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Dr. Joel Bessmer receives ’40 under 40′ recognition
Joel Bessmer, M.D., recently was one of 40 Omaha/Council Bluffs business professionals to be honored with the 40 Under 40 Award from the Midlands Business Journal.
Dec 7, 2005
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Sean McGarry, M.D.
Sean McGarry, M.D., assistant professor, orthopaedic surgery, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Dec 6, 2005
NSF program officer to present at Dec. 13 workshop
National Science Foundation Program Officer Chris L. Greer, Ph.D., will present at the Dec. 13 workshop on research and education federal funding opportunities. The 2 1/2 hour workshop, sponsored by the UNMC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, will be Dec. 13.
Dec 6, 2005
About 40 students from UNMC’s Division of Radiation Science Technology Education recently decorated the Ronald McDonald House for the holidays.
Dec 6, 2005
Jaw-lengthening surgery helps infant
The smile on 8-month-old Kieli Rauert is nearly as wide as her face. She gums the sky-blue trim on her “I love my grandma” bib and nibbles on her baby-soft fingers. When she turns, you notice two small pink scars on either side of her jaw. What you don’t see is how physicians at UNMC used tiny screws to lengthen Kieli’s jaw 4 centimeters – not quite the length of a large paper clip.
Dec 5, 2005
Bartee honored for work in state relations
Bob Bartee, UNMC executive assistant to the chancellor, is the recipient of the 2005 Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Achievement award, one of only two state government awards presented annually by four nationally known academic organizations.
Dec 2, 2005
UNMC receives grant for medical, dental program
A $1.2 million grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will allow UNMC to strengthen its pipeline of students from population groups that are traditionally underrepresented in medicine and dentistry. The four-year grant enables UNMC to create a six-week enrichment program for students in Nebraska or around the nation who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, racial and ethnic groups or rural areas.
Dec 1, 2005
UNMC researcher active in developing new gene chip
A UNMC research team has been instrumental in developing a new gene chip that will greatly enhance the ability of scientists to develop new vaccines for AIDS, the Avian flu and for possible bioterrorism agents.
Nov 30, 2005
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Matthew White, M.D.
Matthew White, M.D., associate professor of radiology, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Nov 30, 2005
Silver U recipients announced for November
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Nov 29, 2005