Chuck Brown
DoD funding opportunities focus of Tuesday event
Increasing awareness about research funding opportunities with the Department of Defense (DoD) will be the focus of a Tuesday event sponsored by UNeMed and the UNMC Vice Chancellor for Research.
Nov 9, 2007
COPH seeks regents approval for departments, programs
Nine new faculty members, a budget that includes more than $5 million in extramural funding and proposals to develop new Ph.D. programs highlight the developments at the UNMC College of Public Health (COPH) in its first 15 months of existence.
Nov 9, 2007
The chancellor’s vision for UNMC continues to take shape with the hiring of several diversity specialists. They represent a commitment by Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., to weave cultural competency into the medical center’s fabric and improve recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty, staff and students, all part of UNMC’s strategic plan.
Nov 7, 2007
UNMC to seek approval of new geriatric center
To better meet the needs of the sky-rocketing older population, UNMC will seek approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday of a program statement and budget for construction of a new geriatric center on the UNMC campus.
Nov 7, 2007
Legislative staffers tour UNMC
Away from the State Capitol, about 35 legislative staff members spent Tuesday morning participating in problem-based learning scenarios, observing a child with a feeding disorder receiving treatment and learning about the affects of alcohol on the cilia in the lungs at UNMC.
Nov 5, 2007
South Omaha health fair caps Bi-National Health Week
UNMC along with its Mobile Nursing Center (MNC) recently teamed up with other health agencies to provide a community health fair. The event brought 1,200 people through the doors of Metropolitan Community College’s South Omaha campus for various screenings. It was the culmination of Bi-National Health week, which ran Oct. 15-20.
Nov 5, 2007
Epilepsy exhibit on display in outpatient center lobby
“Living with epilepsy: freedom to be …” a photography exhibit that highlights patients living with epilepsy, is on display in the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium now through Nov. 12.
Nov 2, 2007
Schwartz Center Rounds to focus on care conflicts
A case involving a diabetic nursing home patient in Douglas County who wished to return to her community will be examined during Monday’s Schwartz Center Rounds.
Nov 2, 2007
College of Dentistry hosts successful accreditation visit
The 22 members of the Visiting Committee of the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation spent Oct. 23-25 assessing the UNMC College of Dentistry’s programs, students, faculty and staff, and left with a favorable impression.
Nov 1, 2007
No tricks for pediatric patients, just Halloween treats
Young patients at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, get to set aside their hospital gowns for a day. These courageous children, many battling serious illnesses, will transform into super heroes, princesses and even Winnie the Pooh.
Oct 31, 2007