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Scholarship celebrates Stork, Robertson legacies

Funds provided annually for two students in the dietetic internship program.

Jun 28, 2016

Barbara Robertson, in blue, with Reba Benschoter, Ph.D., emeritus associate dean of allied health, Glenda Woscyna, director of medical nutrition education, Kyle Meyer, Ph.D., dean of the College of Allied Health Professions, and Mary Haven, emeritus associate dean of allied health.

Native American youth enjoy SEPA camp

Science Education Partnership Award Health and Science Fun Camp served youth from seven Nebraska and South Dakota tribes.

Jun 15, 2016

Gavin Wolfe, from Tiospa Zina Tribal School on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Sioux reservation in South Dakota, examines a sheep's brain with instruction from Annemarie Shibata, Ph.D., an associate professor of cellular neuroscience at Creighton University.

Dr. Stuberg re-appointed to state board of health

Wayne Stuberg, Ph.D., of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, will also serve as president of the board.

Jun 13, 2016

Wayne Stuberg, Ph.D.

Study shifts aim in pancreatic cancer treatment

UNMC researchers help validate new pancreatic cancer therapeutic target

Jun 10, 2016

Expression of the stem cell gene Musashi in human pancreatic cancer. Cancer cells are shown in green, Musashi expression in red and blue includes cells within the cancer microenvironment. Image courtesy of Dawn Jaquish, UC San Diego.

Dr. Grant elected councilor-at-large for ASTS

Wendy Grant, M.D., has been active in the American Society of Transplant Surgeons since 2005.

Jun 9, 2016

Wendy Grant, M.D.

Partnership provides legal aid to MMI clients

Legal Aid Nebraska holding weekly consultations at MMI’s diagnostics center.

Jun 8, 2016

Ann Mangiameli of Legal Aid Nebraska

Pharmacy point-of-care testing expands

UNMC College of Pharmacy project continues to expand.

Jun 6, 2016

Hy-Vee pharmacist Tori McCarthy performs the kind of nose swab needed for rapid flu tests on principal investigator Donald Klepser, Ph.D.

A different perspective

Cancer survivor feels “a sense of urgency” in his cancer research.

Jun 3, 2016

Nicholas Woods, Ph.D.

Chinese delegation signs collaboration agreement

Chuanzhu Lv, M.D., president of Hainan Medical University, part of a group visiting UNMC.

Jun 2, 2016

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., left, and Chuanzhu Lv, M.D., president of Hainan Medical University, display a gift Dr. Lv gave Dr. Gold at the signing ceremony.

New organizational values announced

The six new organizational values are innovation, teamwork, excellence, accountability, courage and healing.

Jun 1, 2016

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