UNMC Today

UNMC students to attend international forum in Tokyo

For the second-straight year, UNMC will have student representatives at the International Student Forum, which will be held at the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo in late June.

Feb 19, 2007

Chinese medical exchange students return home

The heart of the Asian Pacific Rim Development Program is the continued exchange of students between UNMC and Chinese biomedical institutions. The second delegation of four Chinese medical students finished their three-month rotation at UNMC in December. In parting, these students left UNMC Today with some of their most lasting impressions about UNMC and America.

Feb 19, 2007

Nursing grad student performs in Tuskegee Airmen tribute

Dorothea Clute is used to serious challenges.
The former high school honor student and athlete received her bachelor of science in nursing degree from UNMC in 2001. She spent the next 18 months working in the liver/small bowel transplant unit of University Tower, then four more years in home health care, including a term as interim director of clinical services and competency tester for nursing assistants. … Considering all this, who would guess that one of her real passions is wearing a cow costume and performing live on stage?

Feb 16, 2007

Buehler to step down as MMI director, UNMC pediatrics chairman

Bruce Buehler, M.D., the man whose leadership helped elevate the Munroe-Meyer Institute into one of the top programs in the country for genetics work and treating people with developmental disabilities, plans to step down from his dual role as MMI director and chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Department of Pediatrics on Oct. […]

Feb 15, 2007

UNMC’s College of Public Health names External Advisory Council

  The newly formed College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has formed an External Advisory Committee made up of 34 people from around the state with public health expertise.            “The committee will bring together a diverse group of people who will be able to provide critical input in helping […]

Feb 14, 2007

UNMC researcher makes important discovery in cause of Alzheimer’s disease

Knowing the cause of any disease is the biggest boon to finding ways to fight and treat it. UNMC researcher, Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D., is trying to do just that in the case of Alzheimer’s disease. In an article published this month in The American Journal of Pathology, Dr. Ikezu and his team explain how […]

Feb 12, 2007

Local students make UNMC College of Nursing dean’s list

Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2006. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or above.   The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, […]

Feb 12, 2007

Experienced development team looks to strengthen UNMC

With more than 80 years of combined fund-raising experience, members of the University of Nebraska Foundation’s UNMC development team share a common goal — to maximize private support for the medical center.

Feb 8, 2007

HIV/AIDS in the black community focus of several local events

A slate full of activities will be held in Omaha next week in conjunction with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is Wednesday.

Feb 2, 2007

Keith Mueller, Ph.D., named associate dean for UNMC College of Public Health

One of the leading rural health policy experts in the country, Keith Mueller, Ph.D., has been named associate dean for academic affairs in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s newly formed College of Public Health. The position is the second highest post in the college ranking only behind the dean.   “Keith has an outstanding […]

Feb 2, 2007