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Campus set for a construction-filled summer
This summer may be one of the busiest ever in terms of campus construction. That’s the word from UNMC Director for Facilities Planning and Construction Ron Schaefer.
May 25, 2007
Legislative bill would benefit families affected by autism
Early intervention is the key to successfully dealing with autism. Now, thanks to a bill in the Nebraska Legislature, more families may be able to get the early intervention that their child needs.
May 24, 2007
Burn prevention tips from The Nebraska Medical Center
There’s no better way to celebrate the warm weather than to barbecue outdoors, but before you fire up the grill, make sure the youngest members of your family are kept a distance away.
May 24, 2007
Spotlight on new faculty — Meet Srikar Adhikari, M.D.
Srikar Adhikari, M.D., assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
May 24, 2007
Gourmet apples benefit the American Heart Association
Making caramel apples has always been a tradition for Joanie Martin, office associate I for the cardiology department at UNMC.
May 23, 2007
Dental graduate students receive awards at professional’s day
Sixteen graduate, dental and dental hygiene students received $1,400 in cash awards for their table top presentations at the 21st Annual Professional’s Day 40th Annual Student Scientific Program at the UNMC College of Dentistry in April.
May 23, 2007
Maurers celebrate birth of twin granddaughters
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, welcomed two new grandchildren into their lives on Sunday when their daughter, Wendy Linsky, gave birth to identical twin girls in Tampa, Fla.
May 23, 2007
Nursing endowed chair named for Grand Island’s Pankratz
UNMC’s College of Nursing has established the Bertha Pankratz Endowed Chair in Nursing with a gift of more than $600,000 from Pankratz’s estate made through the University of Nebraska Foundation.
May 23, 2007
Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society initiates new members
Fifteen new members were initiated into the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the College of Pharmacy’s Rho Chi Honor Society during the organization’s 64th Annual Initiation Banquet at the Omaha Press Club on April 12.
May 22, 2007
Pharmacy alumnus finds college lessons still apply
Bob Craig, Pharm.D., had barely graduated from the UNMC College of Pharmacy in 1983 when another pharmacy alumnus, Robert Marshall, Pharm.D., asked him to help out on an unusual project.
May 22, 2007