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UNMC receives almost $9.9 million to study cell signaling, cancer

UNMC has received a five-year grant totaling almost $9.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further the understanding of cell signaling — the biochemical response of cells to their environment — in relation to study a variety of cancers. The grant establishes an NIH-designated Nebraska Center for Cellular Signaling at UNMC, and is the second largest new grant in history received by UNMC.

Sep 23, 2003

Influenza season – vaccination update

Read the influenza vaccination plan for UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center staff and patients.

Sep 23, 2003

College of Medicine dean candidate forum Sept. 23

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the third of four forums scheduled for UNMC’s College of Medicine dean candidates. The “Ask the Candidate” forum for Bradford S. Schwartz, M.D., regional dean and professor of medicine and biochemistry, The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill., will be Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Sep 22, 2003

Kansas Speedway site of ‘M.A.S.H.” style dental clinic

It wasn’t something you’d expect to see at a racetrack, but last month six UNMC College of Dentistry dental students and a faculty member spent three days providing free dental care to about 2,500 adults and children at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

Sep 22, 2003

UNMC awarded federal grant to develop bioterrorism curriculum

UNMC learned Friday that it has received a two-year, $650,000 federal grant to develop a bioterrorism-related curriculum, which will benefit all UNMC students and may be used by students nationally.

Sep 22, 2003

Symposium on perchlorate scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 1

A symposium on perchlorate, an environmental contaminant, will take place Monday, Sept. 29, through Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Omaha.

Sep 19, 2003

Allergy, immunology expert mentors residents

Linda Ford, M.D., says welcoming residents into her practice is part of her duty as a physician. The nationally known allergy and immunology expert recently received the UNMC College of Medicine’s Volunteer Faculty of the Month Award.

Sep 19, 2003

Ophthalmologist teaches lessons in neuro-ophthalmology

Richard H. Legge, M.D., is the only person who covers neuro-ophthalmology for UNMC’s ophthalmology department. Dr. Legge recently received the UNMC College of Medicine’s Volunteer Faculty of the Month Award.

Sep 19, 2003

UNMC graduate student mentors minority students

Monroe Middle School student Adryanne Orduna wants to be a doctor. So does Benson High School senior TeAnna Strickland. LeDon Bean, a UNMC graduate student in the department of pharmacology, just smiles when he hears another minority student’s plans to pursue a higher education.

Sep 19, 2003

Epilepsy program brings new level of expertise to Nebraska

After its first year of operation, the Nebraska Epilepsy Program at UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, has been a huge success with more than 300 epilepsy patients presently being treated.

Sep 18, 2003