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Student Senate election results announced

The votes have been counted for the 2004 Student Senate election. Ryan Arnold (M-3) will be the new president and student regent. Nick Behrendt (M-2) will serve as vice president. Their terms begin Jan. 1.

Nov 14, 2003

Investing in research pays big dividends

Research money goes a long way. By attracting additional research dollars to campus and securing private funds to build a new research center, UNMC has added nearly $100 million in new monies to the Nebraska economy in the past five years. Learn more about the economic impact of UNMC’s research enterprise.

Durham Research Center dedication today

The campus is invited to attend today’s dedication ceremony for the Durham Research Center. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in the building’s auditorium. It will feature a number of dignitaries, as well as the philanthropists who made the Durham Research Center possible. An all-campus celebration, complete with refreshments and tours of the building’s first floor, will follow the dedication until 3 p.m.

Nov 13, 2003

Second Destination Midtown design workshop Nov. 17-20

The public is invited to attend the second Destination Midtown design workshop Nov. 17-20 on the second floor of Mutual of Omaha’s Innowave Building, 3201 Farnam St. Designers from HDR will examine in detail the opportunities available for mixed-use, pedestrian oriented development between Dodge and Leavenworth Streets.

Nov 12, 2003

CN-AHEC receives grant to improve health-care for Latinos

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded an $850,000 implementation grant to the Central Nebraska Area Health Education Center for their work in improving the health-care of Latinos in six counties in central Nebraska.

Nov 12, 2003

Donors make Durham Research Center possible

Making a difference. Benefiting people in Nebraska and all over the world. Beginning incredible developments in medical research. These were the sentiments donors voiced when it came to giving $75 million to build a research center on the UNMC campus.

• Click the headline for more information on Thursday’s dedication ceremony.
  
• Visit the Durham Research Center Web site to learn more about these generous individuals.

Designing research space in the DRC

Imagine standing inside a research laboratory that stretches more than half the length of a football field. Now, repeat that image 13 times. That’s what visitors will find on seven levels of UNMC’s new Durham Research Center.

Nov 11, 2003

Dental class of ’95 honors classmate

Though Michael York spent almost four years in dental school, he never graduated with his classmates from the UNMC College of Dentistry Class of ’95. York was a senior dental student when his life was cut short by a brain tumor more than eight years ago. Alumni from the class of ’95 recently held a dedication ceremony to pay tribute to York.

Nov 11, 2003

Assigning spaces in the Durham Research Center

Unlike the popular television show, “Trading Spaces,” where individuals have 48 hours to redecorate one room, a team led by Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., spent nearly 365 days “assigning spaces” in 116 new Durham Research Center laboratories. Read more on the Durham Research Center Web site.

Nov 11, 2003

Unlocking medical mysteries

Answers to complex medical mysteries may lie inside UNMC’s newest building. Scientists in the Durham Research Center will search for clues to treat cancer, reverse Alzheimer’s disease, prevent congenital heart defects and cure blindness.Learn more about the research taking place on the various levels of the building.