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Standing-room only for Saddle Creek open house
More than 250 people attended an open house Thursday concerning a study initiated by UNMC and the City of Omaha into possibly moving Saddle Creek Road.
Mar 20, 2007
Director of federal agency to speak at nursing conference
Carolyn Clancy, M.D., director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will speak Monday during the 31st Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference in Omaha. The conference, which is being hosted by the UNMC College of Nursing, will be held March 23-26.
Mar 20, 2007
Dr. Wiltse donates photographs to pediatrics department
Hobart “Hobe” Wiltse, M.D., Ph.D., retired professor in the UNMC Department of Pediatrics, has always been recognized for his caring demeanor and for giving his time to students and patients. Dr. Wiltse, who retired in 2002 after 37 years on the faculty, has continued his tradition of giving back to UNMC by recently donating 19 of his favorite photographs to the department of pediatrics.
Mar 20, 2007
Dr. Ghorpade receives 2007 Gilmore Award
In the highly competitive world of biomedical research, Anuja Ghorpade, Ph.D. — recipient of the 2007 Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award — may be an anomaly. Although most researchers are encouraged to find their niche at another institution after completing post-doctoral fellowships, Dr. Ghorpade has spent her entire 12-year career at UNMC.
Mar 19, 2007
Gilmore Award presentation information
Anuja Ghorpade, Ph.D., will receive the Joseph P. Gilmore Award on Tuesday, March 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Mar 19, 2007
Medical center offering breakthrough prostate cancer therapy
A new kind of radiation therapy is targeting cancer the same way a Global Positioning System, or GPS, pinpoints the location of your car. The Calypso 4D Localization System is now being offered to prostate cancer patients at The Nebraska Medical Center, one of only five medical centers worldwide to attain the Calypso technology.
Mar 19, 2007
Employee forums tackle pay, positions and policies
Salaries, planning for avian flu and updates to UNMC’s revised leave policies took center stage at last week’s Employee Forums. More than 250 people attended the two Employee Forums last week in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Mar 19, 2007
Dr. Freifeld helps shape cancer treatment guidelines
UNMC’s Alison Freifeld, M.D., spoke at the 12th annual conference of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), advising medical colleagues in oncology representing cancer centers across the country on the prevention and treatment of infections in patients with cancer.
Mar 19, 2007
South Omaha historian Gary Kastrick gave a lecture on campus Tuesday about how the south part of town became an essential part of the city.
Mar 16, 2007