UNMC Today - Today's Headlines

NIH posts challenge grant information

Click here to see information from the National Institutes of Health about challenge grants.

Mar 5, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Are you Boston bound?

Brock Steinbrink, cashiering supervisor in UNMC SAP Support, is headed to the east coast next month to participate in the 113th Boston Marathon.

Mar 4, 2009

Legendary anatomy professor Dr. Norah Metcalf dies

Norah Metcalf, M.B.B.S., did everything with irrepressible enthusiasm.

Mar 4, 2009

Fifth annual Walk and Roll sets new records

A record 608 walkers and rollers helped to raise nearly $30,000 for adult recreation therapy programs at Munroe-Meyer Institute by participating in the fifth annual Walk and Roll for Disabilities. The total money raised is a new Walk and Roll record.

Mar 4, 2009

Meet UNMC New Investigator Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D.

UNMC researcher Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests.

Mar 4, 2009

Breast cancer vaccine clinical study complete

If it weren’t for the treatment she received for breast cancer, 78-year-old Mary Ann Tonjes of Hooper, Neb., doesn’t think she’d get to do the things she loves right now such as travel and watch her grandchildren play basketball.

Mar 3, 2009

Meet UNMC Distinguished Scientist Robert Norgren, Ph.D.

UNMC researcher Robert Norgren, Ph.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests.

Mar 3, 2009

Spotlight on new faculty — Chad LaGrange, M.D.

Chad LaGrange, M.D., assistant professor in the section of urologic surgery in the department of surgery, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Mar 3, 2009

Durham Museum offers workshop on preservation

If you missed it in 2008, you’ve got another chance! The Durham Museum once again offers UNMC employees a special workshop titled, “Preservation Explained.”

Mar 3, 2009

Geriatric care conferences fill a need

On one of the coldest nights of the year, about 450 health care providers gathered at UNMC and 11 other sites around the state to participate in a two-hour evening conference focused on interdisciplinary geriatric care.

Mar 2, 2009