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Woodard to graduate with residency, twins
This month, Lucille Woodard earns her medical degree from UNMC, capping a journey she never imagined.
May 4, 2005
634 UNMC Students to Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Lincoln, Scottsbluff and Omaha at Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 634 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during commencement ceremonies to be held in Kearney, Lincoln, Scottsbluff and Omaha. On Thursday, May 5 at 7:00 p.m., UNMC will hold the spring commencement exercises in the Health and Sports Center on the Kearney campus. Graduates of the UNMC College of […]
May 4, 2005
Quarterly research grants increase by 76 percent from previous year; UNMC researchers tackle most lethal form of cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the most lethal cancer on earth. The number of new cases per year roughly equals the number of deaths per year. Of the 30,000 Americans who discover they have pancreatic cancer in 2005, greater than 95 percent will die within a few years of diagnosis. These grim statistics discourage most clinicians […]
May 4, 2005
UNMC studying whether interferon drug treatment can slow process of rare but fatal lung disease
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are conducting a study to evaluate the potential of interferon gamma-1b in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a debilitating and deadly lung disease. UNMC is one of 75 leading medical centers in North America and Europe participating in a phase III clinical trial called INSPIRE […]
May 4, 2005
UNMC researchers receive Alzheimer’s research awards
Two University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers were honored April 25 with Alzheimer’s research awards established by the late Col. Barney Oldfield. Daniel Murman, M.D., associate professor in UNMC’s Department of Neurological Sciences, received the seventh Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund Award, which is given annually to an individual with a promising new […]
May 4, 2005
Nebraska adds chemical terrorism preparedness lab to anti-terrorism effort
The state has added another asset to protect Nebraskans in the event of a terrorist attack. In addition to bioterrorism, the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) has a chemical terrorism preparedness laboratory that can rapidly detect and analyze agents that may be used in a chemical terrorist attack. The lab, which is located at […]
May 4, 2005
McGoogan Library staff host Fontenelle students
For the past five years, the UNMC McGoogan Library of Medicine has been a major supporter of the Fontenelle Elementary School library. Initially, the staff sponsored Fontenelle under the Adopt-A-School program, but in 2000, staff members focused their interests on assisting the school’s library.
Apr 22, 2005
Statewide HIV/AIDS conference set for April 27 and 28
Health care providers in greater Nebraska will have the opportunity to learn the latest treatment information for HIV/AIDS at a statewide conference on Wednesday, April 27, and Thursday, April 28, in Grand Island. The Second Annual Nebraska Statewide HIV/AIDS Conference, titled “Making It Work!” will take place at the Interstate Holiday Inn, near the […]
Apr 22, 2005
UNMC psychiatrist helps fill adolescent, young adults’ mental health needs through ‘Sunday Night Shrink Rap’ radio show on 94.1
There’s a huge unmet need in the community that is being filled through the airwaves. It’s unconventional, but supporters say it serves a huge community need where services currently are lacking. Omaha radio station Channel 94.1 KQCH launched a new Sunday evening radio show about two months ago that focuses on adolescent mental health […]
Apr 18, 2005
2005 Harris Awards in Cancer Research announced
Six University of Nebraska Medical Center graduate students have received the 2005 Norman and Bernice Harris Awards in Cancer Research. “Training and educating new researchers in cancer is a critically important mission of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center and we appreciate the support of Norm and Bernice Harris in recognizing these outstanding student researchers,” […]
Apr 18, 2005