Chuck Brown
Dr. Oleynikov’s Virtual Incision Corp. receives $2 million investment
Two University of Nebraska professors and their start-up company have received a $2 million investment to move their unique miniature robotic surgical tools one step closer to the marketplace.
Nov 12, 2010
Looking up — Art feature takes shape
Construction is nearly complete on a 120-foot light tower in the UNMC Student Plaza east of the Sorrell Center. The piece was designed by internationally-renowned artist James Carpenter.
Nov 10, 2010
Dr. Sarvetnick to lead UNMC’s regenerative medicine efforts
Nora Sarvetnick, Ph.D., a stem cell researcher and transplant immunologist at UNMC, has been named director of the Nebraska Regenerative Medicine Project.
Nov 9, 2010
Safety manager: Empty food drive buckets a hazard to campus gnomes
In the past week, several UNMC gnomes have fallen into the large blue food drive bins.
Nov 8, 2010
See which UNMC nurses and nursing students recently were named among Nebraska’s best by the March of Dimes and which medical center employees just ran the Athens Marathon.
Nov 5, 2010
Friday Husker Pick’em – Iowa State
The panelists and Iowa State fan Nicole Lindquist talk Huskers and Cyclones.
Nov 5, 2010
Meet postdoc of the year – Moorthy Palanimuthu Ponnusamy, Ph.D.
Moorthy Palanimuthu Ponnusamy, Ph.D., recently received the UNMC Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year Award for 2010.
Nov 5, 2010
Time out with T.O. – Winning the battle against cancer
Like most of us, Condoleezza Rice, Ph.D., has been touched by cancer.
Nov 4, 2010
Health care and the Muslim woman the focus of Friday event
Provider bias and lack of knowledge about religion and culture present one of the biggest road blocks when it comes to good health care for Muslim women, about 3,000 of whom live in the Omaha and Lincoln metro areas. That’s the opinion of Naser Alsharif, Pharm.D., Ph.D., who will discuss such issues Friday at UNMC.
Nov 3, 2010
UNMC in China – New agreement, student forum highlight recent China activity
A new agreement between Tongji University and UNMC that will enhance medical education and research at both institutions was the highlight of a recent trip to China by UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and other medical center leaders.
Nov 2, 2010