UNMC Today
UNMC opens new office to provide assistance to clinical study participants
In an effort to make clinical research trials more comfortable for participants, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has created a Research Subject Advocate office (RSA). The new office will be headed by Bruce Buehler, M.D., former director of UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute and chairman of the department of pediatrics, and Deb Meyer, a research nurse […]
Jan 16, 2009
A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher, Duygu Dee Harrison-Findik, Ph.D., has received a five-year, $1.1 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the regulation of iron metabolism in alcoholic liver disease. Iron is essential to the body, as it is an oxygen-carrying mineral that boosts a person’s immune system, […]
Jan 15, 2009
A tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. – Part 4 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photographs and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, Dr. King discusses justice and freedom.
Jan 15, 2009
A tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. – Part 3 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photographs and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, Dr. King speaks about peace.
Jan 14, 2009
A team of University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers has found that a naturally-occurring enzyme in the human brain can reduce the effects of oxidative stress on brain cells. Oxidative stress is the key factor in damage caused by epilepsy, stroke, dementia and ocular diseases. In laboratory studies on brain cells, the enzyme — known […]
Jan 13, 2009
A tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. – Part 2 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photographs and quotations from the civil rights leader. Today’s excerpt is from Dr. King’s 1968 speech titled, “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top.” It was to be his last speech as he was assassinated the next day.
Jan 13, 2009
Warren Buffett contributes autographed boots to Cattlemen’s Ball auction
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska got an unexpected boost — and some unexpected boots — this week for its upcoming "Famous Boots Auction" thanks to Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett. Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., autographed a pair of cowboy boots donated by The Boot Rack in Albion, Neb., and Justin […]
Jan 7, 2009
New invention brings success to lifestyle behavior modification
It’s that time of year again — the dreaded New Year’s resolution. Will you have success this year? A group of inventors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have developed a new tool to help you reach your goals. The tool is called the A-Wrist-A-Trac. A-Wrist-A-Trac is a […]
Jan 6, 2009
Columnist Janice Gilmore to speak at UNMC/Nebraska Medical Center Martin Luther King Jr. Day event
Omaha World-Herald columnist Janice Gilmore will deliver a commemorative address on the UNMC campus on Monday, Jan. 19 to honor slain civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. Gilmore’s speech, which is sponsored by UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center, will be in the Truhlsen Campus Events Center on the first floor of the Sorrell […]
Jan 6, 2009
American Association for the Advancement of Science honors UNMC’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington D.C., has honored Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., ofthe University of Nebraska Medical Center, as an AAAS fellow. Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers for their efforts to advance science. Dr. Harman is the Emeritus […]
Dec 19, 2008