Chuck Brown

Facts about MMI’s new fellowship programs

UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute has launched a pair of fellowship programs to train clinical geneticists and clinical cytogeneticists to address shortages of professionals in both fields.

Aug 3, 2010

Powerful disparity-fighting weapon reauthorized at UNMC

The first time UNMC family medicine faculty member Tina Flores, M.D., saw a cadaver, it was as a student in a program similar to UNMC’s Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP).

Aug 2, 2010

Science Cafe to explore problems of preterm births

It’s estimated that preterm births cost society more than $26.2 billion per year.

Aug 2, 2010

UNMC for the record

A list of achievements, activities and happenings involving UNMC staff, faculty and students.

Jul 30, 2010

Research Notes — Lymphoma gene has surprise for UNMC scientists

UNMC cancer researchers are closer to understanding how certain genes in lymphoma work, which may lead to new approaches for treating the disease.

Jul 30, 2010

Patrick Rejda receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ for June

Lending technical expertise to UNMC is a family thing for Patrick Rejda. So is the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ award.

Jul 29, 2010

Faculty Senate elects new officers

The UNMC Faculty Senate has elected officers for 2010-2011.

Jul 29, 2010

Research funding at UNMC tops $115 million

Researchers at UNMC brought in more than $115 million during the 2009-10 fiscal year, a nearly 15 percent increase from last year’s total of $100 million.

Jul 28, 2010

Emphasis on ‘mega’ grants pays off

In the fiscal year 2009-2010, UNMC investigators received 11 grants that paid more than $1 million each, for an average of $2.8 million.

Jul 28, 2010

College of Public Health names epidemiology chairman

Dana Loomis, Ph.D., was named chairman of the epidemiology department in UNMC’s College of Public Health. He was formerly the director of the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nevada-Reno.

Jul 27, 2010