Vicky Cerino UNMC public affairs

Burger King campaign to benefit research at UNMC

For the fifth consecutive year, area Burger King Restaurants will raise money for pediatric cancer research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center through the “BK Beat Cancer for Kids” campaign.

Jul 16, 2008

High school honor students explore health science careers

Katie Fagot, a student at the Eustis-Farnam High School, isn’t sure what career in health care she would like to pursue. But after a week at UNMC, she is closer to deciding.

Jul 14, 2008

College of Nursing awards seven for teaching, research, service

During its recent annual spring retreat in Lincoln, the UNMC College of Nursing presented seven awards to faculty and staff for excellence in teaching, research and service.

Jul 8, 2008

Sorrell Center to open today

The latest gem on the UNMC campus — the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education — opens today with a ceremony featuring top officials from the University of Nebraska, as well as local and state government leaders.

Jun 26, 2008

Summit draws 120 leaders to discuss health care for Nebraskans

Carl Lorenzen has experienced the high cost of health care and knows how devastating life would be without health insurance.

Jun 2, 2008

Nebraska health summit on campus today

The Nebraska Health Summit, which will be held today in UNMC’s Durham Research Center, will focus on providing quality and affordable health care for all Nebraskans.

May 29, 2008

Summit aimed at improving health care for all Nebraskans

Quality and affordable health care for all Nebraskans will be the underlying focus during the daylong Nebraska Health Summit on Thursday in UNMC’s Durham Research Center.

May 27, 2008

Dr. Oleynikov spreading the word about NOTES

Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) may be coming to an operating room near you. It would offer pain-free surgery with no incision for some of the most common abdominal surgeries, such as gallbladder and appendix removal. On Tuesday in San Diego at the Digestive Disease Week® 2008 conference, UNMC’s Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D., will be among three other surgeons presenting abstracts on various NOTES procedures.

May 19, 2008

Stories of triumph and success

Stories about some of the UNMC students who will receive degrees at the various ceremonies being held throughout the state.

May 2, 2008

Regents approve purchase of state-of-the-art research instrument

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents recently approved UNMC’s purchase of a Thermo Electron LTQ Orbitrap XL — a tool to research the structure of molecules including proteins.

May 2, 2008