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Dr. Armitage resigns as College of Medicine dean, will stay at UNMC
James O. Armitage, M.D., an internationally recognized expert in the research and treatment of lymphoma, has resigned as dean of the College of Medicine at UNMC, effective Sept. 1. He plans to stay at UNMC, focusing his efforts on medical students and his clinical and research interests.
Feb 27, 2003
College of Pharmacy interviews prospective students
On Friday, more than 160 prospective pharmacy students visited the College of Pharmacy, interviewing for 58 remaining positions in the Class of 2007.
Feb 19, 2003
Nanotechnology conference highlights UNMC’s expertise
Scientists from Japan and UNMC came away from a January nanotechnology conference, sponsored by the College of Pharmacy, praising each other’s work.
Feb 10, 2003
Leader of Association of Academic Health Centers visits UNMC
The president and CEO of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC) today caps a two-day informational visit to UNMC, which included detailed presentations on UNMC’s bioterrorism preparedness efforts.
Feb 4, 2003
Undergraduates take part in RHEN Winter Workshop
Eighteen undergraduate students who plan to pursue health-care professions have spent the past week at UNMC to learn more about health issues relevant to rural communities. See story for information on today’s student presentations.
Jan 10, 2003
Dr. Prentice to lead national research advisory committee
A top academic and research official at UNMC will serve as chairman on a national advisory committee on human research protection.
Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., associate dean for research and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, on Friday was named chairman of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protection. Tommy Thompson, U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, made the appointment.
Jan 7, 2003
Japanese nanotechnology experts to visit UNMC
Japanese and UNMC experts on nanotechnology and its impact on drug delivery will be featured at a mini-symposium on Monday, Jan. 6, in the UNMC Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Dec 18, 2002
Davises honored as College of Medicine’s first ‘legacy family’
A family being honored as the College of Medicine’s first “legacy family” has service ties to the College that date back more than a century, before the College was part of the University of Nebraska system.
The Davis family — with three generations of physicians, including Byron Bennett Davis, M.D., Herbert Haywood Davis, M.D., and John Byron Davis, M.D. — is being honored as the College’s first “legacy family,” as part of the College’s 100th anniversary since becoming part of the University of Nebraska.
Dec 13, 2002
Tobacco settlement advisory group visits UNMC
Three top scientists were at UNMC last week to review how the university has used the research money received from the state’s tobacco settlement.
Dec 6, 2002
Leader of Association of Academic Health Centers visit postponed
Due to inclement weather in the Washington, D.C., area, the president and CEO of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC) will not visit UNMC today and Friday, as planned. The visit of Roger J. Bulger, M.D., is being rescheduled for early 2003.
Dec 5, 2002