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Departure process begins for some in National Quarantine Unit
Governor Pete Ricketts, other officials will attend event to mark departures.
Mar 2, 2020
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Armando De Alba Rosales, M.D., is IDEA winner
The award recognizes University of Nebraska faculty whose work has had a significant impact on students, the university and the state.
Mar 2, 2020
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Research Leadership: Amarnath (Amar) Natarajan, Ph.D.
Dr. Natarajan’s research focus is drug discovery.
Mar 2, 2020
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Distinguished Scientist: Amy Hoffman, Ph.D.
Dr. Hoffman’s research focus is on post-surgery lung cancer rehabilitation.
Feb 28, 2020
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Health care system underused in addressing loneliness among older adults
Committee recommendations include more research on effective interventions.
Feb 28, 2020
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Distinguished Scientist: John-Martin Lowe, Ph.D.
Dr. Lowe’s research focus is detecting and disrupting transmission of highly infectious diseases.
Feb 27, 2020
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Distinguished Scientist: James Wahl, Ph.D.
Dr. Wahl’s research focus is epithelial cell adhesion.
Feb 26, 2020
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Milestone gift will help pediatric cancer research
Sammy’s Superheroes Foundation’s gift set to support research by Eleanor Rogan, Ph.D., and her team.
Feb 26, 2020
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NIH begins clinical trial of drug to treat COVID-19
Study at UNMC is enrolling hospitalized adults with COVID-19.
Feb 26, 2020
![Andre Kalil, M.D., professor of internal medicine at UNMC, is leading the trial at UNMC.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kalil0302.jpg)
Distinguished Scientist: Kim Scarsi, Pharm.D.
Dr. Scarsi’s research focus is HIV pharmacology.
Feb 25, 2020
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