Chuck Brown
CTR seminars resume today
The monthly Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) seminars resume today as Nick Stergiou, Ph.D., a biomechanist at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, presents “Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility: Collaborative Research in Action.”
Aug 17, 2009
New brand represents UNMC’s vitality
Say the words, “Volvo,” “Kleenex” and “Target,” and most people can visualize symbols and logos that represent these brand names.
Aug 14, 2009
Orthopaedic hospital ranks No. 1 in consumer reports
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH) has topped Consumer Reports’ list of the best hospitals in Nebraska.
Aug 13, 2009
Trade Commission to investigate ‘knock-offs’ of UNMC creatine product
An investigation into nutraceutical products falsely advertised as containing raw creatine ethyl ester, a creatine pronutrient with increased solubility, was initiated earlier this summer in an effort to protect a UNMC invention and consumer confidence in a dietary supplement.
Aug 11, 2009
UNMC launches new brand this week
Thursday will mark an important day for UNMC as it unveils its new brand to the medical center community.
Aug 11, 2009
Faculty members, students dine at the Governor’s Mansion
Four medical students recently joined UNMC’s Audrey Paulman, M.D., and her husband, Paul Paulman, M.D., for a dinner with Gov. Dave Heineman and his wife, Sally Ganem, at the Governor’s Mansion in Lincoln.
Aug 6, 2009
Dr. Vimla Band named interim GCBA chairwoman
Vimla Band, Ph.D., has been named interim chairwoman of the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy.
Aug 6, 2009
Father of transplant patient also gets new heart
Bruce Prenosil’s word for 2009 is “Believe.”
Since he was put on the top of the heart transplant list in April, Prenosil believed he would get a new heart in time to keep him alive.
Aug 4, 2009
UNMC Off the Clock – MMI’s Askew likes to foil fencing foes
When James Askew was an undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the early 1990s, he saw a flier on campus about a fencing club. He went to a club meeting and has swung a foil ever since.
Aug 3, 2009
Dr. Christman to step down as department chair
After 15 years as professor and chairwoman of the UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Judith Christman, Ph.D., will step down to devote more time to her research and mentoring graduate students.
Jul 31, 2009