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UNMC Campus Accomplishments for 2005-2006
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 on the following pages were selected from a long list of achievements submitted by each unit.
Nov 22, 2006
Meet UNMC Distinguished Scientist Joyce Solheim, Ph.D.
UNMC researcher Joyce Solheim, Ph.D., answers questions about her work, life and interests. 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.
Nov 22, 2006
NIH official urges biomedical scientists to ‘dream big,’ collaborate
Nebraska’s biomedical researchers must “dream big, reach high” and work across disciplines to successfully compete for National Institutes of Health funding. That was the advice of Daniel Rosenblum, M.D., medical officer for the NIH’s National Center for Research Resources, at the 2006 Nebraska Biomedical Research Retreat last Thursday.
Nov 21, 2006
Med center employees receive Light of Wellness Award
Medical center employees, Michele Wiggins and Nancy Bernard, were among those honored Thursday by the Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) with the William M. Kizer Light of Wellness Award.
Nov 21, 2006
Henning, Bowen to lead Student Senate in 2007
Third-year medical student Jonathan Henning of Lincoln has been elected president of the UNMC Student Senate for 2007.
Nov 21, 2006
UNMC to present Mini-Medical School on stem cells Nov. 28
UNMC and co-sponsors in 20 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in the UNMC Mini-Medical School, a free health educational forum titled, “Stem Cells: The Promise of 21st Century Research.”
Nov 20, 2006
State’s chief medical officer to highlight delegates program event
Joann Schaefer, M.D., director of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System Department of Regulation and Licensure and the state’s chief medical officer, will be the guest speaker at the first-ever speaker series event for the newly formed UNMC Delegates program.
Nov 20, 2006
UNMC to launch pilot program offering personal services for patients
A UNMC physician will launch a pilot program starting Feb. 1 in which patients will be charged an annual fee in return for a variety of services not normally covered by health insurance policies or government payors, medical center officials have announced.
Nov 20, 2006
Smithsonian Lecture focuses on military hero’s health
The stress-related health problems of military aviation pioneer Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold were the focus of the Smithsonian Lecture held at UNMC earlier this week.
Nov 17, 2006
Pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy section having funding success
The pulmonary, critical care, sleep & allergy section in the department of internal medicine is the middle of a good run. Not only did the section succeed in receiving five extramural grant awards totaling more than $3.8 million in direct costs, but all five notices came between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30.
Nov 17, 2006