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Dr. Zheng’s laboratory receives $1.8 million NIH grant

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded the laboratory of UNMC’s Jialin Zheng, M.D., a $1.8 million RO1 grant to study how neural repair processes are inhibited in patients who suffer from HIV-1 associated dementia.

Sep 30, 2008

Rural rotation poster contest winners take home $250 each

Fourth-year medical students Christelle Iboudo and Lindsay Northam each received $250 for poster presentations they created after serving rural rotations as third-year medical students.

Sep 29, 2008

UNMC receives $5.3 million grant for pancreatic cancer research

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $5.3 million, five-year Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant in pancreatic cancer to the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. UNMC was one of only two programs funded this year in pancreatic cancer.

Sep 29, 2008

Spotlight on new faculty — meet Rachel Bonnema, M.D.

Rachel Bonnema, M.D., assistant professor of general internal medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Sep 29, 2008

Bennett Hall: A thing of beauty

From the outside, Bennett Hall continues to stand tall. From the inside, the third oldest building on campus defies its 1900 beginnings.

Sep 29, 2008

Friday Husker Pick’em — Virginia Tech

Our panel members are all 3-0. So are the Cornhuskers. But now it starts to get tricky.

Sep 26, 2008

Cattlemen’s Ball raises record amount of $796,000

The 2008 Cattlemen’s Ball was one for the record books. A sellout crowd of nearly 4,000 people gathered at the Niewohner Cattle Company near Albion, Neb., for this year’s ball on June 6-7. They raised a record $796,000, of which about $700,000 went to the Eppley Cancer Center.

Sep 26, 2008

Still time to volunteer for AOH gala

Volunteers are still being sought for the Ambassador of Hope Gala on Oct. 18 at Qwest Center Omaha.

Sep 26, 2008

Campus invited to Bennett Hall open house today

The campus is invited to tour the newly renovated Bennett Hall today from 1 to 3 p.m.

Sep 26, 2008

Writer stumps for mental health reform

Pete Earley is on a mission to try to improve mental health care in the United States.

Sep 26, 2008

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