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UNMC lauds AAHC president for remarks before Senate committee

Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., said UNMC fully supports Steven Wartman, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of the Association of Academic Health Centers, and the testimony he presented last week on behalf of the AAHC in front of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.

Mar 18, 2009

Students to spend spring break doing service work

Nearly 70 UNMC faculty and students will provide medical service work during spring break trips to Jamaica, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Winnebago Indian Reservation and southern Mexico.

Mar 17, 2009

Latest UNMC Connect now available online

Read the latest about the health care workforce shortage in the winter 2009 edition of UNMC Connect, which is now available online.

Mar 17, 2009

Installation of student information system progresses rapidly

Installation of a new student information system for the University of Nebraska and Nebraska’s three state colleges is underway.

Mar 17, 2009

Dr. Pamies sworn-in as chair of HHS advisory committee

Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean for graduate studies, was recently sworn-in as a new member and chairman of The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Advisory Committee on Minority Health. The committee is part of the Office on Minority Health.

Mar 17, 2009

New UNMC ads are on the air

Two UNMC advertisements began airing on Nebraska radio stations this weekend. The ads emphasize UNMC’s importance in addressing professional workforce shortage needs in two areas: nursing and behavioral health.

Mar 16, 2009

Dr. Gendelman’s UNMC journey leads to laureate award

When Howard Gendelman, M.D., first walked into his bleak second floor laboratory in Swanson Hall, he wondered whether he had taken a wrong turn.

Mar 16, 2009

Seminar to focus on role of math and computers in cell biology

Jim Rogers, Ph.D., an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will describe a new role for mathematicians and computer scientists in cell biology research today at noon during the monthly Clinical and Translational Research Seminar.

Mar 16, 2009

Think Green — recovering heat, recouping costs

Dedicated Heat Recovery Systems (DHRS) — which are capable of producing hot and chilled water simultaneously — will soon be installed in various buildings on campus, including Durham Research Center I and II.

Mar 16, 2009

Meet UNMC Scientist Laureate Howard Gendelman, M.D.

UNMC Scientist Laureate Howard Gendelman, M.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests.

Mar 16, 2009