Chuck Brown
Pediatric clinic celebrates new location
The UNMC Physicians Pediatric Clinic celebrated its new location on the first floor of the Durham Outpatient Center with an open house on Monday.
Mar 1, 2007
Volunteer faculty members honored for service
The UNMC College of Medicine Volunteer Faculty Awards for the second half of 2006 were recently presented. The program recognizes outstanding volunteer faculty members for their contributions to campus, classroom and clinical settings.
Feb 27, 2007
NU ordered to pay salary increases for UNK, UNO faculty
The University of Nebraska has been ordered to pay a 4.4 percent salary increase to faculty at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and a 4.3 percent pay increase to faculty at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, for each year of the 2007-2009 biennium.
Feb 26, 2007
Dr. Gollan: Behavioral health center great training spot
A new behavioral health center scheduled to open later this year in Omaha will be an ideal training spot for UNMC psychiatry students and residents, said College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D.
Feb 23, 2007
SBIR/STTR grants provide avenues for research funds
A few years ago while seeking funding for research into a nicotine vaccine, Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., received a boost from a Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) grant.
Feb 22, 2007
Dr. Kompella, top ophthalmologist work on nanomedicine project
UNMC’s Uday Kompella, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmaceutics and ophthalmology, is a co-principal investigator on a multi-university, multi-million dollar National Institutes of Health project aimed at improving drug delivery to the back of the human eye. The collaborative project is led by Henry Edelhauser, Ph.D., of the Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, who will speak at UNMC today at 4 p.m. in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005.
Feb 21, 2007
MMI using video games to help develop coordination
A video game that gets children off the couch and helps them develop balance coordination — what more could a parent ask for? Physical therapists at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) are testing the use of a PlayStation®2 video game for enhancing balance and coordination in children.
Feb 20, 2007
College of Public Health names external advisory council
The newly formed UNMC College of Public Health has formed an external advisory committee made up of 34 people with public health expertise.
Feb 15, 2007
New employee development series starts Tuesday
UNMC will launch its new “Employee Development Lunch and Learn Series” on Tuesday with a session outlining human resource initiatives. The series is free and open to all UNMC employees.
Feb 15, 2007
Family jazz band featured at ‘Music as Medicine’ concert
Omaha’s Burt St. Boys and Daughters will be featured during Thursday’s “Music as Medicine” concert.
Feb 15, 2007