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United Way, Day Two: Sandy’s story
A struggling mother leaving an abusive relationship turns to a United Way partner for help.
Sep 24, 2013
SHARING’s continuity program builds provider-patient relationships
Long-term commitment adds new dimension to volunteer experience for medical students.
Sep 24, 2013
United Way, Day One: First steps on the road to $156,000
Three-week United Way campaign begins today.
Sep 23, 2013
Thirty-one new faculty have joined the College of Medicine. The new additions include one associate professor, 24 assistant professors and six instructors.
Sep 6, 2013
OneTeam forums to be held Sept. 12
Six employee forums will be held on Sept. 12 to update staff on new developments coming from the OneTeam enterprise discussions involving Deloitte consulting. The OneTeam initiative is looking to better integrate and coordinate the medical center’s clinical enterprise. Two forums will be held for physicians only: 7 a.m., Clarkson Tower, Lower Storz. 5 p.m., […]
Sep 5, 2013
Research funding during past month exceeds $2.8 million
Grants will study HIV, gout, cell signaling Twenty-six new research awards representing more than $2.8 million in new funding were received by College of Medicine faculty during the past month. They included: Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, has received a National Institutes of Health U24 grant from the National Institutes of Mental […]
Sep 5, 2013
The following industry-sponsored contracts have been received. Here is more information on clinical trials enrolling patients at UNMC. James Gigantelli, M.D., ophthalmology and visual sciences, is the UNMC lead for a multi-center Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a novel protein therapy for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED). […]
Sep 5, 2013
Newest generation laser provides cutting-edge treatment for retinal eye diseases
UNMC’s Truhlsen Eye Institute one of only two places in world to have device A new laser is helping experts at the Truhlsen Eye Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center provide better treatment for eye diseases. This advanced laser can prevent blindness for some patients with serious conditions. “This new laser with yellow […]
Sep 4, 2013
Sept. 12 – A series of employee forums. Sept. 18 – New faculty orientation, 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Truhlsen Event Center. Oct. 7-11 – Innovation Week, annual weeklong celebration sponsored by UNeMed, UNMC’s technology transfer company. Oct. 11 — The second annual Advances in Parkinson’s Care Conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Omaha. […]
Sep 4, 2013
UNMC among national leaders in nanoimaging
One of only two U.S. institutions to have atomic force microscope First, Yuri Lyubchenko, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical science in the College of Pharmacy, has a question: Are you familiar with the concept of a record player? When the answer is "Yes," Dr. Lyubchenko is relieved. So many students these days know only iPods, MP3s […]
Sep 4, 2013
