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Grant targets staphylococcus infections
New $11.8 million grant brings National Institutes of Health grant total to $31 million for the research.
Sep 27, 2019
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College of Pharmacy hosts zero-waste event
Preceptor Development Retreat in August was first zero-waste event conducted by an individual unit or college.
Sep 27, 2019
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New leaders named in pediatrics for UNMC, Children’s
Kari Simonsen, M.D., and Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to new roles.
Sep 27, 2019
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Health policy, advocacy conference Oct. 12
Conference is free to UNMC faculty, staff and students.
Sep 26, 2019
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Landscaped corner transforms med center’s southern entrance
Donors, campus leaders gather to unveil new “Medical Center Plaza.”
Sep 26, 2019
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Podcast to feature university researchers, students, educators
“Leading Nebraska” podcast premieres with Robin Gandhi, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Sep 26, 2019
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Assessment Day first step on path to employment
For Project SEARCH interns now on campus, the journey to the job-training program began in May.
Sep 26, 2019
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Bridge to Care Refugee Health Fair set for Nov. 2
UNMC students from all colleges will volunteer at the health fair alongside 22 community vendors.
Sep 26, 2019
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Business manager for the public relations department is a huge music fan.
Sep 26, 2019
![Julie Garfield, left, with jazz musician Brian Culbertson in 2015](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Garfield092619.jpg)
CRISPR technologies attract worldwide collaborations
Using technology, UNMC team develops a specially engineered mouse for Stanford University researchers.
Sep 25, 2019
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