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Drs. Shaw, Armitage seek help in raising cancer funds
Two of UNMC’s leading physicians — Byers (Bud) Shaw, M.D., and James Armitage, M.D. — will be riding in the Ride Fore Recovery fund-raising event for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Read the story to find out how you can make a pledge or donation.
Aug 29, 2002
Prominent UNMC physician fights cancer with bike ride challenge
As the man who started UNMC’s liver transplant program in 1985, Byers (Bud) Shaw, M.D., has used his skillful hands to save the lives of countless patients. Now, faced with his own battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Dr. Shaw is hoping to get a little help from his friends.
Aug 28, 2002
Discovery may lead to treating aneurysms with drugs, not surgery
A new discovery by a team of researchers at UNMC will be the featured cover story in the Sept. 3 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a peer-reviewed biomedical research journal published by the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). The two-year study was funded, in part, by a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and a $300,000 grant from the American Heart Association.
Aug 28, 2002
Ferryman receives August Gold ‘U’
Beth Ferryman is a computer software technician II in the McGoogan Library, where she maintains hardware and software for approximately 100 computers.
“People forget I’m not a librarian,” said Ferryman, whose outstanding performance has earned her the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award for August.
Aug 27, 2002
UNMC/NHS to commemorate Sept. 11 event
UNMC/NHS employees are invited to commemorate the events of Sept. 11, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m. in the Swanson Courtyard. In the case of inclement weather, the program will be in the Durham Outpatient Center West Lobby Atrium.
Aug 27, 2002
UMA’s group practice welcomes new physicians
Meet some of the physicians who joined University Medical Associates, the physician group practice of UNMC, in the past year.
Aug 26, 2002
ABC’s Good Morning America comes to UNMC/NHS
ABC producer Bill Cunningham spent several hours on the UNMC/NHS campus last month gathering video for Good Morning America’s “50 States, One Nation, One Year” project.
The segments on Nebraska – including one on UNMC/NHS – is scheduled to air Sept. 2. Good Morning America, anchored by Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson, airs weekdays from 7 to 9 a.m. on KETV Channel 7.
Aug 23, 2002
President Smith announces plan for implementing cuts
University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D., has announced the campus allocations for the cuts mandated by the recently concluded special session of the Nebraska Legislature, as well as a time-line for campus announcements of specific cuts. See story for details.
Aug 23, 2002
College of Medicine centennial history presentation today
The campus is invited to celebrate the UNMC College of Medicine’s centennial history Thursday, Aug. 22 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
James Armitage, M.D., COM dean, will give a welcome and Robert Wigton, M.D., COM associate dean and resident historian, will give the historical presentation. There will be free pizza and soda while supplies last.
Aug 22, 2002
Energy-saving campaign yields results
The UNMC/NHS energy conservation campaign is making a difference.
“For the most part we are seeing a marked improvement of 5 percent to as much as a 10 percent reduction in peak electrical consumption,” said Nick Combs, UNMC’s manager of Maintenance and Utilities. “Now we need to ensure that this is not momentary, but something we do consistently.”
Aug 22, 2002