Chuck Brown
CTR Web site increases access to research resources
A new Web site will serve as a one-stop shop for UNMC investigators who conduct clinical and/or translational research.
Mar 30, 2009
Breakthrough heart failure technology available at medical center
Dewey Smith thought he was sick. When the 61-year-old Council Bluffs, Iowa, drove himself home from work one morning in February, he didn’t realize he was quickly dying.
Mar 30, 2009
Science Cafes return
They’re back! Science Cafes, which debuted in February and drew students, young professionals, doctors and science teachers to Omaha’s Slowdown, will resume on April 7 when UNMC’s Michael Feloney, M.D., leads a discussion on “the science of sex.”
Mar 30, 2009
Dr. Dunman to receive 2009 Gilmore Award
All Paul Dunman, Ph.D., really had to offer those who recruited him to UNMC in 2004 was an idea.
Mar 27, 2009
Weighing parental influence
At risk. Overweight. Obese. These are words many parents hear from their children’s health care providers.
Mar 26, 2009
Blood drive to feature spring fever theme
Typically, the Red Cross will send you home if you try to donate blood with a fever. But if it’s just a case of spring fever, well, then you’ll be perfectly welcome to donate during the April 2 blood drive at the Center for Health Living.
Mar 25, 2009
Stem cell issue causing concerns
On March 6, representatives of the Nebraska Coalition for Ethical Research and the Nebraska Catholic Conference came to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting with a request — they urged the regents to prevent UNMC from expanding its research with embryonic stem cell (ESC) lines beyond the limited cell lines approved by President Bush in 2001.
Mar 24, 2009
Applications available for more than $15 billion in federal grants
Applications for more than $15 billion in federal research grants are now available as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the economic stimulus package signed into law last month by President Obama.
Mar 20, 2009
Lions Clubs give $328,000 gift to UNMC low vision program
From bike riding to bingo, Lions Clubs and Foundations of Nebraska and Iowa joined forces for the first time ever to support a cause significant to the organization worldwide — the prevention of blindness. The funds raised will enhance services at the Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation on the UNMC campus.
Mar 20, 2009
That old Match Day magic
After 40 years, Kim Bauman still dreams of being a doctor. Marriage, two children and an 11-year career as a biology teacher in Gothenburg may have delayed her dream a bit — but it did not diminish it. On Thursday, Bauman reached a milestone in her quest to make her dream a reality when she learned she would serve a family medicine residency at Lincoln Medical Education Partnership.
Mar 20, 2009