July 21, 1997 — UNMC Nursing Students from Kearney Earn Dean’s List Honors

July
21, 1997 — UNMC Nursing Students from Lincoln Earn Dean’s List Honors

July 18,
1997 — Alzheimer’s Association Honors Service, Dedication of UNMC’s William
Burke, M.D.

July
11, 1997 — 70 Eighth-Graders from Across Nebraska Attend UNMC’s Health/Science
Meet

July 10,
1997 — Retirement Culminates Illustrious Career for Dr. Paustian

July
8, 1997 — Joel Bessmer, M.D., earns House Officer of the Year Award

July
7, 1997 —
Pediatric Patients, Families Benefit From UNMC Service
to Nebraska

July
2, 1997 — UNMC Seeks 60 Adults for Study of New Antidepressant Drug and
Possible Effects on Sexual Functioning

July
2, 1997 — UNMC Seeks 10 Participants for Study of New Alzheimer’s Drug
That May Improve Symptoms, Reduce Burden on Caregivers

July
1, 1997 — UNMC, Saint Joseph Hospital Begin Combined Air Ambulance Service

July
1, 1997 — Dr. Henry St. Germain Named Adult Restorative Department Chairman

July
1, 1997 — James Temme Assumes Presidency of UNMC’s Faculty Senate

June 26, 1997 — Two UNMC College
of Nursing Alumnae Receive Distinguished Awards

June 26,
1997 — Ovarian Cancer Patients Sought For Study on New Form of Medication

June
26, 1997 — Hormone Replacement Therapy Study Looking For Early Stage Endometrial
Cancer Patients

June 26, 1997 — UNMC College
of Pharmacy Receives Two Major Gifts; Five-Year Fund Drive Exceeds $2 Million
Goal

June 24, 1997 — UNMC Opens
New Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis Patients

June 17, 1997 — Stephen Leeper,
D.D.S., Named To National Board of Commissioners Position

June 9, 1997 — UNMC College
of Nursing Receives $250,000 Gift To Help Fund Distinguished Chair in Nursing

June 9, 1997 — 50th & Ames
Health Center Hosts Free Open House June 14, Introduces Partnership to
Build Healthier Communities

June 3, 1997 — UNMC Nursing
Students Earn Dean’s List Honors

May 22, 1997 — Nebraska Health
Information Project Reports Released; Provide Resource to Evaluate Health-Care
Delivery in Nebraska

May 20, 1997 — UNMC Research Study
Discovers Minocycline Antibiotic Effective in Early Treatment of Rheumatoid
Arthritis

May 20, 1997 — Four-year Follow-up
Study Shows 21 mg. Nicotine Patch Effective for Long-term Quitting

May 16, 1997 — John Tinker, M.D.,
Joins UNMC to Head Department of Anesthesiology

May 9, 1997 — UNMC Eppley Cancer
Center Sponsors Free Public Education Forum on Cancer Progress

May 9, 1997 — UNMC Honors Physician,
Two Researchers with Elliott, Jefferson Awards, Honorary Degree

May 7, 1997 — UNMC, KETV Launch
Internet Home Page and Chat Room Featuring Dr. Ed Dominguez

May 5, 1997 — UNMC Eppley Cancer
Center Director Accepts Post with Johnson & Johnson

May 1, 1997 — 560 Students to
Receive Diplomas at UNMC Commencements

April 24, 1997 — Four UNMC
Faculty Honored for Outstanding Teaching

April 24, 1997 — Research Study
Seeks Overweight, Low-income Women Who Want to Lose Weight, Improve Health,
Earn $50

April 18, 1997 — Dr. Robert
Grissom Awarded Mastership in American College of Physicians

April 16, 1997 — UNMC Board of
Counselors Names New Officers, Members

April 17, 1997 — UNMC’s `Life-a-Thon’
Walk, Run, Bike, In-line Skate Event to Promote Need for Organ, Tissue
Donation

April 11, 1997 — UNMC Eppley
Cancer Center To Offer Free Cancer Screenings

April 11, 1997 — Free UNMC Cancer
Awareness Expo April 20

April 1, 1997 — UNMC Physician’s
Innovative CD-ROM Software Program Helps Physicians Learn Medical Procedures

March 28, 1997 — UNMC To Hold Grand
Opening at New Bellevue Health Center

March 27, 1997 — UNMC’s Young
Investigator Award Goes to Wei Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

March 18, 1997 — UNMC College
of Nursing Dean Selected as Member of National Council for Nursing Research

March 18, 1997 — Clarkson, UNMC
Reach Litigation Settlement; Agree To Integrate Hospital, Clinical Operations

March 7, 1997 — UNMC, UNL Establish
Center for Environmental Toxicology

March 7, 1997 UNMC’s New `Baby
Place’ Provides Home-like Comfort for Sharing Birth of New Family Member

March 14, 1997 New Educational
Materials on Alzheimer’s Disease Available to Public, Health Professionals

March 6, 1997 Alan Langnas, D.O.,
Appointed UNMC Chief of Transplantation

UNMC Offers Educational Program
for People with Major Depression, Schizophrenia, Manic-depressive Illnesses

Feb. 26, 1997 UNMC Physician’s
Innovative CD-ROM Software Program Helps Physicians Learn Medical Procedures

February 26, 1997 Children Sought
for UNMC Bed-wetting Study

Feb. 21, 1997 10-year Lease with
University of Nebraska Foundation Will Provide Quality Meeting Facility
for UNMC

Feb. 14, 1997 Lion’s Club Foundation
Donation of $75,000 to Fund Retinal Research Lab

Feb. 13, 1997 UNMC, Creighton
Study Seeks Children, Teenagers for Nationwide Study on Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder

December 27, 1996 Lexington resident,
Sarah Svoboda elected as UNMC Student Senate President/Student Regent

December 23, 1996 Byers W. Shaw,
Jr., M.D. Named Chairman of UNMC Department of Surgery

November 8, 1996 UNMC Receives
Board of Regents Approval of Three-Story Genetics Lab Addition