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The Irish in American — part 2 of 4
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, UNMC Today is highlighting the life and times of Irish Americans. The four-part series continues today with a look at the challenges faced by Irish immigrants.
Mar 13, 2002
World renowned cardiovascular investigator to give March 15 seminar
It has long been assumed that when the heart is damaged after a heart attack, the heart muscle cells do not regenerate and the damage is permanent. Piero Anversa, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at New York Medical College, reported the first evidence that, contrary to prior belief, heart muscle cells can multiply after a myocardial infarction and the development of heart failure and that adult stem cells isolated from mouse bone marrow could become functioning heart muscle cells when injected into a damaged mouse heart. He will speak on campus March 15.
Mar 13, 2002
Statewide AHEC advisory board meets for first time, discusses priorities
A newly formed statewide advisory board will be asked to provide consultation, ideas and leadership to meet the health education needs of Nebraska. The Nebraska Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Advisory Board gathered for its organizational meeting March 4 in Grand Island.
Mar 13, 2002
Have you heard? New set of UNMC radio commercials begin
On Monday, UNMC kicked off its second round of radio ads. The ads, which will air the weeks of March 11, 18 and 25, feature the following topics and individuals:
- Research on diabetes — Jennifer Larsen, M.D., with comments from patient Richard McConnell of Omaha;
- Research in the genetics of learning disabilities — Shelley Smith, Ph.D., and;
- Research on rheumatoid arthritis — James O’Dell, M.D., with comments from patient Anne Ivey of Omaha.
To hear the new commercials, go to www.unmc.edu/future/.
Mar 13, 2002
Program enhances management, leadership skills
Sam Augustine, Pharm.D., was one of 15 UNMC faculty members who graduated recently from the Administrative Colloquium, a course intended to improve administrative and leadership skills.
Mar 12, 2002
Dr. Porter to receive Gilmore Award at Wednesday’s symposium
If it weren’t for the research seed money that Tom Porter, M.D., received from UNMC in the mid-1990s, he’s not sure where the promising research on microbubbles might be. For certain, the research wouldn’t be as advanced as to begin an NIH-funded, Phase I clinical trial looking at the promise of microbubbles in drug delivery, as will occur at UNMC in the next year.
For his research work, Dr. Porter has been awarded the 2002 College of Medicine Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award.
Mar 12, 2002
The Irish in America — part 1 of 4
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, UNMC Today will highlight the life and times of Irish Americans. The four-part series kicks off today with their involvement in the Civil War.
Mar 12, 2002
13 UNMC students will split medical duties at two Sioux Indian reservations
Two groups from UNMC’s Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) will spend their spring break serving the health needs of South Dakota Sioux Indian communities. From March 17-23, nine students from the College of Medicine and four from the Physician Assistant Education program will stay at the Rosebud Lakota Sioux and the Sisseton Dakota Sioux Reservations.
Mar 11, 2002
22 UNMC students will participate in medical mission to Jamaica
On March 16-23, members of UNMC’s Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) will journey to Jamaica for their annual medical mission. The six days at Falmouth will provide a unique experience for 22 students to serve one of the poorest communities in the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 11, 2002
Nine UNMC students to spend spring break on medical mission to Nicaragua
Nine UNMC students, including seven from the College of Medicine, one from the Physician Assistant Education program and one from the College of Nursing, will spend March 16-23 in Nicaragua. The students will participate in community public health activities in impoverished neighborhoods in Managua, the capital city, under the auspices of the physicians of Los Chavalitos Maternal-Child Health Clinic.
Mar 11, 2002