Karen Burbach
UNMC spring radio spots to begin airing today
UNMC will air its spring radio commercials beginning today on select stations in Omaha, Lincoln and across the state. A series of radio spots will highlight Nebraskans pride in UNMC and feature comments from individuals interviewed across the state.
Mar 13, 2006
Physical therapy education receives top teaching award
The UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education on Friday was named the recipient of the 2006 University-wide Departmental Teaching Award, the most prestigious
departmental teaching award presented by the University of Nebraska.
Mar 13, 2006
Steven Wartman, M.D., Ph.D., came to UNMC with high expectations. And he wasn’t disappointed. Dr. Wartman, president of the Association of Academic Health Centers, spent Tuesday afternoon on the UNMC campus.
Mar 9, 2006
Student research awards announced
Seventy-seven of the 140 medical and graduate students that presented at last month’s Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum were from UNMC. See who received awards.
Mar 6, 2006
Swarts goes the distance for UNMC, earns Gold U
It’s been his longest — and most rewarding — race. For the past 32 years, Keith Swarts has gone the distance to help propel UNMC into the world’s elite academic health science centers. He has received this month’s Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award for his steadfast work and dedication.
Mar 3, 2006
Chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery named
Michael Miloro, D.M.D., M.D., has been named the Leon F. Davis, D.D.S., M.D., Distinguished Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UNMC. It is a unique honor nationally. Out of 105 programs, less than a dozen oral and maxillofacial surgery chairs exist in the country.
Mar 1, 2006
2006 Biomedical Research Forum winners announced
More than 140 medical and graduate students from 11 institutions recently attended the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum.
Feb 27, 2006
Drug offers hope for children with pulmonary hypertension
In the past, the only treatment for children with potentially life-threatening pulmonary hypertension was a lung or a heart-lung transplant. Today, there is new hope.
Feb 24, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Carl Nelson, Ph.D.
Carl Nelson, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering and surgery, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Feb 24, 2006
Health care reform commission includes UNMC trio
Three UNMC faculty members — Dennis Goeschel, M.D., Keith Mueller, Ph.D., and Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc. — will serve on a new Health Care Reform Commission, announced Wednesday at UNMC by U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE).
Feb 23, 2006