Chuck Brown

Wellness Wednesday — TNMC wellness program honored by governor

UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is among the first companies ever to receive the Nebraska Governor’s Excellence in Wellness Award.

Oct 22, 2008

Spotlight on Innovation – Dong Wang, Ph.D.

Dong Wang, Ph.D., has novel answers for delivering medications directly to teeth, bones and joints, thanks to nanomolecular drug carriers that may have applications to many diseases.

Oct 22, 2008

UNMC brings family medicine model to China

XI’AN, China — Thanks to the efforts of a UNMC team of health professionals, a model of family medicine has been introduced in a China province that could potentially become a template for the entire country to follow.

Oct 22, 2008

Live United ’08 — Big Brothers Big Sisters help in time of need

Robin Taylor loves the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization and donates money to it every year during the United Way campaign.

Oct 21, 2008

AOH gala raises $1.1 million for UNMC cancer research

More than $1.1 million was raised Saturday night at the Ambassador of Hope Gala to support research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.

Oct 21, 2008

The purpose behind the party

So Saturday night I attended my second Ambassador of Hope Gala. What I remember about my first gala was that it was some kind of party. Big names were all around. The main event was a speech from broadcasting legend Tom Brokaw. Everyone was dressed to the nines and looked fabulous. In that regard, Saturday night was not much different.

Oct 21, 2008

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ on campus Oct. 27

UNMC faculty, staff and students are invited to bring their lunches to the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on Oct. 27 to enjoy Nebraska Shakespeare’s 2008 touring production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Oct 20, 2008

CTR seminar to focus on behavioral intervention research

Nancy Fahrenwald, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator of the Office of Nursing Research in the College of Nursing at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., will discuss efforts to reduce disparities in American Indian organ and tissue donation today at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Oct 20, 2008

Spotlight on Innovation – Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., and Roxanna Jokela

Inventors rarely work alone and many UNMC researchers work collaboratively in teams throughout the University of Nebraska system. Such is the case with Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., and Roxanna Jokela.

Oct 20, 2008

Chinese students check out UNMC

BEIJING — It’s 2 p.m. on Saturday, and Jialin Zheng, M.D., has nine students standing in front of the UNMC booth at the International Graduate Scholarship Conference.

Oct 20, 2008