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UNMC’s annual grant awards total historic $68 million
UNMC researchers ended the 2003-04 fiscal year with a record-setting annual total of $68 million in new research awards, bringing in $17.6 million in federal research grants during the fourth quarter (April, May, June).
Sep 2, 2004
UNMC launches updated Web design
UNMC is launching the first phase of a redesigned Web site that features a new graphic look, improved navigational features, and a home page that highlights UNMC’s mission of education, research and patient care. It also provides links to key campus areas and to its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
Sep 2, 2004
Emeritus professor, O. Max Jardon, dies
O. Max Jardon, M.D., a longtime friend and colorful colleague of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, died Aug. 23 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was 72. Dr. Jardon graduated from the department’s residency program in 1972 and was the second resident to complete the modern program.
Sep 2, 2004
Oncology team shares August Gold ‘U’ Award
Twenty years before becoming a winning medical team, Mary Mailliard and Elizabeth Reed, M.D., teamed up on the softball field. Today, the former catcher (Mailliard) and outfielder (affectionately dubbed “I don’t do fly balls” Reed) are scoring runs in the treatment of breast cancer patients.
Sep 1, 2004
August Silver U recipients announced
To find out the August 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.
Sep 1, 2004
Students explore biomedical research options
Students in the 2004-2005 Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) recently took part in a three-day orientation process to help them select their area of interest for Ph.D. research.
Aug 31, 2004
UNMC researcher helps Iraqi scouting initiative
When Sandra Gunselman, Ph.D., read an article on the Internet about an effort by a Texas businessman to rebuild the Boy and Girl Scouting program in Iraq, the UNMC research assistant professor decided to help.
Aug 30, 2004
Star of courage award shines on Kimball Lauritzen
Kimball Bowles Lauritzen has been living with gynecological cancer for five years. Her unwavering spirit and ability to inspire others makes her The Nebraska Medical Center’s 2004 Star of Courage Award winner. The Omaha community leader and philanthropist will be honored Saturday.
Aug 27, 2004
UNMC to test new therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
UNMC is one of four sites nationwide that is enrolling patients in a clinical trial to test a new therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition to UNMC, three other medical facilities are participating in the trial: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Stanford University. The study is funded by Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Aug 26, 2004
CNND celebrates anniversary, merger with pharmacology
Spirits were high on Aug. 18, as UNMC’s Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders (CNND) held its bi-annual state of the center dinner at the Omaha Press Club. The dinner marked the seventh anniversary of the CNND and – for the first time – brought together members of the CNND and UNMC’s Department of Pharmacology.
Aug 25, 2004