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Dr. Deepak Gangahar, professor and chief of the thoracic and cardiovascular surgery section in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Surgery and a surgeon for The Nebraska Medical Center, will be leaving the medical center on Jan. 9 to return to his former employer, the Nebraska Heart Institute (NHI). Under a provision […]
Dec 22, 2004
Dillard honors UNMC with its own recruiting day
Dillard University has sent no less than five students to UNMC for summer research internships for the past three years. On Oct. 27, the relationship reached a new level when UNMC was granted its own recruiting day – 24 hours in advance of the mass campus recruiting drive that drew representatives from more than 80 colleges and universities to Dillard.
Dec 21, 2004
UNMC lecturers kick off faculty exchange program
UNMC has achieved national recognition for developing formal affiliation agreements with some of the nation’s top undergraduate colleges for African American, Latino and Native American students. In October, Bruce Buehler, M.D., chairman of the department of pediatrics and director, Munroe-Meyer Institute, and Surinder Batra, Ph.D., professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology, kicked off the faculty exchange component with presentations at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga.
Dec 20, 2004
UNMC researchers receive $10.6 million NIH grant to study heart failure
A team of cardiovascular scientists at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a five-year grant totaling more than $10.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the mechanism for cardiovascular deterioration in heart failure. This is a renewal of a previous five-year grant. The grant – called a program […]
Dec 20, 2004
For families and caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities, doing simple things like running errands and catching up on shopping is a welcome reprieve from constant demands of caring for a loved one. The University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute and the C. Louis Meyer Foundation, invites the public to participate in its […]
Dec 14, 2004
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 five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study potential new anti-neuroinflammatory drugs for multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects […]
Dec 13, 2004
Zimmer Holdings Announces Agreement with University of Nebraska Medical Center
Contact: Brad Bishop – Zimmer 574-372-4289 bradley.bishop@zimmer.com or Tom O’Connor – UNMC 402-559-4690 toconnor@unmc.edu (WARSAW, IN) – December 10, 2004—Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to establish a Zimmer Institute training site at the school to collaborate on advancement […]
Dec 10, 2004
UNMC Maternal Care Program receives baby kits
Chris Andersen, 16, is on the threshold of achieving scouting’s highest honor – Eagle Scout – thanks to the completion of his unique Eagle Scout project – the Infant Care Project. The Infant Care Project resulted in 52 new baby kits that will be distributed to needy mothers served by UNMC’s Maternal Care Program, a division of the department of obstetrics and gynecology.
Dec 9, 2004
Eldercare – a personal story by Walter Brooks
Walter Brooks of UNMC’s Public Affairs has been involved with eldercare since 1977. Today, he shares his personal story. This is the third in a series of features highlighting UNMC employees who are involved in eldercare issues. On Dec. 7, all employees are invited to the Eppley Science Hall to learn more about accessing eldercare services and information.
Dec 6, 2004
Paralympic athletes share bond with physicians, staff
In October, James Neff, M.D., professor of orthopedic surgery, got to do something he had never done before – hold a real Olympic medal in his hands. It was the bronze medal patient Lora Webster had earned with the women’s sitting volleyball team at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Greece. In fact, Dr. Neff and Peter Coccia, M.D., professor, department of pediatrics hematology-oncology, share a total of three patients who competed at the Paralympics Games.
Dec 6, 2004