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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