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BRIN scholars on campus – meet Carolyn Moore
Twenty-two students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today, we meet Carolyn Moore, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.
Jul 28, 2008
Center for Biopreparedness Education video wins a Telly
The Center for Biopreparedness Education’s latest training video, “Hospital On-Site Triage and Lockdown,” has received a Telly Award.
Jul 28, 2008
UPDATED — Center for Healthy Living closed after water pipe break
A broken chiller pipe that flooded the Center for Healthy Living floor may keep the facility closed through Monday and possibly longer.
Jul 25, 2008
Von Maur survivor preaches forgiveness
Six minutes. That’s all the time it took to change Fred Wilson’s life forever, when six of his co-workers along with two customers were killed in a mass shooting on Dec. 5, 2007 at the Von Maur department store in Westroads Mall.
Jul 25, 2008
Medical center receives distinction for complex, rare cancers
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has named UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, as a Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers.
Jul 25, 2008
Panel discussion on Nebraska cancer research postponed
A Bio Nebraska panel discussion about cancer research in Nebraska that was scheduled for tonight at Lincoln’s Haymarket Park has been postponed until further notice.
Jul 25, 2008
Memorial service held for Dr. Mark Christensen
A memorial service was held Thursday at Countryside Community Church in Omaha for Mark Christensen, M.D., a clinical associate professor of surgery in the UNMC College of Medicine, who died July 16 at the age of 61 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Jul 25, 2008
Memorial service to be held today for Dr. Jeffrey Knajdl
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. today for Jeffrey Knajdl, M.D., a psychiatric oncologist in Bellevue, Neb., with strong ties to UNMC. The service will be held at the Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak & Cutler Mortuary, 7805 West Center Road in Omaha.
Jul 25, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Chandran Achutan, Ph.D.
Chandran Achutan, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of environmental, agricultural, and occupational health, is one of the many new faculty members on campus.
Jul 24, 2008
Sorrell Center expected to bring UNMC alumni back to Omaha
If you build it, they will come. Many people recognize those words as a famous line from the movie, “Field of Dreams.” But, the words are equally appropriate at UNMC this year, as many alumni are expected to flock back to campus over the course of the next couple months to view the new Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education.
Jul 24, 2008