UNMC Today
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 2 of 6
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. Today’s excerpt looks at the semantics of being black or white. The series will culminate Jan. 20 at noon with a presentation by Diane Ariza, Ph.D., assistant dean of multicultural affairs at Albion College in Albion, Mich., and former director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Jan 13, 2003
UNMC Community Academy helps Project Hope Food Pantry
The UNMC Community Academy Student Advisory Group’s Campus Food Drive proved to be an unexpected blessing for the Project Hope Food Pantry.
Jan 10, 2003
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 1 of 6
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. Today’s excerpt is from King’s 1964 acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize. The series will culminate Jan. 20 at noon with a presentation by Diane Ariza, Ph.D., assistant dean of multicultural affairs at Albion College in Albion, Mich., and former director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Jan 10, 2003
UNMC researchers participate in new drug study for multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease; results published in prestigious New England Journal of Medicine
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center were part of whats being called a landmark international, 23-center study that tested the safety of the drug natalizumab also known as Antegren. The drug may benefit those with multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease and Crohns disease, an intestinal disease. Its a very promising medication that appears […]
Jan 10, 2003
NHS/UNMC to commemorate Martin Luther King Day
Diane Ariza, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at the NHS/UNMC 2003 Martin Luther King Holiday Commemoration. Dr. Ariza, assistant dean of multicultural affairs at Albion College in Albion, Mich., and former director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will speak Monday, Jan. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Storz Pavilion in the NHS Clarkson Hospital.
Jan 9, 2003
Undergraduate students take part in RHEN Winter Workshop
Eighteen undergraduate students who plan to pursue health-care professions are at the University of Nebraska Medical Center this week, Jan. 5-10, to learn more about health issues relevant to rural communities. The 2003 Winter Workshop, sponsored by the UNMC Rural Health Education Network, helps the undergraduate students learn more about the issues they will face […]
Jan 9, 2003
Tobacco settlement funds allow UNMC Eppley Cancer Center to recruit national expert in gastrointestinal cancer and cancer drug development
Jean Grem, M.D., the head gastrointestinal cancer researcher/clinician at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., will be joining the Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center this spring to direct the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program and the Oncology Drug Development Program. She also will serve as professor in the oncology/hematology section of […]
Dec 31, 2002
Dr. Richards treats Bahrain royal family
In October, Alan Richards, M.D., FACS, head and neck surgeon in UNMC’s department of otolaryngology, performed surgery on a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Bahrain, who had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Dec 18, 2002
224 UNMC students to receive diplomas in Scottsbluff, Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 224 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha, Lincoln and Scottsbluff. On Thursday, Dec. 19, 23 students from the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division will receive their diplomas on Thursday, December 19 at 7 p.m., in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on the Kearney […]
Dec 11, 2002
Eighth-graders invited to compete in UNMC Health/Science Meet regional competitions in Scottsbluff, North Platte, Norfolk, Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha
Nebraska eighth graders are invited to compete in the University of Nebraska Medical Centers regional Health/Science Meet competitions, which will be held in March and April at six locations. In order to compete in the regional competition, students should contact their science teachers in January. Deadline for registration forms to arrive at UNMC is mid-February. […]
Dec 10, 2002