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It takes patience, perfect weather conditions, a 150-foot crane and a non-acrophobic mind to service the Durham Research Center signs that tower over Saddle Creek Road.

Apr 14, 2006

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Jason Shiffermiller, M.D.

Jason Shiffermiller, M.D., assistant professor, General Internal Medicine Section, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.

Apr 13, 2006

NU’s surgical robots in 18-day aquanaut expedition

NASA is using tiny surgical robots developed by University of Nebraska researchers as part of an underwater mission designed to train doctors to perform surgery in outer space. The 18-day NEEMO 9 expedition continues through April 20 and will evaluate two innovative robotic technologies that may some day be used to help keep spacefarers healthy, even during prolonged missions.

Apr 13, 2006

Nobel Prize winner to visit April 24

Nobel Prize winner Irwin Rose, Ph.D., will visit UNMC on April 24 as the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s student-invited speaker.

Apr 12, 2006

Red Dress event educates women on heart disease

The 2006 Heart and Soul Red Dress Event was a stunning success that brought together more than 400 women of diverse backgrounds for an evening of glamour, camaraderie and learning at the Scott Conference Center. The motivation behind the April 5 event: To warn women about their No. 1 killer.

Apr 12, 2006

First Kicks For a Cure raises $100,000 for cancer

The first Kicks for a Cure fund-raiser scored big in its fight against women’s cancer. The March 31 weekend soccer events raised awareness, as well as an announced $100,000, for Liz’s Legacy, a fund started in memory of the late Liz Karnes, Ph.D., who died of ovarian cancer on April 24, 2003.

Apr 11, 2006

Kawacz keeps it entertaining at Qwest Center

Paul Kawacz, producer/director in ITS Video Services at UNMC, moonlights as video director for Qwest Center events. In this capacity, he works Creighton basketball, University of Nebraska at Omaha hockey and other sporting events.

Apr 11, 2006

Cycling team studies chocolate milk as recovery drink

Chocolate milk might be a strong alternative to commercial sports drinks when it comes to helping athletes recover from strenuous, energy-depleting exercise. Those were the findings of some scientific — and not-so-scientific — research of chocolate milk when compared to commercial sports beverages. Find out what Team Kaos cyclists said after their unscientific study.

Apr 10, 2006

Graduate nursing students present research colloquium

Thirty-eight master’s students and one doctoral student recently presented their research findings during the UNMC College of Nursing Spring Research Colloquium for graduate nursing students. There were 14 poster and three oral presentations at the March 29 event in the Durham Outpatient Center.

Apr 10, 2006

UNMC travels to world’s largest biotechnology convention

Showcasing the state’s biotechnology inventions, research and opportunities for companies to establish biotechnology businesses in Nebraska is the goal of 25 Nebraskans heading to Chicago April 9-12. The group will be among an estimated 20,000 people attending the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s annual international convention, known as “BIO 2006.”

Apr 7, 2006