Chuck Brown
Stepping stars
Members of the Toews’ Travellers and the Varney Express 1 Million-Step Challenge walking teams and other high steppers were recognized at a pizza party last week for their feet … err … feats during the UNMC wellness challenge.
May 27, 2008
UNMC bids farewell to Dr. Romero
A farewell tea will be held today for Jose Romero, M.D., professor in the department of pediatrics-infectious diseases, from 1 to 3 p.m. in University Tower’s Private Dining Rooms.
May 23, 2008
Lectureship remembers Dr. Rosenlof, UNMC’s ‘Go To Guy’
Robert Rosenlof, M.D., would be delighted with what is happening at UNMC these days.
May 23, 2008
UNMC rolls out new rideshare program
Motivated in part by a conversation from one of the recent employee forums, UNMC has enacted a rideshare program for employees who wish to carpool to and from campus.
May 22, 2008
UNMC reports case of research misconduct
A case of research misconduct involving a former UNMC post-doctoral researcher recently was published in the Federal Register and elsewhere.
May 22, 2008
Dr. Swindells co-authors major study of HIV drugs
UNMC’s Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S, was a co-author in the largest study ever conducted to evaluate commonly used HIV drugs. Results from the study were published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
May 21, 2008
Regents visit UNMC, tour Sorrell Center
A tour of the nearly-completed Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education was one of the highlights Friday during a visit to UNMC by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.
May 20, 2008
Doorways of Opportunity: The importance of pipeline programs
This is the third in a series of stories about a move to ban affirmative action in Nebraska and the potential impact such a policy change would have at UNMC.
May 20, 2008
Allied health’s Tanya Custer looks to pay it forward
Tanya Custer wants to help children with cancer. Today, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you can help her.
May 20, 2008
JAMA publishes UNMC study about depression and head and neck cancer
A UNMC-led pilot study that showed antidepressants can significantly reduce the risk of depression for head and neck cancer patients is the focus of an article published today in the Archives of Otolaryngolgy — one of the publications produced by the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).
May 19, 2008