Chuck Brown

UNMC feels the love

Love is in the air. Well, not quite, but it will be — soon. The UNMC Department of Public Affairs is launching the “I Love UNMC” video contest, and invites all faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends to participate.

Nov 19, 2008

Bruch receives November Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ award

If Phil Bruch played baseball, he’d be a utility player — someone who can fill in wherever he’s needed.

Nov 18, 2008

UNMC, ConAgra health fair reaches more than 500 residents

UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities and ConAgra Foods recently sponsored a free community health fair for the south Omaha community.

Nov 18, 2008

The rewards of a teacher

To a teacher, there’s just something special about being recognized by your students. The tears in the eyes of Edward “Ted” Roche, Ph.D., said as much last month when the associate professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences received the 2008 College of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Award at the college’s fall honors convocation.

Nov 17, 2008

Dr. Sanger to present monthy CTR seminar today

During the monthly Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) seminar today at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater, Warren Sanger, Ph.D., director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute Human Genetics Laboratory, will discuss how his lab can be a resource to UNMC researchers.

Nov 17, 2008

Human genetics lab a valuable resource to UNMC researchers

The Munroe-Meyer Institute Human Genetics Laboratory and the expertise of its staff are known around the world. However, Warren Sanger, Ph.D., the lab’s director and a professor in the departments of pediatrics and pathology and microbiology, said he’d love to see the lab’s profile grow among UNMC researchers.

Nov 14, 2008

Friday Husker pick’em – Kansas State

Nebraska’s solid win last week against Kansas has optimism throughout Husker Nation running higher than it has in at least two years.

Nov 14, 2008

National health disparities expert visits UNMC

With the national economy in a slump, finding resources for uninsured and underinsured rural and urban patients won’t be easy, said Louis Sullivan, M.D., a national health disparities expert.

Nov 14, 2008

Students learn more about enhanced medical education tracks

About 50 first-year medical students recently met with directors of the College of Medicine’s five new Enhanced Medical Education Tracks (EMETs).

Nov 13, 2008

UNeMed names contest winners

Yunlong Huang, Ph.D., a research associate in department of pharmacology; and Mi Deng, a graduate research assistant in the department of biochemistry; recently won iPods as part of drawings held by UNeMed, UNMC’s licensing and marketing arm.

Nov 13, 2008