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Excessive alcohol consumption can affect bone health
Terrence Donohue Jr., Ph.D., UNMC professor of internal medicine, says chronic consumption of excessive alcohol can inhibit the formation and function of new bone cells called osteoblasts. The result is decreasing new bone formation required for maintenance of bone health and healing after bone injuries.
Jan 10, 2006
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. — part 1 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a five-part series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King addresses conscience.
Jan 10, 2006
Review on ricin poisoning published
It was after a container of ricin poison was found in a South Carolina postal facility in 2003 that Jennifer Audi, M.D., became intrigued with the toxin. The review she helped write appeared in the Nov. 9 Journal of the American Medical Association.
Jan 9, 2006
UNMC’s 2005 United Way drive tops $120,000
UNMC employees contributed $120,725 to the 2005 United Way of the Midlands campaign.
Jan 9, 2006
White privilege focus of Jan. 16 Martin Luther King program
Robert Jensen, Ph.D., associate professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, has written a book about skin color in American society – the unseen and unspoken privileges that are accorded simply because one has white skin. On Jan. 16, Dr. Jensen will be the guest speaker for the 2006 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday commemoration.
Jan 9, 2006
UNMC, hospital to fight shortage of nursing faculty
The Nebraska Medical Center has agreed to provide $25,000 a year to the UNMC College of Nursing to supplement salaries of several new faculty recruits — faculty that will teach nursing students and practice nursing.
Jan 6, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Jill Poole, M.D.
Jill A. Poole, M.D., assistant professor of allergy, asthma and immunology, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Jan 6, 2006
2006 Art Express lecture series kicks off today — NOTE CHANGE IN ROOM NUMBER
Today marks the date of the first session for the 2006 series of Art Express, a drop in lunch and lecture series that provides a closer look at Joslyn’s permanent collection and traveling exhibitions.
Jan 6, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Ali Khoynezhad, M.D.
Ali Khoynezhad, M.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Jan 5, 2006
Heart transplant gives teen new lease on life
2006 marks the beginning of a new chapter, a life filled with new possibilities for Justin Cornish. The 16-year-old from Lincoln, Neb., is doing well just days after undergoing a heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Jan 5, 2006