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First Orthodontics
class graduates from School of Dentistry
The University of Colorado Denver School of Dentistry
experienced another first on Nov. 29 with the graduation of the first-ever class
of orthodontists.
UCD
chosen to ‘rethink’ how
personal health records
can help consumers better manage their health
The University of Colorado Denver has been selected
as one of nine teams nationwide to participate in a landmark program from the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to design and test bold ideas for how consumers
can use information technology to better manage their health and navigate the
health care system.
Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center
Pilot and Feasibility Project application deadline is Jan. 15
The Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center (DERC) Pilot and Feasibility Project
Program fosters innovative diabetes-related research at UCD and its affiliated
institutions to draw new investigators into the field.
Gift
spurs naming of the Anschutz Medical Campus
In recognition of a series of gifts totaling more than $91 million by The Anschutz
Foundation, the University of Colorado system recently announced that its University of Colorado Denver's Aurora campus will be known
as the Anschutz Medical Campus.
Researchers
look at saliva for life-saving information
Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center are collecting saliva
to determine if it holds valuable screening information for lung cancer.
October Employee
of the Month
Sandra Riedel, administrative assistant
Department of Pediatrics
November
Employee of the Month
Lisa Litzenberger, arts professional
Department of Pathology
$10
Million Gift from ALSAM Foundation to support construction of new pharmacy
building at Fitzsimons
Louis Diamond, PhD, dean of the University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy, recently announced that the school will receive a
$10 million gift from The ALSAM Foundation, a Utah Trust, to assist with the
construction
of a new, 105,000 sq. ft. building to be located on the Fitzsimons campus of
the UCD.
$1
million awarded to CU Cord Blood Bank
The University of Colorado Cord Blood Bank (UCCBB) has been awarded $1 million
in federal funding by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
to assist in establishing a national cord blood inventory of 150,000 cord blood
units.
Cancer Center joins
world’s first
collaborative lung cancer registry
With a grim overall five-year lung cancer survival rate of 15 percent, an international
effort has been launched by Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) to potentially
revolutionize the prevention, detection and treatment of the disease.
The Children's Hospital announces
new president and CEO
James Shmerling, DHA, has been named president and CEO of The Children’s
Hospital, succeeding Dori Biester, PhD, RN, who will retire at the end of 2006,
after a distinguished career with the organization.
and Health Sciences Center Office of Public Relations.