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Ground to break on low-vision clinic today
A groundbreaking celebration for the region’s only not-for-profit comprehensive center for visual rehabilitation of adults and children will take place today at UNMC.
Apr 27, 2007
Dr. Zucker named president-elect of APS
Irving Zucker, Ph.D., a UNMC professor whose research focuses on heart failure, is the new president-elect of The American Physiology Society (APS).
Apr 27, 2007
Public health presentation planned for May 9 at UNMC
Elmer Freeman, Ph.D., the executive director of the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, will be giving a free presentation in Omaha on Wednesday, May 9.
Apr 27, 2007
Sorrell Center beam signing to start Friday
The signing of the final beam on the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education, which was scheduled to start Wednesday, will start Friday and run through the following Friday (May 4).
Apr 26, 2007
Dr. Cohen to step down as path/micro chairman
Sam Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of pathology and microbiology for the past 15 years, has announced his plans to step down as department chairman effective June 30.
Apr 26, 2007
Study determines rural meth users at greater risk
A new study has determined that rural methamphetamine users are younger when they start using meth, are more likely to use intravenously, have more psychoses, smoke more cigarettes and are more likely to be alcoholic than urban methamphetamine users. The findings were reported in the April issue of the American Journal on Addictions.
Apr 26, 2007
‘Father of Democracy’ talks medicine
Thomas Jefferson brought history to life Tuesday, discussing medical theory and practice of the 18th and 19th centuries during his modern-day visit to UNMC. The nation’s third president — aka Smithsonian Institute Scholar Patrick Lee — discussed the historical belief that good health resulted when the humors of the body were in proper balance. To realign fluids, purgatives and bloodletting often were used, he said.
Apr 26, 2007
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Ming Tsai, Ph.D.
Ming Tsai, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Eppley Institute, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Apr 26, 2007
‘Cell suicide’ theory may bring hope in fighting antibiotic resistance
A surprising new theory suggests that some bacterial cells act as “suicide bombers” in cell communities, with the altruistic intention of dying for the common good — and in the process, strengthening other cells that then become resistant to antibiotic drugs.
Apr 25, 2007
Oldfield ceremony a family affair for the Padalas
The late Col. Barney Oldfield would have loved that two research awards he established went to Prasad Padala, M.D., and his wife, Kalpana Padala, M.B.B.S., on Monday.
Apr 25, 2007