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Biomedical research students recruited to UNMC
Students in the 2006-2007 Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) recently took part in a three-day orientation process to help them select their area of interest for Ph.D. research.
Sep 12, 2006
Regents approve UNMC facilities plan concepts
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously approved UNMC’s vision of the future. On Friday, the board agreed with the goals and planning concepts of UNMC’s 2006-2015 Facilities Development Plan.
Sep 12, 2006
New Nebraska Center opened in Tokyo, Japan
Gov. Dave Heineman Friday announced the official opening of the new 565 square foot Nebraska Center in Tokyo, Japan. UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center are supporting the effort, which will promote the state’s products and services.
Sep 11, 2006
UNMC creates emergency medicine department
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Friday approved the establishment of a department of emergency medicine at UNMC. Since 1997, emergency medicine has been a section assigned to the UNMC Department of Surgery.
Sep 11, 2006
Regents approve feasibility study for Saddle Creek Road
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Friday approved a proposed agreement with the City of Omaha to conduct a feasibility study for the relocation of Saddle Creek Road on the western edge of the UNMC campus.
Sep 11, 2006
UNMC lands $2.6 million grant for vascular research
Identifying new risk factors for vascular disease may help kidney transplant recipients lead longer, healthier lives. A $2.6 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant is enabling UNMC researchers to examine how non-traditional risk factors could play a role in vascular disease in kidney transplant recipients.
Sep 11, 2006
UNMC to present 2006-2015 Facilities Development Plan
The UNMC of tomorrow will be a world-class academic health science center built from a visionary plan that includes a new comprehensive cancer center, additional research towers, more clinical facilities for patient care and new education facilities. It also will be strategically configured with the campus core – a crossroads for clinical care, education and patient services – flanked by UNMC research laboratories on the west and academic classrooms on the east.
Sep 8, 2006
UNMC student enrollment reaches record high
Student enrollment at UNMC reached an all-time high for the second straight year, as 3,067 students are enrolled this fall, a 2.2 percent increase over last year’s total of 3,002.
Sep 8, 2006
Seminar to provide insights on postdoctoral education
Postdoctoral scholars, or postdocs, play a critical role in every research institution. On Monday, UNMC’s new Office of Postdoctoral Education will hold its first-ever postdoctoral education seminar. The event is open to postdocs, faculty and graduate students.
Sep 8, 2006
College of Medicine photo question — week 12 answer
Learn the answer to Wednesday’s College of Medicine historical photo question.
Sep 7, 2006