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Dr. Pamies hosts third annual diversity celebration
Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean for graduate studies, has served in a number of positions at major biomedical institutions where the minority members were a small, often scattered, portion of the campus. That’s why he inaugurated the annual “Diversity Celebration” for minorities at UNMC in 2005. The Third Annual Diversity Celebration was Jan. 19 at Happy Hollow Country Club. More than 60 faculty members, students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and their family members attended.
Feb 5, 2007
HIV/AIDS in the black community focus of several local events
A slate full of activities will be held in Omaha next week in conjunction with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is Wednesday.
Feb 2, 2007
UNMC symposium examines childhood heart defects
On Friday, during UNMC’s 11th annual Cardiovascular Research Symposium, Roberta Williams, M.D., a pioneer in the field of echocardiography, will give the keynote address on the transition to adult health care for patients with congenital heart disease.
Feb 2, 2007
Needy children to get $100,000 in care at Dental Day
UNMC’s College of Dentistry plans to provide $100,000 in services to needy children at its 11th annual Children’s Dental Day on Friday. The college sits at 40th and Holdrege streets in Lincoln.
Feb 2, 2007
Spotlight on new faculty — Jeffrey Himmelberg, M.D.
Jeffrey Himmelberg, M.D., assistant professor of radiology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Feb 1, 2007
Daylight savings changes to affect Lotus Notes calendars
A note from UNMC’s Information Technology Services concerning the effects of daylight savings changes on Lotus Notes calendar functions.
Feb 1, 2007
Dr. Johanning aggressively treating varicose veins
Jason Johanning, M.D., likes to take a comprehensive approach when treating varicose veins in his patients. Not only does he use the new endovenous laser treatment but he will treat both legs at once and remove the veins.
Feb 1, 2007
Pearsons’ gift to aid research into fighting vision loss
Roy and Mary Pearson of Holdrege have donated $200,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation, designating it to UNMC researcher, Iqbal Ahmad, Ph.D., for his research in fighting vision loss.
Jan 31, 2007
UNMC Today seeking love stories for Valentine’s Day special
If you have a great Valentine’s Day story or some other amorous anecdote that you would like to share with the UNMC community, we would love to hear from you. UNMC Today will compile these stories for a special feature to run on Valentine’s Day.
Jan 31, 2007
Meet Distinguished Scientist Keith Mueller, Ph.D.
UNMC researcher Keith Mueller, Ph.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests.
NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 25 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists for 2006. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 12 ceremony to recognize their achievements.
Jan 31, 2007