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UNMC recently received three Paper Anvil Awards from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Nebraska Chapter. The Paper Anvil program annually recognizes outstanding work in the field of public relations.
Dec 30, 2003
Researcher receives grant to study multiple sclerosis drug
UNMC College of Dentistry researcher, Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., has received a three-year, $274,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to evaluate whether a drug well-known for its cholesterol-lowering effects may stop the destructive process of multiple sclerosis.
Dec 29, 2003
Students receive degrees at winter commencements
UNMC conferred degrees on 209 students during last week’s winter commencement ceremonies in Scottsbluff, Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha.
Dec 24, 2003
Santa pays special visit to Munroe-Meyer Institute
It wasn’t Christmas morning, but the smiles were just as big Dec. 22 when Santa Claus arrived with a bag of toys for children at the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Winter Camp.
Dec 24, 2003
Dr. Deepak Gangahar to join UNMC department of surgery
Dr. Deepak Gangahar – arguably the most recognized cardiac surgeon in Nebraska – has been named professor and chief of the thoracic and cardiovascular surgery section in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s department of surgery. Dr. Gangahar will practice at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
Dec 24, 2003
Dr. Kompella receives Pharmacy’s Distinguished Teaching Award
For his outstanding performance in the classroom, Uday Kompella, Ph.D., was selected as the 2003 recipient of the College of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Award.
Dec 24, 2003
Healthy HEARTland takes screenings across Nebraska
UNMC pharmacy students are traveling to six rural communities in Nebraska this school year, providing health screens designed to identify possible problems in participants before negative consequences occur.
Dec 23, 2003
Science and Technology Advisory Committee recruiting members
Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research at UNMC, and Leonard Agneta, J.D., director of the UNMC Intellectual Office and UNMC patent administrator, are recruiting UNMC faculty members and administrators to be members of the UNMC Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC).
Dec 22, 2003
Swanson Hall celebrates holidays
Howard Gendelman, M.D., is known for his cutting-edge research into such neurodegenerative processes as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. But, many may not know he’s also a skilled musician.
Dec 22, 2003
In this tribute to Col. Barney Oldfield (1909-2003), longtime friend Todd Nelson keeps the Nebraska philanthropist’s spirit alive. Oldfield established the Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund at UNMC in 1999, in honor of his wife, who died that year after an 11-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Dec 19, 2003