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Dr. Romberger named interim chair of internal medicine
Debra Romberger, M.D., associate professor in UNMC’s Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Section, has been named interim chairwoman for the department of internal medicine at UNMC.
Feb 12, 2004
Nominations sought for inaugural community service award for faculty
A new campus award will honor a UNMC faculty member’s service to the community.
The first-ever Spirit of Community Service Award will be presented at the 2004 Annual Faculty Meeting, which will begin at 4 p.m. on April 20 in the Durham Research Center auditorium. The Outstanding Teaching Awards will be presented at that meeting, as well.
Feb 12, 2004
Blum named February Gold U recipient
On the pool deck, Susan Blum is known for boisterously cheering on her daughter at local swim meets. With similar enthusiasm, Blum, a supervisor in purchasing, has trained hundreds of UNMC employees to create purchase orders, quick checks, orders to General Supply and access reports through the computer system.
Feb 11, 2004
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.
Feb 11, 2004
Children receive free dental sealants, fluoride treatments
Volunteers — junior and senior dental hygiene students from the UNMC College of Dentistry – recently placed sealants and provided fluoride treatments on the teeth of 175 second- and third-grade students at Liberty Elementary School in Omaha.
Feb 10, 2004
Hypertension expert on research, recruitment and soul food
Dr. Jackson Wright’s dual focus on biomedical research and patient care makes him a giant in the successful enrollment of minorities for long-term research projects. Dr. Wright was this year’s John S. Latta Lectureship presenter.
Feb 10, 2004
Guatemalan hospital officials study Med Center to prepare for treatment facility
Five health-care professionals from a Guatemalan hospital visited UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, last week to learn more about stem-cell transplantation.
Feb 9, 2004
On Friday, Earle Tate, left, and Tom Simons make the best of the season’s recent snowfall by dressing up the trash bin outside the UNMC College of Pharmacy. Click for photos.
Feb 9, 2004
UNMC Printing Services wins awards
UNMC Printing Services recently won eight awards — four gold and four silver, plus a Special Judges Citation for Best Use of a Pop Up — at the annual Heartland Print Gallery.
Feb 6, 2004
Dr. Cohen honored for research contributions
Samuel Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman of the department of pathology and microbiology at UNMC, has been named this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Scientist in Cancer Research by the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research of Japan.
Feb 6, 2004