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Spotlight on new faculty – meet Shannon Lynch, M.D.
Meet Shannon Lynch, M.D., one of many new faculty members on the UNMC campus. Dr. Lynch is an instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
Sep 30, 2005
McGoogan Library activities to celebrate librarians month
October is National Medical Librarians Month and the staff at the McGoogan Library of Medicine are celebrating with a slate of activities. Click to learn more.
Sep 30, 2005
Medical students headed for the Gulf Coast
Three UNMC medical students are heading to Waveland, Miss. They’re not sure what they’ll find in the town nearly wiped off the map by Hurricane Katrina, but they’re ready to lend a hand. Find out how you can help support their trip.
Sep 29, 2005
World-famous heart surgeon on campus Oct. 5
Some believe the secret to aging well is to stay active. Two men nearing 100 years old who’ve made major impacts in medicine, and who are the epitome of aging well, will meet again Oct. 5 during a special lectureship at UNMC. World-famous heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, M.D., 97, will speak during a lectureship named in honor of the scientific achievements of UNMC’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., who soon will be 90 years old.
Sep 28, 2005
Book on health disparities gains national attention
A new book on health disparities, co-authored by UNMC’s Rubens Pamies, M.D., was highlighted on CNN Headline News last week. The book, “Multicultural Medicine and Health Disparities,” was unveiled last week during the Fifth Annual Primary Care and Prevention Conference in Atlanta.
Sep 28, 2005
Dr. Billings to retire after 40 years in nursing, education
At age 6, Judy Billings, Ph.D., knew she wanted to become a nurse, although she didn’t really know why. On Friday, the assistant dean of the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division will retire after 40 years in nursing.
Sep 27, 2005
UNMC lands $1.9 million grant for new AHECs
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded UNMC a $1.9 million grant to create Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) in Omaha and southeastern Nebraska and to continue funding the three existing AHECs based in Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff.
Sep 26, 2005
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Lori Reed, M.D.
Meet Lori Reed, M.D., one of many new faculty members on the UNMC campus. Dr. Reed is assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. UNMC departments are encouraged to send information on new faculty members to UNMC Today at today@unmc.edu.
Sep 23, 2005
Enzyme improves immunity, suppresses HIV-1 dementia
UNMC researchers have demonstrated for the first time that suppression of a particular enzyme in humans may increase immune responses against human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1), and thus decrease virus in the brain. The findings are published in the Oct. 1 issue of Blood, a prestigious journal of the American Society of Hematology.
Sep 23, 2005
2005 influenza vaccination timetable
Click to read the plan that has been developed for influenza vaccination of The Nebraska Medical Center patients and UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center staff.
Sep 22, 2005