Tom O'Connor UNMC public relations
NU/UNMC 10-year research spike highlighted
As research funds rose from $72.7 million in 1999 to $148.6 million in 2009, the University of Nebraska System was among only 28 U.S. colleges to more than double its federal research funding during the past decade. The research rankings were detailed in a recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Sep 22, 2011
Research looks to simplify HIV treatment
UNMC researchers have made strides on a new therapy that would allow patients with HIV to receive a weekly injection rather than take daily a regimen of pills to manage their disease.
Aug 25, 2011
Study shows therapy effectively prevents HIV
UNMC’s Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., participated in study detailed in New England Journal of Medicine that showed that HIV infection in the HIV-negative person can be prevented by giving antiretroviral therapy to the HIV-positive person.
Aug 17, 2011
Research Notes – Dr. Thoreson published in Nature Neuroscience
UNMC researcher Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D., is one of the lead investigators of a study designed to better understand how signals are transmitted in the brain.
Aug 1, 2011
Research Notes — Higher suicide risk for LGBT surfaces in community study
Nearly 50 percent of the respondents in a research study of Nebraska’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community indicated that they had serious suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives while 26 percent of the study’s respondents smoke.
Jun 24, 2011
Dr. Markin named chief technology officer
After serving as interim dean of the UNMC College of Medicine for the past year, Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., has been named to the newly created position of associate vice chancellor for business development and chief technology officer.
Jun 13, 2011
Meet UNMC Outstanding Teacher awardee Chad Vokoun, M.D.
Chad Vokoun, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, is among the four UNMC faculty members who will receive Outstanding Teaching Awards at the April 26 Annual Faculty Meeting.
Apr 18, 2011
UNMC names Dr. Jennifer Larsen vice chancellor for research
A key cog in UNMC’s thriving research enterprise, Jennifer Larsen, M.D., has been named vice chancellor for research.
Apr 15, 2011
Wellness Wednesday — Wellness program geared to individuals 50 and older
A new wellness program for individuals older than 50 or eligible for Medicare is now available at the UNMC Home Instead Center for Successful Aging.
Apr 6, 2011
Dr. Maurer to receive Distinguished Alumni Award from alma mater
UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., will receive a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the school where he earned his medical degree — SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn.
Mar 30, 2011