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New Gene Therapy Method Used in Mice Could Increase Effectiveness of Stem Cell Transplants
A study by a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher has shown that gene therapy can kill tumor cells that otherwise are returned to cancer patients following high-dose chemotherapy, while keeping the good cells intact. In a report published in December in Cancer Gene Therapy, James Talmadge, Ph.D., announced that his group was able to […]
Feb 7, 2002
CDC specialists install disease surveillance system at UNMC
Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) electronic communications development team visited UNMC Wednesday to install portions of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) base module.
Jan 31, 2002
James Armitage, M.D. to be honored by Omaha Press Club
James Armitage, M.D., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, will be honored Feb. 4 as the 86th Face on the Barroom Floor by the Omaha Press Club. Dr. Armitage, who has served as dean of the College of Medicine since 2000, is best known for starting the bone marrow transplant […]
Jan 30, 2002
U.S. Department of Defense Grants $1.7 Million to UNMC For Research on Protection Against Chemical Warfare Agents
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers have received a four-year, $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an efficient way to protect humans against the toxic effects of nerve agents used in chemical warfare. Nerve agents are chemicals related to the organophosphorus group of pesticides, which interfere with the functioning of […]
Jan 22, 2002
UNMC Invites Public to Learn About Computerized Surgery Innovations, Get Free Health Screenings, Feb. 2, During Strategic Air and Space Museum Robotic Exhibit
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites the public to learn about the latest in computerized surgery and get free health screenings during its Health and Technology Day Saturday, Feb. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Strategic Air and Space Museum. The event is part of the museums Robotic Exhibit. UNMC physicians […]
Jan 22, 2002
NHS/UNMC to Sponsor a Special Production of “The Meeting” on Martin Luther King Day
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC and NHS will host a special production of “The Meeting,” a fictional portrayal of an encounter between Dr. King and Malcolm X, the renowned African-American leader considered to be Dr. King’s political counterpoint. The play will be Monday, Jan. 21, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 […]
Jan 16, 2002
Stammers leaves legacy of excellence in UNMC’s clinical education program
While Al Stammers was in junior high school, he told his mother he hoped to be a teacher one day. His mother, a homemaker with no advanced education, warned him to always be careful as an educator and understand the power he would have as a teacher – to never neglect his responsibility to do the very best for all of his students.
As Mary Haven, associate dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, noted at Stammers’ going away reception on Jan. 10, there is no overstating how deeply Stammers took his mother’s message to heart during 10 years as director of SAHP division of clinical perfusion education.
Jan 15, 2002
UNMC College of Nursing cited by national peers for its success in recruiting more males, minorities
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing recently was cited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for increasing the number of male and minority applicants and students in its undergraduate program. The college was one of about a dozen academic nursing institutions featured in an article titled, Effective Strategies for […]
Dec 21, 2001
Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., Named Vice Chancellor for Research for UNMC
Following a national search, Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., announced today that Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D. has been named vice chancellor for research for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Rosenquist has been serving as interim vice chancellor for research since July. The appointment is a landmark event, Dr. Maurer said, as it marks the […]
Dec 21, 2001
213 UNMC Students To Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Omaha and Scottsbluff at Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 213 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha and Scottsbluff. In Kearney, UNMC commencement is Thursday, December 20, at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on the Kearney campus. Graduates are in the Kearney Division of the College of Nursing, the […]
Dec 17, 2001