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Heaney Named Vice President for Research

Robert Heaney, BS’47, MD’51, will oversee research for the entire University, including the School of Medicine, as Creighton’s first vice president for research. Heaney, himself renowned for his decades-long research in osteoporosis, assumed the newly created post in August and will be responsible for maintaining a competitive research infrastructure, supporting faculty researchers and developing revenue-generating opportunities.

“I am pleased that Dr. Heaney has agreed to accept this new challenge,” said Creighton President the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. “He has the skill and the vision to begin a new and prominent chapter in the history of Creighton University research — just as he did with the University’s internationally recognized Osteoporosis Research Center.”

Heaney said the addition of this new position aligns Creighton to “make a substantial leap ahead in research, particularly biomedical research. I see my role as helping to create an infrastructure that removes red-tape barriers to research and allows faculty members to focus on research itself.”

Heaney is a world-renowned expert and lecturer in bone biology, with special emphasis on calcium and vitamin D nutrition.