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A weekly IRB message — performance sites
Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. Today’s message is on performance sites.
Jun 23, 2004
Committee begins search for psychiatry chair
UNMC College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., has appointed a 10-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of professor and chair of the department of psychiatry in UNMC’s College of Medicine.
Jun 22, 2004
UNMC, UNO receive accreditation for public health program
UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha recently celebrated the recent accreditation of a joint Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. The program received national accreditation May 13 by the Council on Education for Public Health.
Jun 22, 2004
NU Foundation’s new Web site offers online giving
The University of Nebraska Foundation’s redesigned Web site (www.nufoundation.org) received more than a facelift; it now features an e-giving section to help donors give quickly and securely over the Internet.
Jun 21, 2004
UNO television helps with smoking cessation study
With the help of a University of Nebraska at Omaha television crew, the UNMC Department of Family Medicine will be able to spread the word to area high school students about a smoking cessation model that may help them quit smoking.
Jun 21, 2004
Official says now is right time for public health; State’s new, only master’s degree in public health receives national accreditation
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha recently received accreditation for its joint Master of Public Health Program. The program received national accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health. Public health is focused on promoting, protecting and advocating for the public’s health. Public health addresses physical, mental […]
Jun 21, 2004
SAHP announces 2004 award winners
Find out who received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Researcher of the Year and the Outstanding Service award at last month’s School of Allied Health Professions Awards program.
Jun 18, 2004
UNMC signs agreements with Chinese institutions
Gov. Mike Johanns announced Thursday from Beijing, China, that three agreements have been signed during his trade mission to establish education, research and patient care partnerships with the UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center.
Jun 18, 2004
Funding strengthens University’s terrorism response efforts
The University of Nebraska has received more than $750,000 to improve its terrorism preparedness infrastructure. The Critical Infrastructure Protection Funds were awarded recently through the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Homeland Security Policy Group. The University of Nebraska is an important partner in Nebraska’s terrorism preparedness efforts, most notably in the bioterrorism […]
Jun 18, 2004
Researcher never tires studying fatigue
Barbara Piper, D.N.Sc., knows a lot about fatigue. In fact, the UNMC College of Nursing associate professor is known around the world for her expertise on cancer-related fatigue and anemia.
Jun 17, 2004