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Nominate excellent co-workers for the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’
Got an excellent co-worker? Nominate him or her for the monthly Chancellor’s Silver U award.
Apr 14, 2009
Dentistry’s Dr. Harn to receive community service award
From developing and acting as curator for the dental museum, to coordinating children’s dental day, to running logistics for the dental SHARING clinic, Stan Harn, Ph.D., is one busy guy.
Apr 14, 2009
UNMC Grants – Dr. Haider receives first RO1 grant
Neena Haider, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, has secured her first National Institutes of Health RO1 grant to support her research into genes to correct human retinal disease.
Apr 14, 2009
MMI Symposium on Down syndrome April 25
UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute will host a symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of children with Down syndrome on Saturday, April 25 in the Sorrell Center.
Apr 14, 2009
Holocaust survivor to speak at medical center
Livia Bitton-Jackson, Ph.D., born Elli L. Friedmann in Czechoslovakia, was 13 when she, her mother and her brother were taken to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.
Apr 14, 2009
Scout leader Dr. Baldwin receives community service award
A love of the outdoors was sparked in Jeffrey Baldwin, Pharm. D., associate professor of pharmacy practice, as he grew up in north central Pennsylvania.
Apr 13, 2009
Society to help student-run clinics share ideas, practices
With the launch of the Society for Student Run Free Clinics at the recent SHARING the Vision conference, health profession students now have a place to turn to for information.
Apr 13, 2009
First female Navajo surgeon to speak at UNMC today
Renowned American Indian doctor, Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D., will present “The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: Combining Western Medicine and Traditional Navajo Ceremonies to Create Healing Environments” today at 7 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium
Apr 13, 2009
Blood cancer treatment the focus of April 21 presentation
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites cancer patients, family members, nurses, social workers and other health professionals to a free presentation Tuesday, April 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (CDT).
Apr 13, 2009
Important procedures for NIH public access compliance
All National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded investigators are required to submit their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication.
Apr 13, 2009