Chuck Brown

The idea was to have a small workshop on structural biology and molecular biophysics. The expectations were low. As one of the workshop organizers, Kathryn Cleaves, an administrator in the Eppley Institute, said: “We were worried that only 10 people would show up.”

The end result is that more than 150 people have signed up for the workshop, which will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Aug 7, 2006

Jewell helps motorists drive by the book

By day, Lisa Jewell provides young people with hands-on experiences in hopes of them choosing careers in the health profession. At her part-time job, as an instructor for the National Safety Council Greater Omaha Chapter, she teaches people to be safe on the road in order to keep them from ending up in the hospital.

Aug 4, 2006

Regents unanimously approve College of Public Health

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents gave unanimous approval Friday for a College of Public Health to be established on UNMC campus. At the same time, the board also unanimously approved the appointment of Jay Noren, M.D., as the founding dean of the COPH.

Jul 31, 2006

Oral cancer survivor shares advice

In 2005, Dr. Tom Evans was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer at the base of the tongue. Now, the 1962 graduate of the UNMC College of Dentistry has a few words of advice for his dental colleagues.

Jul 28, 2006

Dr. Noren to lead development of public health college

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Friday will be asked to approve the appointment of Jay Noren, M.D., M.P.H., as founding dean of the UNMC College of Public Health. Dr. Noren has been serving as executive vice president, provost, and dean of the graduate college of the University of Nebraska since 2002.

Jul 27, 2006

UNMC research funding hits record high

In a year in which many academic health science centers felt the sting of cutbacks in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, UNMC had its greatest year ever, bringing in nearly $80 million during fiscal year 2005-06, an increase of nearly 10 percent over the previous year’s record high of $72.5 million.

Jul 27, 2006

UNMC to seek approval for College of Public Health

UNMC officials Friday will seek approval of the Board of Regents for establishing a College of Public Health on the UNMC campus. If approved, the COPH would be the first new college at UNMC since 1968.

Jul 26, 2006

Family headed home from Lebanon, turmoil

For days, Pierre Fayad, M.D., waited near the phone for news regarding the safety of his family and whether they would be able to leave Lebanon and return to the United States. Now, he’s counting the minutes when their plane lands in Omaha.

Jul 25, 2006

NEJM hails health disparities book

A book on health disparities co-authored by a UNMC physician received high marks in a book review published in the July 13 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine.

Jul 14, 2006

Specialized filtering process helps kidney donors, recipients

The wait for a kidney transplant was beginning to feel like an eternity for 59-year-old Jerry Schueler. The Omaha man had been on dialysis for five years and was getting weaker and losing more weight everyday. Learn how he became the first patient to receive a blood type incompatible kidney transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center.

Jul 11, 2006