Chuck Brown
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
Summer interns provide foundation for research work
For many gifted high school students, the interest is there — but the opportunities are few. That’s why Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., assistant professor in UNMC’s pathology and microbiology department, participates in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Project SEED program.
Jul 31, 2009
Dr. Batra named biochemistry and molecular biology chair
One of UNMC’s top researchers, Surinder Batra, Ph.D., has been named chairman of the College of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB).
Jul 31, 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
UNMC research funding tops $100 million
Research funding at UNMC soared 22 percent to more than $100 million during the past fiscal year. More than $76 million of that funding came from federal sources.
Jul 31, 2009
High school students spend their summer at UNMC
Before they embark on their college health care courses, 10 Omaha high school graduates spent part of their summer learning from professionals at UNMC.
Jul 30, 2009
Three UNMC scientists secure state grants for stem-cell research
Three UNMC researchers have secured grants from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to conduct stem cell research that doesn’t involve human embryonic stem cells.
Jul 29, 2009