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Dr. Batra receives grant from Komen Foundation

The Nebraska affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation has awarded UNMC researcher, Surinder Batra, Ph.D., a $50,000 grant for breast cancer research.

Sep 10, 2008

Wellness Wednesday – Happily healthy

It’s long been theorized that happy people generally are in better health, but researchers aren’t sure why. A new study provides strong evidence that the happier you are, the healthier you will be.

Sep 10, 2008

Former NU president to teach class, consult with researchers

University of Nebraska President Emeritus L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D., known for his staunch support of stem cell research, will be on the UNMC campus for the next month to teach a graduate course.

Sep 10, 2008

Printing services opens satellite location in Sorrell Center

UNMC Printing Services now has a satellite location on the second floor of the Sorrell Center.

Sep 10, 2008

M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program and the BRTP welcome new students

Students in the 2008-2009 Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) and the M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program recently took part in a three-day orientation to help them select their area of interest for Ph.D. research.

Sep 9, 2008

Durham Museum offers workshop on preservation

Why can’t you touch things in a museum? Why do many museums not have windows? Why are museum galleries always cold? Why can’t you eat in museum galleries? If you’ve ever asked questions such as these, then The Durham Museum has a workshop just for you.

Sep 9, 2008

Adding up attractiveness

A UNMC professor can determine how attractive humans are on a scale of one to 10 by doing geometry of the face.

Sep 9, 2008

UNMC in 3 – McCain or Obama – who’s more attractive?

We had UNMC’s Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., plug photos of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain into her facial attractiveness test to see who scored higher.

Sep 9, 2008

Still time to register for Race For A Cure

The registration deadline is Sept. 11 to join the UNMC/The Nebraska Medical Center team for the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure.

Sep 9, 2008

UNMC student enrollment sets record high

For the fourth straight year, student enrollment at UNMC reached an all-time high with 3,189 students enrolled for the 2008-09 school year — an increase of 2 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,128.

Sep 8, 2008