Karen Burbach
Rutar receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award
Frank Rutar is not a traffic cop, although he is always on ‘patrol.’ Rutar’s expertise is dealing with radioactive materials that are used for research or medical treatment. As UNMC’s chemical and safety radiation specialist, his role is to help UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, comply with the state’s radiation safety regulations, which fill a two-inch thick, yellow binder in Annex III.
Jun 24, 2004
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Jun 24, 2004
Golf tournament benefits student-run clinics
Rain and wind washed away most of the golf at the Fifth Annual SHARING Clinic Golf Tournament on May 24, but the weather didn’t diminish the financial support directed toward the three student-run UNMC clinics.
Jun 23, 2004
A weekly IRB message — performance sites
Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. Today’s message is on performance sites.
Jun 23, 2004
Students explore summer research program
In her first summer at UNMC, Makena Hammond of Newport News, Va., already is planning a return trip. Hammond, who will be a junior at Virginia State University, is one of nearly 100 summer undergraduate research students from across the country exploring research questions inside UNMC laboratories.
Jun 23, 2004
Committee begins search for psychiatry chair
UNMC College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., has appointed a 10-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of professor and chair of the department of psychiatry in UNMC’s College of Medicine.
Jun 22, 2004
UNMC signs agreements with Chinese institutions
Gov. Mike Johanns announced Thursday from Beijing, China, that three agreements have been signed during his trade mission to establish education, research and patient care partnerships with the UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center.
Jun 18, 2004
UNMC rheumatologist writes review for prestigious journal
James O’Dell, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of the section of rheumatology and immunology at UNMC, has written a review for the country’s most prestigious medical journal. Unlike other published articles, this was by invitation. The 4,000-word review, titled “Therapeutic Strategies for Rheumatoid Arthritis,” appears in today’s (June 17) issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
Jun 17, 2004
A weekly IRB message — continuing review
Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. Today’s message will discuss continuing review and tips for completing the report.
Jun 16, 2004
Therapeutic vaccine approach for Parkinson’s disease
Scientists at UNMC and Columbia University Medical Center in New York have discovered a new vaccine approach that successfully prevents the death of brain cells in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease.
Jun 15, 2004