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UNMC College of Dentistry offers free seminar to dentists and dental hygienists
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is offering a free seminar to dentists and dental hygienists May 5-8. The 20th Annual Continuing Education Caravan will provide updates in dentistry to dental professionals in four Nebraska cities. Those who attend also will receive 3.5 hours of free continuing dental education credit. The caravan […]
May 1, 2008
Four individuals to receive special recognition at UNMC commencement
Two strong advocates for autistic children and their families, an accomplished dental researcher and a rural dentist will be honored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center commencement on Friday, May 2. At the ceremony, 647 students will be awarded certificates or degrees. Gail Werner-Robertson and Scott Robertson, both of Omaha, will be awarded the […]
May 1, 2008
New dean of the UNMC College of Pharmacy to visit Fremont, Wayne, Norfolk, Columbus May 7
Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, will visit on May 7 four cities to meet members of the communities and give updates on what’s new in the college. He will travel to Fremont, Wayne, Norfolk and Columbus. The trip is part of a series of visits […]
Apr 30, 2008
University of Nebraska Board of Regents approves purchase of $900,000 state-of-the-art research instrument to study diseases
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Regents recently approved the purchase of a Thermo Electron LTQ Orbitrap XL. The $900,000 piece of equipment was purchased in part by federal funds and from UNMC’s Tobacco Settlement Biomedical Research Development Fund. The Orbitrap, about the size of two refrigerators, is a mass spectrometer – […]
Apr 28, 2008
UNMC psychologist receives prestigious national award
A child psychologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Joe Evans, Ph.D., has been named the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation Cummings Psyche Prize, an annual award that recognizes one psychologist in the country whose career exemplifies the integration of behavioral and primary health care. Dr. Evans, who is director of psychology […]
Apr 28, 2008
UNMC psychologist looks into new ways to treat gambling addiction
UNMC psychologist looks into new ways to treat gambling addiction Pathological gambling has become a significant public health problem with the proliferation of legalized gambling across the United States. Currently, there is no standard drug therapy for pathological gambling, but University of Nebraska Medical Center psychologist, Dennis P. McNeilly, PsyD., is investigating whether a drug […]
Apr 28, 2008
647 UNMC students to receive diplomas in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff at commencement ceremonies May 1, 2, 3
647 UNMC students to receive diplomas in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff at commencement ceremonies May 1, 2, 3 Diplomas will be conferred on 647 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during the below commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. On Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m., commencement exercises for UNMC College of […]
Apr 25, 2008
Artists, musicians and others raise funds for VA wheelchair games
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and the Great Plains Paralyzed Veterans of America will host “A Night at the Bemis” fundraiser May 17 to benefit the 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which will come to Omaha this summer.
Apr 24, 2008
Philanthropist recognizes work of UNMC students
Thirty-five University of Nebraska Medical Center students received cash awards April 18 to support their research in cancer or neurodegenerative diseases or nursing education. Each award winner will receive $500, thanks to Norman Harris, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln alum, who established three funds in honor of his late wife Bernice Harris, who passed away in […]
Apr 24, 2008
Former Holdrege resident receives scholarship for his Alzheimer’s research at UNMC
Daniel Flaherty of Holdrege, Neb., a pharmaceutical sciences graduate student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently became the fourth recipient of the Nancy and Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Scholarship Fund Award for his research into potential pharmaceutical therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease. A 2001 graduate of Holdrege High School, Flaherty is the son of […]
Apr 23, 2008