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UNMC College of Medicine faculty received 35 grant awards representing more than $2.5 million in new funding during the month of August.
Oct 29, 2015
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COM employee spotlight: Amanda Heeg
Learn more about Amanda Heeg of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory. Her favorite part of working for UNMC is the institution’s community outreach.
Oct 29, 2015
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Collaborative aims to improve birth outcomes
Collaboration to reduce death, disease associated with childbirth, first month of life.
Oct 28, 2015
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Awards given to recognize efforts in battle against Parkinson’s disease
More than 300 attend Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance awards banquet.
Oct 28, 2015
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Department Profile – Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Learn more about the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, led by Chairman Surinder K. Batra, Ph.D. The department has
a total of 138 faculty and staff members.
Oct 28, 2015
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Ted Mikuls, M.D., Umbach Professor of Rheumatology, accepted the role of vice chair for research in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine effective Sept. 1.
Oct 28, 2015
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International Week and an NSRI event called Transdisciplinary Conversations are among November’s events
Oct 28, 2015
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COM Student of the Month – Meet Laura Zima
Laura Zima is a first-year medical student from Granville, Ohio, who graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles.
Oct 28, 2015
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See the lists of student leaders chosen during recent elections
Oct 28, 2015
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Radiology chair to lead Emergency Medicine Search Committee
A 15-member committee has been formed to begin the search for a new chair for the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine. Craig Walker, M.D., professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Radiology will chair the committee. The committee will be looking for a replacement for Robert Muelleman, M.D., who announced in September that he […]
Oct 28, 2015