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Dr. Turpen accepts more focused role in research administration
Paula Turpen, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for research, has agreed to accept a more focused and highly specialized role in UNMC research administration. Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research, announced recently that Dr. Turpen has become the first UNMC Director of Research Resources. Dr. Turpen assumed her new responsibilities on March 1.
Mar 10, 2005
Stem cell expert sees promise in research
Embryonic and adult stem cell research must continue because it’s too early to know which yields greater promise, said Catherine Verfaillie, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on stem cell research.
Mar 9, 2005
Profile of a Biocontainment Unit Nurse – Cheryl Rand
When Cheryl Rand, a nurse at The Nebraska Medical Center, first learned that the hospital was designing a special unit just for treating contagious and deadly organisms such as smallpox and SARS, Rand had only one thing to say: “I have to be a part of this.”
Mar 8, 2005
Stem cell expert to give today’s Latta Lecture
Catherine Verfaillie, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on stem cell research, will present the 23rd Annual Latta Lecture today at noon in the Durham Research Center’s Scott Auditorium.
Mar 8, 2005
CDC director: Biocontainment unit is ‘national treasure’
Julie Gerberding, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Monday unveiled a “national treasure” — Nebraska’s new Biocontainment Unit at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Mar 8, 2005
24-year FDA veteran to address agency in presentation
A 24-year veteran of the Food and Drug Association will give a presentation on the government agency at the College of Pharmacy on Tuesday.
Mar 7, 2005
CDC director at today’s Biocontainment Unit unveiling
Gov. Dave Heineman will unveil Nebraska’s new Biocontainment Unit at The Nebraska Medical Center today, a first-of-its-kind in the nation. The governor welcomes Julie Gerberding, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to Omaha for a tour and briefing about the new unit and the collaborative effort behind it.
Mar 7, 2005
Public invited to Destination Midtown forums
The public is invited to attend this week’s community forums on Destination Midtown and learn more about how they can be involved in the neighborhood development, economic development and transportation development programs. See article for forum dates and locations.
Mar 7, 2005
Induction ceremonies for College of Nursing
The UNMC College of Nursing held induction ceremonies across Nebraska Feb. 27 to recognize 144 new nursing students as they commit to academic integrity and begin assimilating the values and behaviors of the professional nurse.
Mar 4, 2005
Stem cell expert to present Latta Lecture Tuesday
Catherine Verfaillie, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on stem cell research, will present the 23rd Annual Latta Lecture at noon on Tuesday, March 8, in the Durham Research Center’s Scott Auditorium.
Mar 4, 2005