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UNMC campus accomplishments for 2006-2007
Last year, through the efforts of faculty and staff, UNMC made tremendous progress toward its goal of becoming a world-class academic health science center. The accomplishments listed in this article were selected from a long list of achievements submitted by each unit.
Nov 9, 2007
COPH seeks regents approval for departments, programs
Nine new faculty members, a budget that includes more than $5 million in extramural funding and proposals to develop new Ph.D. programs highlight the developments at the UNMC College of Public Health (COPH) in its first 15 months of existence.
Nov 9, 2007
Phil Smith, M.D., chief of the section of infectious diseases at UNMC and medical director for the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, will present an avian flu forum today at noon in the Wittson Hall Amphitheater.
Nov 9, 2007
Dr. Rennard says nicotine vaccine is effective
A team of researchers including UNMC’s Stephen Rennard, M.D., have found nicotine vaccine (NicVAX®) can help people quit smoking and produce antibodies against nicotine.
Nov 8, 2007
Program could increase pediatric dentists in Nebraska
Of the 36 pediatric dentists currently practicing in Nebraska, only four have practices in communities outside of Omaha and Lincoln. … To address this challenge the College of Dentistry is implementing a new telehealth and service learning program for its pediatric dental residents.
Nov 8, 2007
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Johny Elkahwaji, MSc.D., Ph.D.
Johny Elkahwaji, MSc.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the adult oncology and hematology section, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Nov 8, 2007
Donald Leopold, M.D., chairman of the UNMC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, presented a gift to Dr. Hedayatullah Salehi of Kabul, Afghanistan, during a luncheon last week.
Nov 8, 2007
The chancellor’s vision for UNMC continues to take shape with the hiring of several diversity specialists. They represent a commitment by Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., to weave cultural competency into the medical center’s fabric and improve recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty, staff and students, all part of UNMC’s strategic plan.
Nov 7, 2007
A campus forum will be held today at noon in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Nov 7, 2007
UNMC to seek approval of new geriatric center
To better meet the needs of the sky-rocketing older population, UNMC will seek approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday of a program statement and budget for construction of a new geriatric center on the UNMC campus.
Nov 7, 2007