Lisa Spellman

The cool side of science

“This is cool,” said one kid as he held up the test tube of DNA he had just extracted from strawberries.

Jul 29, 2008

Workshop aimed at better science education for American Indians

Elementary school teacher Daniela Doenhoefer didn’t feel comfortable teaching science. … But after spending a week in June at UNMC, immersed in a workshop focused on teaching science to young children, Doenhoefer has changed her mind.

Jul 24, 2008

Today’s Durham lecture to focus on mapping of the Amazon

Join the Durham Museum today at noon in the College of Nursing, Room 1010 for another scholar lecture on the UNMC campus to learn about mapping the source of the Amazon River.

Jul 22, 2008

Durham lecture to focus on mapping the source of the Amazon

For centuries, explorers tried to find the most distant source of the Amazon River. In July 2000, a Smithsonian-National Geographic expedition using advanced equipment set out for southern Peru where they surveyed several high altitude streams that feed into the Amazon, thus pinpointing the river’s source.

Jul 16, 2008

NIH renews Dr. Wheelock’s CoBRE grant

When you’re a new investigator, having just one person to ask for suggestions about the complicated world of grant writing is helpful. Having two high profile researchers as your mentors for five years is unheard of. But that is exactly the winning formula Peggy Wheelock, Ph.D., said led to the success of seven junior investigators at UNMC to obtain their own RO1 grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Jul 2, 2008

Amazonian rhythms to be heard on campus today

Dr. Anthony Seeger will bring music from the Amazon to UNMC today during a Durham Museum presentation at noon in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Jul 1, 2008

Durham Museum event explores Amazonian rhythms on July 1

Transport yourself to a culture thousands of miles away as you learn about the rhythms of the Amazon. Join the Durham Museum on Tuesday, July 1 at noon as Dr. Anthony Seeger brings music from the Amazon to the medical center campus.

Jun 25, 2008

Durham lecture on the Amazon today at noon

Ryan Valdez from the Smithsonian Associates will discuss the Amazon River region today during lecture today at noon in the College of Nursing, Room 1010.

Jun 24, 2008

Series of papers highlights UNMC neurodegenerative research

Achieving a rapid diagnosis for neurodegenerative disorders through mass spectroscopy-based biomarker discovery is the focus of several articles published recently in three major scientific journals.

Jun 24, 2008

Chancellor’s outstate trip kicks off today

Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., and eight other members of the UNMC leadership team will visit seven western Nebraska communities today and tomorrow as part the annual UNMC leadership tour.

Jun 23, 2008