UNMC Today - Today's Headlines
Regents approve purchase of state-of-the-art research instrument
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents recently approved UNMC’s purchase of a Thermo Electron LTQ Orbitrap XL — a tool to research the structure of molecules including proteins.
May 2, 2008
U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel spoke yesterday at the College of Medicine’s Honors Convocation and Hooding Ceremony, which featured the UNMC’s 2008 class of medical students taking their physician’s oaths.
May 2, 2008
Ceremony recognizes anatomical gift donors
During a ceremony on Friday, first-year physician assistant, physical therapy and medical students honored 104 people who donated their bodies to be used for research and training at UNMC.
May 1, 2008
National author to discuss affirmative action today
UNMC employees are invited to attend a seminar today that will feature comments from national speaker and author, Tim Wise, about affirmative action and the move to ban it some states, including Nebraska.
May 1, 2008
FBI agent helps medical students with their observation skills
FBI Special Agent Dan Clegg has arrested some of Mexico’s worst criminals for crimes ranging from murder to drug trafficking. He has investigated numerous bank robberies and interrogated several suspects to gain confessions. In March, he came to the UNMC campus to teach medical students.
May 1, 2008
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee to feature. This week, we feature Heather Labrie, a customer service assistant in the Center for Healthy Living.
May 1, 2008
Columbus’ Dr. Zadina receives Koefoot award
Patient, friendly, kind. That’s how Columbus, Neb., family physician, Milton Zadina, M.D., is regarded by the numerous students who’ve had the opportunity to precept under him.
May 1, 2008
Increase in term life insurance notice
A note from NU Central Administration about increases in term life insurance.
Apr 30, 2008
Dr. McNeilly looks into new ways to treat gambling addiction
Pathological gambling has become a significant public health problem with the proliferation of legalized gambling across the United States.
Currently, no standard drug therapy exists for pathological gambling, but UNMC psychologist, Dennis P. McNeilly, Psy.D., wants to see if a drug used to help alcoholics abstain from drinking also can help pathological gamblers.
Apr 30, 2008
VA human research program earns national accreditation
The human research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System recently earned national accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP).
Apr 30, 2008