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Dr. Rajaram named director of Center for Reducing Health Disparities

Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., has accepted the position of director of UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities in the College of Public Health.

Sep 3, 2009

Spotlight on innovation — Meet Paul Dunman, Ph.D.

Paul Dunman, Ph.D., and his staph team have identified a novel enzyme that may lead to new ways to treat the deadly MRSA bacteria.

Sep 3, 2009

M.D./Ph.D. and BRTP welcome new students

Students in the 2009-2010 Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) and the M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program recently took part in a three-day orientation to help them select their area of interest for Ph.D. research.

Sep 3, 2009

UNeHealth seeks chief medical officer

As part of the campus effort to strengthen and grow clinical research, UNeHealth Corporation — a not-for-profit entity owned by the UNMC, UNMC-Physicians and The Nebraska Medical Center — is recruiting a chief medical officer.

Sep 2, 2009

New hospital program offers cancer patients legal help

Thanks to a unique medical-legal partnership between Legal Aid of Nebraska and The Nebraska Medical Center, cancer patients no longer have to worry about thorny legal problems during treatment.

Sep 2, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – About triggers and cravings

On the morning of March 12, Sue Pope — a two-pack-a-day smoker for 38 years — decided to see what it was like to drive to work without a cigarette.

Sep 2, 2009

Cattlemen’s Ball raises nearly $500,000

DONIPHAN, Neb. — In spite of one of the worst recessions in history and a torrential rainstorm in the early morning hours prior to the event, the 2009 Cattlemen’s Ball raised nearly a half million dollars for cancer research as well as health care and wellness activities in area communities.

Sep 2, 2009

Spotlight on new faculty — Alex Hewlett, D.O.

Alex Hewlett, D.O., assistant professor of in the section of gastroenterology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Sep 1, 2009

UNMC regains Corporate Cycling Challenge crown

Congratulations medical center cyclists, you are once again Corporate Cycling Challenge champions!

Sep 1, 2009

Marijuana and addiction the focus of Science Cafe

UNMC’s Jim Sorrell, M.D., will discuss marijuana and addiction during tonight’s Omaha Science Cafe at the Slowdown.

Sep 1, 2009