Lisa Spellman

Tickets still available for Ambassador of Hope Gala

Tickets still remain for the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center’s Ambassador of Hope Gala on Friday, Oct. 13, at Qwest Center Omaha and at three satellite locations in Nebraska.

Oct 4, 2006

Nebraska Editing Team releases two new books

The Nebraska Editing Team has added two more titles to their growing collection of academic texts.

Sep 29, 2006

Dr. Plotkin unafraid to blaze new trails

Horacio Plotkin, M.D., doesn’t mind being called a medical maverick. The assistant professor of pediatrics has developed a reputation for looking at bone-density treatment in unconventional ways.

Sep 27, 2006

Dr. Mueller joins USDA agricultural tour

Every year members of the United States Department of Agriculture make a point to visit several states receiving funding from the USDA. Last month, Keith Mueller, Ph.D., director of the Rural Policy Research Institute at UNMC, was the only person from Nebraska invited to tag along on the USDA agricultural tour.

Sep 13, 2006

Regents approve feasibility study for Saddle Creek Road

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Friday approved a proposed agreement with the City of Omaha to conduct a feasibility study for the relocation of Saddle Creek Road on the western edge of the UNMC campus.

Sep 11, 2006

Norton receives August Gold ‘U’ Award

Processing 35 to 45 grants a year might seem like a lot to Cindy Norton’s boss, but that’s just the tip of the paper iceberg. Norton, administrative manger for the department of cellular and integrative physiology at UNMC, has done as many as 60 grants in one year.

Sep 7, 2006

Campus gathers for Welcome Back party

The UNMC Alumni office hosted its first “Welcome Back to School Party” on Thursday for faculty, staff and students.

Sep 6, 2006

Medicine tees up for 125th celebration

Sixty people participated in a golf tournament and reception Aug. 26 as part of the ongoing celebration of the UNMC College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary.

Aug 31, 2006

Dr. Johanning honored for gait abnormality study

Jason Johanning, M.D., an assistant professor of vascular surgery at UNMC, has been selected to receive the 2006 Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Award.

Aug 30, 2006

UNMC helps expand dental clinics in rural Nebraska

The UNMC College of Dentistry has partnered with Panhandle Community Services in Gering and the Good Neighbor Community Health Clinic in Columbus, Neb., to expand dental services in these communities.

Aug 25, 2006