UNMC Today - Today's Headlines
Search committee named for SAHP associate dean
College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., has appointed a search committee to replace Mary Haven, who has announced plans to step down as associate dean of UNMC’s School of Allied Health Professions.
Mar 15, 2005
UNMC to recognize the academic achievements of employees
UNMC supports and commends the educational achievements of its workforce. Employees who have earned associate, undergraduate, or graduate degrees or special certifications during calendar year 2004 will receive a special recognition of their individual achievement.
Mar 14, 2005
Dr. Zheng wins Gilmore award; lecture set for Tuesday
Dr. Jialin Zheng will receive the 2005 Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award on Tuesday. Dr. Zheng gives much of the credit for his research success to his research team and to several UNMC faculty members who have served as mentors to Dr. Zheng.
Mar 14, 2005
Dr. Turpen clowns around at the Shrine Circus
In research circles, Jim Turpen, Ph.D., is the guy with the largest research grant in the state. But, to 5-year-olds at the Shrine Circus he’s Ankor, the clown with the fiery orange hair, handlebar mustache and a pet lobster on his hand.
Mar 11, 2005
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