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Syd Clausen receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ for March
A jack-of-all trades, Syd Clausen simultaneously serves as the UNMC’s Gross Anatomy Lab’s handyman, problem solver and moving director.
Apr 8, 2009
Wellness Wednesday – Watch your backs!
Here’s a little tip for you as you ramp up your springtime activity — watch your back! No, that’s not a threat — I’m really talking about your back — as in your spine and its discs and muscles and all that.
Apr 8, 2009
A decade of serving south Omaha
The needs vary. Housing, health care, services for the elderly and youth activities are just some of the programs designed by the South Omaha Community Care Council (SOCCC) to benefit the south Omaha community.
Apr 7, 2009
Dr. Gollan: ‘The world waits’ for Dr. Dunman’s MRSA vaccine
You could say College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., was impressed after he listened to a presentation by Paul Dunman, Ph.D., at last week’s Gilmore Award presentation.
Apr 7, 2009
Public Health Week story 2 — Increasing coverage/access
Although most Americans have some type of health insurance coverage, usually employer-sponsored, the most recent government statistics (2007) show 46 million people, including 9 million children are uninsured in the United States.
Apr 7, 2009
Five UNMC medical students start rotations in Shanghai
Five fourth-year UNMC students started one month rotations at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM) on Monday.
Apr 7, 2009
Dr. Feloney to speak at tonight’s Science Cafe
UNMC’s Michael Feloney, M.D., will lead a discussion on “the science of sex” during a Science Cafe today at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown at 729 N. 14th St., in Omaha.
Apr 7, 2009
MIT professor to discuss moving research to the marketplace
Robert Langer, Sc.D., institute professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a leading innovator in biomedical and engineering research, will outline how to move research from the lab to the marketplace during an April 13 video seminar.
Apr 7, 2009
Remove the interim tag — Dr. Leibowitz named MMI Director
The search committee tasked to fill the shoes of Bruce Buehler, M.D., had a difficult job to do. The former director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute who stepped down in 2007 left quite a legacy. After a far and wide search of viable candidates, the committee found the best person for the position was already at MMI — J. Michael Leibowitz, Ph.D.
Apr 6, 2009
Campuswide tornado drills set for Wednesday
UNMC, UNMC Physicians and The Nebraska Medical Center will participate in statewide “Severe Weather Week,” which will include test tornado warnings on Wednesday.
Apr 6, 2009