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Dr. Grissom, first full-time chair of internal medicine, dies
Robert Grissom, M.D., who served more than 50 years with UNMC and will long be remembered for building a modern internal medicine program at the medical center, died Tuesday at age 92.
Mar 18, 2009
Wellness Wednesday — Walking the (Cross) walk
OK, so the first story I ever wrote for UNMC Today way back in the fall of 2006 was about jaywalking on Saddle Creek Road. The gist was that Omaha police and campus officials strongly urged us med center types to use the crosswalks to cross Saddle Creek Road.
Mar 18, 2009
Dr. Gendelman: Shoot for the stars
“Never give up. Always have high level goals.”
Those were words of advice from UNMC’s 2008 Scientist Laureate Howard Gendelman, M.D., to his colleagues Monday afternoon at the third annual Distinguished Scientist ceremony.
Mar 18, 2009
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
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