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Personalized medicine, scholars academy among retreat focuses
The advent of personalized medicine and its impact on UNMC and the creation of an academy of teaching scholars will be among the main discussion points during the Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Retreat on Thursday, April 16.
Apr 9, 2009
UNeMed welcomes new licensing specialist
UNeMed, the technology transfer arm for UNMC, welcomes licensing specialist Jason Nickla to its staff.
Apr 9, 2009
Think Green — Turn computers off at night, reduce energy costs
UNMC Information Technology Services has set up a patch push system for computer updates that will allow employees to turn their computers off all but six nights out of each month.
Apr 8, 2009
Public Health Week story 3 — Patient safety and quality care
Experts agree that the U.S. health care system’s performance must improve substantially to consistently produce the best possible health outcomes.
Apr 8, 2009
Syd Clausen receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ for March
A jack-of-all trades, Syd Clausen simultaneously serves as the UNMC’s Gross Anatomy Lab’s handyman, problem solver and moving director.
Apr 8, 2009
Wellness Wednesday – Watch your backs!
Here’s a little tip for you as you ramp up your springtime activity — watch your back! No, that’s not a threat — I’m really talking about your back — as in your spine and its discs and muscles and all that.
Apr 8, 2009
MIT professor to discuss moving research to the marketplace
Robert Langer, Sc.D., institute professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a leading innovator in biomedical and engineering research, will outline how to move research from the lab to the marketplace during an April 13 video seminar.
Apr 7, 2009
A decade of serving south Omaha
The needs vary. Housing, health care, services for the elderly and youth activities are just some of the programs designed by the South Omaha Community Care Council (SOCCC) to benefit the south Omaha community.
Apr 7, 2009
Dr. Gollan: ‘The world waits’ for Dr. Dunman’s MRSA vaccine
You could say College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., was impressed after he listened to a presentation by Paul Dunman, Ph.D., at last week’s Gilmore Award presentation.
Apr 7, 2009
Public Health Week story 2 — Increasing coverage/access
Although most Americans have some type of health insurance coverage, usually employer-sponsored, the most recent government statistics (2007) show 46 million people, including 9 million children are uninsured in the United States.
Apr 7, 2009