Vicky Cerino UNMC public affairs
Father of free radical theory on aging turns 90
Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., who turned 90 on Valentine’s Day, never dreamt his career would start off with a Ladies Home Journal article.
Feb 15, 2006
Campus to celebrate Dr. Harman’s 90th birthday Feb. 14
The campus is invited to attend a reception in celebration of the 90th birthday of Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D. The reception will take place in the University Tower Private Dining Rooms from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dr. Harman, UNMC Emeritus Millard Professor of Medicine, is internationally known for his 1954 free radical theory of aging.
Feb 10, 2006
Memorial service Feb. 11 for Dr. Westmoreland
Donna Westmoreland, Ph.D., associate professor in the UNMC College of Nursing, died Tuesday following a battle with cancer. She was 57. A memorial service will be Saturday.
Feb 9, 2006
Web-based study hopes to improve health of African Americans
Researchers at UNMC and Saint Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Va., are collaborating on a unique study to evaluate whether an Internet-based program will help African American women living in rural areas improve their health. The program will focus on weight loss, healthy eating and increased activity.
Feb 8, 2006
UNMC pressure ulcer expert named to national panel
Joyce Black, Ph.D., UNMC College of Nursing associate professor and expert on pressure ulcers, recently was appointed as president of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
Feb 6, 2006
Researchers studying staph to be published
Toni Patton, Ph.D., Soo-Jin Yang and Ken Bayles, Ph.D., are authors of an article scheduled to appear in early February in Molecular Microbiology, the most prestigious journal in their field.
Jan 30, 2006
MMI’s Walk and Roll for Disabilities benefit set for Feb. 19
UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute and the C. Louis Meyer Foundation invite the public to participate in its second annual “Walk & Roll for Disabilities.” The event will be inside Westroads Mall on Sunday, Feb. 19.
Jan 27, 2006
UNMC study to help identify Type 1 diabetes
Preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes could avert or postpone blindness, heart disease, nerve and kidney disease. UNMC researchers are participating in a multi-center, international research study with hopes of accomplishing just that.
Jan 24, 2006
Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center to partner with UNMC
The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center has received a Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service. The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center will partner with UNMC.
Jan 13, 2006
UNMC, hospital to fight shortage of nursing faculty
The Nebraska Medical Center has agreed to provide $25,000 a year to the UNMC College of Nursing to supplement salaries of several new faculty recruits — faculty that will teach nursing students and practice nursing.
Jan 6, 2006