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Alumni Association scholarships help those who will someday help others
Learn how the College of Medicine Alumni Association helps medical students such as Mariah Smith-Miloff on their paths toward health care careers. NOTE: This link goes directly to a University of Nebraska Foundation webpage.
Nov 10, 2011
Dr. Maurer: UNMC’s stock rises in China
One morning on his recent trip to China, UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., casually read the China Daily — the nation’s largest English language paper — and happened on a story headlined, “Top schools recruiting best brains.”
Nov 8, 2011
Medical treatment close to home
Learn about a UNMC Eppley Cancer Center effort to bring clinical trials to patients throughout the state.
Nov 2, 2011
UNMC participating in clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease
One of 20 sites selected to study investigational medication
Nov 2, 2011
Introducing the Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance
Read and watch a video about the new alliance, which brings UNMC’s various neuroscience experts together for better patient care and research.
Oct 31, 2011
Dr. Baldwin on prescription drug abuse
Listen to UNMC’s Dr. Jeff Baldwin discuss the rising tide of prescription drug abuse.
Oct 26, 2011
Back to prevention — the push for primary care
Americans spend more on health care
than any other country in the world. Yet, we don’t live longer and we die more often from heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes.
Oct 25, 2011
Surgeons use innovative, safer procedure for living liver donation
Doctors told Russ Hart it was a matter of time before the degenerative liver disease he had would precipitate the need for a transplant.
Oct 20, 2011
Lymphoma partnership helps Chinese patients
SHANGHAI — One of the clinical and research partnerships between UNMC and China is the Sino-U.S. Center for Diagnosis and Therapy for Hematological Malignancies, which brings UNMC physicians and researchers together to improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphoma in China and Nebraska.
Oct 20, 2011
Dr. Kolok: Confused fish cause for concern
Fish in the Elkhorn River are confused about their sex. Females are becoming defeminized and males are becoming more female. What is it about this Nebraska river that causes the fish to undergo a sex change every spring and summer? That’s what Alan Kolok, Ph.D., wants to know.
Oct 18, 2011