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BRIN scholars arrive on campus
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.
Jun 16, 2008
BRIN scholars on campus — meet Andie Gilkey
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 Andie Gilkey, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.
Jun 16, 2008
Dr. Shaw to step down as surgery chair to lead new project
Bud Shaw, M.D., the founder of UNMC’s world-renowned solid organ transplant program, will step down as chairman of the department of surgery at the end of June.
Jun 13, 2008
Dr. Schaefer to start genetics program at Arkansas
G. Bradley Schaefer, M.D., always knew he wanted to be a doctor, ever since he was a “little bitty kid” to be exact, but it was his freshman zoology class that generated an interest in genetics.
Jun 13, 2008
UNMC leadership team to visit western Nebraska
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., and eight other members of the UNMC leadership team will visit seven western Nebraska communities June 23 and 24.
Jun 13, 2008
Little Sioux tragedy illustrates how small this town really is
A column about UNMC employees who were involved in Wednesday night’s tragedy at the scout camp near Little Sioux, Iowa.
Jun 13, 2008
UNMC aims to create doctoral programs in public health
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will be asked Friday to approve the creation of two doctoral degree programs in the UNMC College of Public Health.
Jun 12, 2008
NEW — Retirement tea for Dr. Hexum today at 2:30 p.m.
A retirement tea for Terry Hexum, Ph.D., will be held today at 2:30 p.m. in University Tower’s Private Dining Rooms B and C.
Jun 12, 2008
First of February quadruplets heads home
It’s a day for which Lee and Rachel Woollen of Holdrege, Neb., have been waiting for months. They plan on three more days like it in the coming weeks. Brett Woollen, the first of their four children born Feb. 11, is out of the hospital.
Jun 12, 2008
Football 101 raises more than $40,000 for cancer research
LINCOLN — Excitement filled the air recently as nearly 900 Nebraska football fans gathered at the Hawks Championships Center to catch a glimpse of the Bo Pelini era at Football 101. Head Coach Pelini and his staff coached basic defensive, offensive and special teams skills to the women and men in attendance.
Jun 12, 2008