Karen Burbach
Dr. Zucker named president-elect of APS
Irving Zucker, Ph.D., a UNMC professor whose research focuses on heart failure, is the new president-elect of The American Physiology Society (APS).
Apr 27, 2007
Dr. Cohen to step down as path/micro chairman
Sam Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of pathology and microbiology for the past 15 years, has announced his plans to step down as department chairman effective June 30.
Apr 26, 2007
‘Father of Democracy’ talks medicine
Thomas Jefferson brought history to life Tuesday, discussing medical theory and practice of the 18th and 19th centuries during his modern-day visit to UNMC. The nation’s third president — aka Smithsonian Institute Scholar Patrick Lee — discussed the historical belief that good health resulted when the humors of the body were in proper balance. To realign fluids, purgatives and bloodletting often were used, he said.
Apr 26, 2007
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Ming Tsai, Ph.D.
Ming Tsai, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Eppley Institute, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Apr 26, 2007
Sorrell Center beam signing to start Friday
The signing of the final beam on the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education, which was scheduled to start Wednesday, will start Friday and run through the following Friday (May 4).
Apr 26, 2007
‘Cell suicide’ theory may bring hope in fighting antibiotic resistance
A surprising new theory suggests that some bacterial cells act as “suicide bombers” in cell communities, with the altruistic intention of dying for the common good — and in the process, strengthening other cells that then become resistant to antibiotic drugs.
Apr 25, 2007
Sorrell Center beam signing postponed by weather
The signing of the final beam for the Sorrell Center for Health Science Education, which was to start today and run through May 2, has been postponed until later in the week because of inclement weather.
Apr 25, 2007
Faculty recognized today for service at Annual Faculty Meeting
Today, UNMC again honors faculty members with extraordinary service records. Some will be recognized for their exceptional teaching, mentoring and community service records. Others will be applauded for their long-standing tenure at UNMC.
Apr 24, 2007
Fontenelle Nature Association volunteers Norm Toenjes and Betty Grenon display a live, 5 ½-foot bull snake at Tuesday’s “Well Aware” event at the Center for Healthy Living.
Apr 20, 2007
Dr. Kabanov receives NU’s research and creativity award
Someone unfamiliar with Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov’s research could surmise the vastness of its impact by looking only at the origination points of his award nomination’s supporting letters: Tokyo, Japan; Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; Chapel Hill, N.C.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Cambridge, Mass. Take a closer look at those letters and the other nomination materials for Dr. Kabanov, and it’s easy to understand why the expert in nanomedicine and drug delivery is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award (ORCA), given annually by the University of Nebraska.
Apr 19, 2007