By Tom O’Connor UNMC Public Affairs

Workshop attracts surprising response

The idea was to have a small workshop on structural biology and molecular biophysics. The expectations were low. As one of the workshop organizers, Kathryn Cleaves, an administrator in the Eppley Institute, said: “We were worried that only 10 people would show up.”

The end result is that more than 150 people have signed up for the workshop, which will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Aug 7, 2006

Diversity expert acknowledges UNMC program at Washington news conference

The chairman of a national commission looking into how more minority students can be directed into the health professions cited a unique partnership spearheaded by UNMC as one example of how academic health science centers can address the diversity shortage at a news conference Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Sep 24, 2004

Nashville physician named vice chancellor for academic affairs

A Nashville, Tenn., physician, Rubens Pamies, M.D., has been named vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC. Dr. Pamies is professor and chairman of the department of internal medicine at Meharry Medical College and professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Jun 10, 2003

Campus celebrates parking structure opening

UNMC, UMA and NHS faculty, employees and students celebrated the opening of the new employee structure on Thursday. (Click on headline for a story and photos).

May 23, 2003

Sen. Nelson secures $5 million for UNMC bioterrorism lab in Department of Defense budget authorization

Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson has secured $5 million from the Department of Defense budget authorization and will earmark the money as a “building block” for UNMC’s goal to establish a national bioterrorism center on campus.

May 12, 2003

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