UNMC Today - Today's Headlines
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Zhixin ‘Jason’ Zhang, Ph.D.
Zhixin “Jason” Zhang, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of pathology and microbiology, is one of the many new faculty members on campus.
Aug 21, 2008
A video welcome from the McGoogan Library
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Those having trouble opening the video may wish to attempt viewing it using the Mozilla Firefox Web browser.) The folks over at the McGoogan Library of Medicine are a bit proud of a video they have put together to welcome incoming medical students.
Aug 20, 2008
Dental student’s wife wins bronze in Beijing
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep — wife of UNMC dental student, Bronsen Schliep — won an Olympic bronze medal in the 100-meter hurdles on Tuesday.
Aug 20, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — benefits for student dependents
We’re going to abandon the fitness talk this week and venture into another area of wellness — employee benefits.
Aug 20, 2008
BK campaign raises $155,000 for pediatric cancer research
The fight against children’s cancers at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center received a boost from the fifth annual BK Beat Cancer for Kids campaign. The month-long campaign in July raised $155,000.
Aug 20, 2008
Football 101 raises $25,000 for cancer center
Mary Pat Pelini, wife of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini, presented a check for $25,000 to UNMC Eppley Cancer Center Director Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., on Monday.
Aug 19, 2008
Wife of UNMC dental student hurdles into Olympic finals
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep — wife of UNMC dental student, Bronsen Schliep — kept her Olympic dream alive on Monday night in Beijing (or Monday morning in Nebraska).
Aug 19, 2008
Sharon Stoolman, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, presents Cassandra Susman, M.D., house officer III in the department of pediatrics, with the 2008 House Officer Clerkship Teaching Award at the sixth annual Pediatric Research Forum.
Aug 19, 2008
UNMC seeks nominations for J.G. (Jack) Elliott Award
UNMC is currently accepting nominations for the 2009 J.G. (Jack) Elliott Award.
Aug 19, 2008
Rural, minority women need more breast, cervical cancer screenings
Health disparities for Nebraska’s rural and minority women still persist, according to a 10-year study of the state’s Every Woman Matters program. The study’s results are published in the August edition of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
Aug 18, 2008