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Chancellor outlines goals during annual address to faculty
A university-wide mentoring program for students. Each of UNMC’s colleges ranking in the top-half of NIH research funding. Students learning in a new health sciences education building. Researchers working in a second Durham Research Center tower. These five-year “stretch goals” were among several that UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., presented during his campus address at the Annual Faculty Meeting on Tuesday.
Apr 22, 2004
Medical Technology Education honored during National Medical Laboratory Week
Tonight on the CBS television network, viewers of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – the top-rated show on television – will receive a special promotion saluting pathologists and laboratory professionals by the show’s star and co-producer, William Petersen.
Apr 22, 2004
Advanced cancer, palliative care treatment guidelines released
In recognition of Cancer Awareness Month, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) in collaboration with the American Cancer Society has released the Advanced Cancer and Palliative Care Treatment Guidelines for Patients, the latest in a groundbreaking series for individuals and their caregivers.
The Advanced Cancer and Palliative Care Treatment Guidelines help patients and physicians understand and respond to the range of medical, psychological, and social issues they may be facing.
Apr 21, 2004
UNMC Bioinformatics Research and Training Facility hosts open house
The UNMC Bioinformatics Research and Training Facility recently hosted an open house at the Scott Technology Center to demonstrate its ability to provide services for life science researchers and train students in the use of bioinformatics tools.
Apr 21, 2004
2003 Databook on Nebraska Health now available
In 2003 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designated over 90 percent of Nebraska’s counties (88 of 93) as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs). Based on 2000 census data (Nebraska = 1,045,809), the population within these shortage areas exceeds 61 percent of the state’s total population. One facility, the Hastings Regional Center, has also been designated as an MHPSA.
This and other information is now available in the Nebraska Health Information Project: 2003 Databook.
Apr 20, 2004
Maurers named recipients of People of Vision Award
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, have been named the recipients of the People of Vision Award for 2004 by Prevent Blindness Nebraska.
Apr 20, 2004
Faculty to be honored for service at annual meeting today
Many UNMC faculty members will be honored today (Tuesday) for their years of service to the university. See story for complete listings of faculty members who are being recognized for 30, 20, 10 and 5 years of service.
Apr 20, 2004
A clinical scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was in Omaha last week for a regional meeting of clinical laboratory scientists.
Apr 20, 2004
Dr. Potter earns Outstanding Teaching Award
If not for a medical-school rotation in Geneva, Neb., Jane Potter, M.D., may never have become a national leader in geriatrics. The respected clinician and research is being honored for her efforts in education. This is the fourth in a series of articles featuring the recipients of this year’s Oustanding Teacher Awards. The awards will be presented at the Annual Faculty Meeting, which begins at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, in the Durham Research Center auditorium.
Apr 19, 2004
Binhammer’s teaching earns respect, appreciation
In the 10-week gross anatomy course that he coordinates, Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., introduces students to the rigors of medical school. He knows that the first-year students see him as demanding. He also, however, earns their respect. This is the third in a series of articles that profile the winners of this year’s Outstanding Teaching Awards. They will be presented the awards at the Annual Faculty Meeting, which begins at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, in the Durham Research Center auditorium.
Apr 16, 2004