has been named chairman of UNMCs department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy. He assumed the post on Sept. 1. Dr. Shull succeeds Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., who became vice chancellor for research in February […]

Sep 16, 2003

UNMC receives $10.6 million grant from NIH to study genes in neurosensory systems

The University of Nebraska Medical Center learned today that it has been awarded a five-year grant totaling more than $10.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study genes in neurosensory systems. The grant the largest ever received by UNMC was funded through the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) program, which is […]

Sep 15, 2003

Pharmacy student enjoys internship in nation’s capital

College of Pharmacy student Cassie Harrison says that the health and wellness of U.S. citizens would improve if pharmacists’ talents and skills were better utilized. Harrison, a third-year student, was one of three studentsnationwide selected for a 10-week internship at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) national office in Washington, D.C.

Sep 15, 2003

University of Nebraska advances in competition for DHS research center

The University of Nebraska is one of 12 universities invited to submit a full proposal for a university-based Department of Homeland Security (DHS) research center related to the economic consequences of terrorism. Mel Bernstein, DHS director of university programs, made the announcement Monday, citing keen competition among the 72 universities that submitted white papers for […]

Sep 15, 2003