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M3 poster contest winners take home $250
Senior medical students Joanna Quigley and Joseph McGargill were the winners in the recent M3 poster contest.
Oct 10, 2006
Golf tournament for SHARING Clinic raises more than $25,000
The 7th Annual SHARING the Green Golf Tournament on Sept. 28 at Pacific Springs Golf Course raised more than $25,000 with nearly 100 people golfing.
Oct 10, 2006
Drive on thru at Clarkson West flu shot clinic
A drive-thru flu shot clinic is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Clarkson West Medical Center, 144th and West Center Road.
Oct 9, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Sharon Hammer, M.D.
Sharon Hammer, M.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Oct 9, 2006
Dr. Gendelman praises Blumkin family’s support of Parkinson’s research
On Sept. 28, Frances and Louis Blumkin and other members of the Omaha community were honored at a dinner for their generous support that continues to advance groundbreaking research in the neurosciences by providing UNMC investigators with critical funding.
Oct 9, 2006
SERA study seeks causes of rheumatoid arthritis
Identifying the causes of rheumatoid arthritis is the focus of a new study at UNMC being conducted by James O’Dell, M.D., UNMC professor of internal medicine and chief of the rheumatology and immunology section. The five-year study is called SERA — Studies of the Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Oct 6, 2006
COM photo display opens at Durham Western Heritage Museum
A photo display commemorating the UNMC College of Medicine’s 125th Anniversary opens today at the Durham Western Heritage Museum in Omaha.
Oct 6, 2006
Med Center sets record for transplants in September
There were 37 solid-organ transplants at The Nebraska Medical Center in September, topping the previous one-month record of 33 set in July 2004.
Oct 6, 2006
Employee Satisfactions surveys due
UNMC 2006 Employee Satisfaction Surveys are due today.
Oct 6, 2006
Cancer researcher, survivor further cause for a cure
When Angie Miller, 43, helps Omaha kick of the Race for the Cure this Sunday, Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., will kick off the Fourth International Nanomedicine Drug Delivery Symposium not far away at the Old Market Embassy Suites. The good friends each will be furthering the cause of finding a cure for cancer.
Oct 5, 2006