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Monthly seminar to focus on CTR center

The UNMC Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) will be the focus of the monthly CTR seminar on Monday at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

May 16, 2008

UNMC to be host institution for Midwest Glaucoma Symposium

The leading glaucoma experts in the world will be in Omaha today and Saturday for the 31st Annual Midwest Glaucoma Symposium at the Hilton Omaha Hotel, 1001 Cass St.

May 16, 2008

Nursing hosts graduate student research colloquium

UNMC College of Nursing students participated in a graduate student research colloquium last month. The colloquium was co-sponsored by the College of Nursing Graduate Program and Gammi Pi Chapter-At-Large, Sigma Theta Tau International.

May 16, 2008

May Silver ‘U’ recipients announced

To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.

May 16, 2008

Music as Medicine to feature chamber music

A violin player and pianist from the Omaha Chamber Music Society will perform during today’s Music as Medicine concert at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center Atrium.

May 15, 2008

Lookin’ at U — Bill O’Neill

Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee to feature. This week, we feature Bill O’Neill, senior associate director of public affairs.

May 15, 2008

Wayne State appoints Dr. Noren; Dr. Mueller named interim COPH dean

Jay Noren, M.D., founding dean of the UNMC College of Public Health, was appointed president at Wayne State University in Detroit on Wednesday.
Dr. Noren will start at Wayne State on Aug. 1 and will continue as dean of the College of Public Health until that time. Upon Dr. Noren’s departure, Keith Mueller, Ph.D., associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Public Health, will take over as interim dean while UNMC conducts a national search for a full-time dean.

May 15, 2008

Doorways of Opportunity: UNMC forms Team Access

This is the second in a series of stories about a move to ban affirmative action in Nebraska and the potential impact such a policy change would have at UNMC.

May 15, 2008

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Yazen Alnouti, Ph.D.

Yazen Alnouti, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

May 14, 2008

UNMC doctors write book on care for Arab patients

The world of health care in Arab countries is revealed in a book written by UNMC’s Laeth Nasir, M.B.B.S., and Arwa Abdul-Haq, M.B.B.S.

May 14, 2008