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Study shows therapeutic promise for multiple sclerosis
It’s not a cure, but it is a step in the right direction. The results of a three-year study on the effects of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in four patients with advanced multiple sclerosis were published recently in the journal Multiple Sclerosis.
Jun 28, 2004
College of Pharmacy graduate honored
When Samuel Augustine, Pharm.D, first began pharmacy school in the late 1960s, there were only about 1,800 drugs on the market. Now that number approaches 10,000. That is just one of the many changes that has taken place in the world of pharmacy, said Dr. Augustine, who has been named the UNMC College of Pharmacy Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus.
Jun 25, 2004
New technology helps patients with inoperable tumors
The diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor doesn’t have to mean certain death. A spinal tumor does not have to mean paralysis and a tumor that pushes on the auditory nerve doesn’t have to mean a life of silence. Instead, patients like 41-year-old Doug Reedy are finding options in technology, and hope at The Nebraska Medical Center. Click to learn more about the Novalis radiation therapy system, which became available to patients in May.
Jun 24, 2004
Rutar receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award
Frank Rutar is not a traffic cop, although he is always on ‘patrol.’ Rutar’s expertise is dealing with radioactive materials that are used for research or medical treatment. As UNMC’s chemical and safety radiation specialist, his role is to help UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, comply with the state’s radiation safety regulations, which fill a two-inch thick, yellow binder in Annex III.
Jun 24, 2004
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Jun 24, 2004
Golf tournament benefits student-run clinics
Rain and wind washed away most of the golf at the Fifth Annual SHARING Clinic Golf Tournament on May 24, but the weather didn’t diminish the financial support directed toward the three student-run UNMC clinics.
Jun 23, 2004
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
Students explore summer research program
In her first summer at UNMC, Makena Hammond of Newport News, Va., already is planning a return trip. Hammond, who will be a junior at Virginia State University, is one of nearly 100 summer undergraduate research students from across the country exploring research questions inside UNMC laboratories.
Jun 23, 2004
Drs. Ford, Mueller recognized as Volunteers of the Year
The UNMC College of Medicine has honored Linda Ford, M.D., and Col. Paul Mueller, M.D., with its “Volunteer of the Year Award.”
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