Newsroom

Wellness Wednesday – Expert: more antioxidant research needed

Whether or not you believe in the value of antioxidants, there are three major scientific journals, 13,000 published reports and 960,000 citations on the Internet relating to the free radical theory on aging and related research.

Apr 15, 2009

Washington physician named new public health dean

A public health academic leader with expertise in maternal-neonatal health and the elimination of health disparities, Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., has been selected as the new dean of the UNMC College of Public Health.

Apr 15, 2009

Dentistry’s Dr. Harn to receive community service award

From developing and acting as curator for the dental museum, to coordinating children’s dental day, to running logistics for the dental SHARING clinic, Stan Harn, Ph.D., is one busy guy.

Apr 14, 2009

UNMC Grants – Dr. Haider receives first RO1 grant

Neena Haider, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, has secured her first National Institutes of Health RO1 grant to support her research into genes to correct human retinal disease.

Apr 14, 2009

MMI Symposium on Down syndrome April 25

UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute will host a symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of children with Down syndrome on Saturday, April 25 in the Sorrell Center.

Apr 14, 2009

Holocaust survivor to speak at medical center

Livia Bitton-Jackson, Ph.D., born Elli L. Friedmann in Czechoslovakia, was 13 when she, her mother and her brother were taken to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.

Apr 14, 2009

Leave your computer on tonight

Information Technology Services will patch computer updates for the campus tonight. Please leave your machine on when you leave work.

Apr 14, 2009

Nominate excellent co-workers for the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’

Got an excellent co-worker? Nominate him or her for the monthly Chancellor’s Silver U award.

Apr 14, 2009

Scout leader Dr. Baldwin receives community service award

A love of the outdoors was sparked in Jeffrey Baldwin, Pharm. D., associate professor of pharmacy practice, as he grew up in north central Pennsylvania.

Apr 13, 2009

Society to help student-run clinics share ideas, practices

With the launch of the Society for Student Run Free Clinics at the recent SHARING the Vision conference, health profession students now have a place to turn to for information.

Apr 13, 2009