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Dr. Connie Miller never stops asking questions

Connie Miller, Ph.D., asks the same question over and over. “Why?”

Apr 16, 2009

Lookin’ at U – Sara Cizek Going

Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” This week, we feature Sara Cizek Going, a government relations specialist.

Apr 16, 2009

National STD expert to visit UNMC on April 22

The statistics in Douglas County are hard to ignore. The chlamydia rate is nearly 70 percent higher than the United States average and the gonorrhea rate is nearly 50 percent higher.

Apr 15, 2009

Award reflects Lindeman’s passion for teaching

She may not want her superiors to hear this, but Marlene Lindeman doesn’t consider what she does for UNMC to be work. It’s her passion and her life.

Apr 15, 2009

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

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