UNMC Today
By 2007, fewer Fords, Hondas and Jeeps will cut through the UNMC campus or travel down 42nd Street to reach their destination. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved an agreement with the City of Omaha for the modification of public streets in the campus vicinity. The project calls for improving the intersection […]
Jan 20, 2006
MMI plans center for autism, pediatric feeding disorders
UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute has added two former Johns Hopkins University researchers and plans to remodel the former Brace Place into a new Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program.
Jan 19, 2006
UNMCs Munroe-Meyer Institute to create new center for autism, pediatric feeding disorders
The Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has added two former Johns Hopkins University researchers and plans to remodel the former Brace Place into state-of-the-art clinical and research facilities. Wayne Fisher, Ph.D., has been appointed director of the MMI Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Hattie B. Munroe Professor of Behavioral Research. […]
Jan 19, 2006
Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, oral biology and pharmacology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln, has received a two-year, $330,750 grant to study the effectiveness of statins in stopping the destruction of neurons in mouse models with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, incurable neurological disorder […]
Jan 18, 2006
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals grants UNMC $30,000 to host Latino health conference
A conference for health professionals that focuses on Latino health is something Lois Colburn has wanted to host for a long time. Thanks to a $30,000 grant from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals the Latino Health Conference will be held in May. "This grant from Pfizer allows us to make this much needed and timely conference […]
Jan 17, 2006
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. – part 5 of 5
In commemoration of today’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, UNMC Today shares a visionary quote by the slain civil rights leader. At noon, the campus community is invited to attend a thought-provoking presentation on “White Privilege” by Robert Jensen, Ph.D., in the Storz Pavilion.
Jan 16, 2006
The University of Nebraska Medical Center recently hosted for one week 21 students from eight colleges across Nebraska. The students, who attended the Cultural Competency Workshop, learned about the growing diversity in Nebraska and the health professional’s role in providing culturally competent health care. “The workshop provided a general overview of the growing cultural […]
Jan 16, 2006
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. — part 4 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today highlights a quotation by Rosa Parks on rights and privileges.
Jan 13, 2006
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. — part 3 of 5
In commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today shares the brief response that sparked a 13-month boycott that ended segregation in the Montgomery, Ala., bus system.
Jan 12, 2006
Muellenberg shifts gears after 22 years
On Dec. 31, Phyllis Muellenberg retired after 22 years as director of the School of Allied Health’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program. But that doesn’t mean she’s going anywhere. Today’s tea honoring Muellenberg is from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Private Dining Rooms A & B.
Jan 12, 2006