Chuck Brown
UNMC researchers enjoy record quarter in research funding
UNMC researchers have netted $32.2 million in research funding for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008-2009, by far the highest total ever obtained by medical center investigators during a single quarter.
Oct 8, 2008
UNMC hosts international conference on pathogens
Expanding our knowledge base about dangerous antibiotic resistant pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and GroupA streptococci (flesh-eating bacteria) will be the focus of a major conference in Omaha this week hosted by UNMC.
Oct 8, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — Coping in a tough financial climate
In what has become a regular headline in recent weeks, the stock market plunged again on Monday, sending yet another wave of fear through the collective hearts of Americans who are worried about their financial futures.
Oct 8, 2008
Dr. Wadman to lead emergency medicine education efforts
Michael Wadman, M.D., has been named vice chairman of education in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine, the department’s chairman Robert Muelleman, M.D., has announced.
Oct 6, 2008
Friday Husker Pick’em – Missouri
With Missouri coming into Lincoln on Saturday, we have our first disagreement among panel members about who will win this week’s game.
Oct 3, 2008
$500 available during UNeMed-sponsored contest
UNeMed Corporation, the technology transfer arm for UNMC, will present “How to Make Money and Protect Your Ideas” with Anne York, Ph.D., director of the entrepreneurship program at Creighton University, on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Oct 3, 2008
College of Dentistry addresses student issue
The use of a study guide by students at the UNMC College of Dentistry has been called into question by the college’s dean and faculty.
Oct 3, 2008
Mary Wendl appointed to Nebraska Center for Nursing Board
Mary Wendl, business manager of the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice at UNMC, knows Nebraska faces a nursing shortage and she wants to do something about it.
Oct 2, 2008
Sept. 28 = happy birthday x 3 for Omaha family
Paul Tomich, M.D., has delivered hundreds of babies since graduating from medical school 35 years ago. However, the UNMC OB/GYN physician has never witnessed a birth quite like the one he saw on Sunday morning at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Oct 2, 2008
UNMC looks to top United Way goal again
It went down to the wire last year, but UNMC employees flexed their collective generosity muscles to raise more than $136,000 and surpass the goal for the campus’ annual United Way drive. This year’s campaign starts on Monday, Oct. 13 and ends on Friday, Oct. 31. UNMC officials — including Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. — have increased this year’s goal to $140,000 and are calling on employees to help surpass the campus goal again.
Oct 1, 2008