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UNMC’s Beck remembers the forgotten client
Today’s UNMC Today includes a reprint of an article Gary Beck, education administrator in UNMC’s department of pediatrics, published in the fall 2001 edition of the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing “Notes” newsletter. Beck serves as an interpreter and activist for the Deaf community.
Apr 30, 2002
Dr. Binhammer receives 2001 Alvin Earle Award
While his classroom challenges may give some a headache, Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., always prepares his students to succeed in the medical field.
On Friday, UNMC students recognized the educational contributions of Dr. Binhammer, professor and vice chairman of UNMC’s genetics, cell biology and anatomy department, by awarding him the 2001 Alvin Earle Outstanding Health Science Educator Award for exemplary teaching.
Apr 29, 2002
UNMC names new chair of UNMC’s obstetrics/gynecology department
Carl Smith, M.D., has returned to his alma mater as chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology.
“In many ways it’s like I never left,” said Dr. Smith, who earned his medical degree at UNMC in 1978.
Apr 26, 2002
Lifestyle Enhancement Center responds to Channel 7 story
On Thursday, KMTV Channel 7 aired a story about a massage therapist who crossed the lines of ethical behavior. Although the therapist was not associated with UNMC’s Lifestyle Enhancement Center, individuals at the center have issued a statement in response to the broadcast. (To read their response, click the headline).
Apr 26, 2002
Cattlemen’s Ball kicks off May 31 with four-person golf scramble
A four-person golf scramble will serve as the kickoff event for the fifth annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on Friday, May 31 at the new Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln. The ball will take place Saturday, June 1 at the Benes Cattle Company, 25 miles northwest of Lincoln near Valparaiso, Neb.
Apr 25, 2002
Women’s magazine lists UNMC/NHS surgeon among leading breast cancer specialists
James Edney, M.D., professor of surgery at UNMC and Nebraska Health System, is the only breast cancer specialist in Nebraska to be included on the list of “Top Doctors for Women” in the April issue of Ladies Home Journal.
Apr 24, 2002
UNMC has success in legislative session
UNMC shared in several successes this year in the Nebraska Legislature, said Bob Bartee, executive assistant to the chancellor.
“We owe a thank you to the numerous state senators who showed tremendous courage and vision as they voted on the bills that affected UNMC,” Bartee said Tuesday. “I thought that in strategic areas, we fared well during the session.”
Apr 24, 2002
Harris scholarships awarded to UNMC graduate students
Seven UNMC students recently were named recipients of the 2002 Norman and Bernice Harris Graduate Student Scholarships. The Harris Graduate Scholarship is a cancer research fund of seven, $500-stipends a year for UNMC graduate students doing research related to cancer.
Apr 23, 2002
HR professionals take employability tips to high-schoolers
Twice a year, UNMC employees Sandra McKenzie and Marlene Schneider visit the employability class at Girls and Boys Town to spread the word about UNMC and to offer tips for joining the workforce.
Apr 23, 2002
UNMC researcher honored for pioneering work on aging
It was a magazine article titled “Tomorrow You May Be Younger” that first led Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., to ponder the cause of aging. The year was 1945.
Since then, the Millard Professor and emeritus professor of internal medicine at UNMC has gained international acclaim for his widely accepted aging theory. Known as the father of the free radical theory of aging, Dr. Harman also discovered the role of antioxidants (vitamins C, E and beta-carotene) in fighting heart disease and cancer.
In recognition of his pioneering work, family and friends of Dr. Harman, through the University of Nebraska Foundation, established the Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology.
Apr 22, 2002