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UNMC macular degeneration, regenerative medicine research bolstered by gift
A familiar phrase may best describe a recent $1.3 million gift by the late Mary and Roy Pearson of Holdrege, Neb. – the gift that keeps on giving.
Dec 17, 2014
Gout game educates UNMC students, future physicians on poorly managed disease
As part of the push to develop new and better ways of teaching, second-year medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are playing a video game to learn about gout, a painful disease that is poorly managed.
Dec 17, 2014
Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D., named 2014 Scientist Laureate
Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the College of Pharmacy and co-director of the Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, has been named UNMC’s ninth Scientist Laureate.
Dec 17, 2014
Five cancer researchers recruited to Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, has added five new translational cancer researchers to its staff in recent months. The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is Nebraska’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. It is affiliated with the University of […]
Dec 17, 2014
Dr. Gold testifies before Congress on Ebola
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., testified before a U.S. congressional committee outlining proposals for expansion of the medical center’s role in fighting Ebola and other infectious diseases.
Nov 22, 2014
26 research awards bring in $8.2 million in new research funding, focus includes prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, heart failure, liver disease
Nov 21, 2014
Nov. 28 – Jan. 31 – UNMC Ice Rink will be open. Dec. 6 – Freezin’ for a Reason ice skating fund raiser for the Ronald McDonald House, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., UNMC Ice Rink. Dec. 8 – Science Café Lincoln, 7 p.m., Vega, 350 Canopy St., Suite 220, Kristin Rooney, M.D., obstetrics/gynecology, will […]
Nov 21, 2014
Hani Haider, Ph.D., professor in the department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation and director of the Biomechanics and Advanced Surgical Technology Laboratory, was presented the International Standards Organization (ISO) Committee Chairman’s Award at the 2014 ISO Annual Meeting in Seoul, South Korea. The award was given by John Goode of the United States Food and […]
Nov 21, 2014
UNMC develops clinical/academic affiliation with Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, have entered into an agreement with Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital to provide physician and academic services at the new Madonna rehabilitation and long-term care hospital being built west of Village Pointe in Omaha.
Nov 21, 2014