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Regents approve geriatric center, COPH additions
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved a program statement and construction budget for a new geriatric center.
Nov 13, 2007
Breast cancer team recruited from Northwestern
Two outstanding breast cancer researchers — Hamid Band, M.D., Ph.D., and Vimla Band, Ph.D. — have joined UNMC from Northwestern University.
Nov 12, 2007
Million-step Monday – SAHP’s Latshaw wins October Gold Shoe
With 452,000 steps under her belt in October, Sandra Latshaw, assistant professor and curriculum coordinator for the clinical laboratory science program in the School of Allied Health Professions, was the first winner of the Gold Shoe Award.
Nov 12, 2007
DARPA Day rescheduled for Dec. 11
The DARPA Day event scheduled for Tuesday has been reset for Dec. 11.
Nov 12, 2007
DoD funding opportunities focus of Tuesday event
Increasing awareness about research funding opportunities with the Department of Defense (DoD) will be the focus of a Tuesday event sponsored by UNeMed and the UNMC Vice Chancellor for Research.
Nov 9, 2007
UNMC campus accomplishments for 2006-2007
Last year, through the efforts of faculty and staff, UNMC made tremendous progress toward its goal of becoming a world-class academic health science center. The accomplishments listed in this article were selected from a long list of achievements submitted by each unit.
Nov 9, 2007
COPH seeks regents approval for departments, programs
Nine new faculty members, a budget that includes more than $5 million in extramural funding and proposals to develop new Ph.D. programs highlight the developments at the UNMC College of Public Health (COPH) in its first 15 months of existence.
Nov 9, 2007
Avian flu forum today at noon
Phil Smith, M.D., chief of the section of infectious diseases at UNMC and medical director for the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, will present an avian flu forum today at noon in the Wittson Hall Amphitheater.
Nov 9, 2007
A momento for a friend
Donald Leopold, M.D., chairman of the UNMC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, presented a gift to Dr. Hedayatullah Salehi of Kabul, Afghanistan, during a luncheon last week.
Nov 8, 2007
Dr. Rennard says nicotine vaccine is effective
A team of researchers including UNMC’s Stephen Rennard, M.D., have found nicotine vaccine (NicVAX®) can help people quit smoking and produce antibodies against nicotine.
Nov 8, 2007