Chuck Brown
UNMC enrollment reaches all-time high of 3,237 students
For the fifth straight year, student enrollment at UNMC reached an all-time high with 3,237 students enrolled for the 2009-10 school year — an increase of 1.3 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,194.
Sep 8, 2009
UNMC White Coats – 2009 edition
Class is back in session and that means several first-year UNMC students recently took part in White Coat ceremonies.
Sep 4, 2009
UNMC to host joint symposium with Chinese academy
The Second Annual Joint Research Symposium for the U.S.-China Joint Center for Life Sciences (U.S.-China CLS) will be held at UNMC on Sept. 15-16.
Sep 4, 2009
Dr. Rajaram named director of Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., has accepted the position of director of UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities in the College of Public Health.
Sep 3, 2009
Spotlight on innovation — Meet Paul Dunman, Ph.D.
Paul Dunman, Ph.D., and his staph team have identified a novel enzyme that may lead to new ways to treat the deadly MRSA bacteria.
Sep 3, 2009
New hospital program offers cancer patients legal help
Thanks to a unique medical-legal partnership between Legal Aid of Nebraska and The Nebraska Medical Center, cancer patients no longer have to worry about thorny legal problems during treatment.
Sep 2, 2009
Wellness Wednesday – About triggers and cravings
On the morning of March 12, Sue Pope — a two-pack-a-day smoker for 38 years — decided to see what it was like to drive to work without a cigarette.
Sep 2, 2009
Cattlemen’s Ball raises nearly $500,000
DONIPHAN, Neb. — In spite of one of the worst recessions in history and a torrential rainstorm in the early morning hours prior to the event, the 2009 Cattlemen’s Ball raised nearly a half million dollars for cancer research as well as health care and wellness activities in area communities.
Sep 2, 2009
UNMC cardiologist is first to use new device in Nebraska
A UNMC physician has performed Nebraska’s first implant of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) that uses a new system that minimizes the number of connections between cardiac leads and the ICD.
Aug 28, 2009