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Syd Clausen receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ for March
A jack-of-all trades, Syd Clausen simultaneously serves as the UNMC’s Gross Anatomy Lab’s handyman, problem solver and moving director.
Apr 8, 2009
Wellness Wednesday – Watch your backs!
Here’s a little tip for you as you ramp up your springtime activity — watch your back! No, that’s not a threat — I’m really talking about your back — as in your spine and its discs and muscles and all that.
Apr 8, 2009
A decade of serving south Omaha
The needs vary. Housing, health care, services for the elderly and youth activities are just some of the programs designed by the South Omaha Community Care Council (SOCCC) to benefit the south Omaha community.
Apr 7, 2009
Dr. Gollan: ‘The world waits’ for Dr. Dunman’s MRSA vaccine
You could say College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., was impressed after he listened to a presentation by Paul Dunman, Ph.D., at last week’s Gilmore Award presentation.
Apr 7, 2009
Dr. Schmid on her time in the eye of a media whirlwind
Last fall, Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., was a quiet statistician in the UNMC College of Public Health who had done some research in how to determine a person’s facial attractiveness.
Apr 3, 2009
UNMC’s Dr. Kendra Schmid to be featured Friday on Oprah
While working on grant proposals, Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., assistant professor of biostatistics in UNMC’s College of Public Health, got an unexpected call … from a producer at “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
Apr 2, 2009
Dr. O’Leary returns from life-saving mission to Bangladesh
The south Asian nation of Bangladesh is half a world away from the United States geographically. In terms of health care, it’s another world altogether.
Apr 2, 2009
2009 clinical excellence awards announced
Three College of Medicine clinical faculty members — Jim Medder, M.D., James Edney, M.D., and Bill Lydiatt, M.D. — were honored Thursday for their outstanding skills in clinical education, clinical practice and innovation in clinical medicine.
Apr 1, 2009
Dr. Cornish receives Class of 1962 teaching award
Flash cards still work — just ask Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D. The professor in the department of cellular and integrative physiology who has been at UNMC since 1979 uses the trusty study method to learn the names of each member of each medical school class before they even meet him.
Apr 1, 2009
Cattlemen’s Ball raffle to feature 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Thanks to a generous donation by Tom Dinsdale Chevrolet of Grand Island, the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska will raffle a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid.
Mar 31, 2009