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UNMC student enrollment climbs to record high
For the third straight year, student enrollment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center reached an all-time high with 3,124 students enrolled for the 2007-08 school year – an increase of 1.9 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,067. The biggest increase occurred in the Graduate College where enrollment climbed by 54 […]
Sep 10, 2007
UNMC study of large database associates TNFα drug therapy with increased melanoma and skin cancers
The relationship between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the risk of cancer is not a new notion. A study about the cancer risk of taking certain medications has revealed new information and also supports long-held views about cancers and RA. The study is published in the current journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism, by University of […]
Sep 10, 2007
Omaha Police acknowledge heroic UNMC lab technician
UNMC veterinarian research technician Rick Robinson was minding his own business driving home from his part time job as a security officer at 1 a.m. on March 31 when a car whizzed past him at a high rate of speed. Moments later Robinson noticed the car was swerving. No more than a block later, Robinson’s usual drive home took a different turn.
Sep 7, 2007
Top life scientist Dr. Brattain joins Eppley Cancer Center
Renowned breast and colon cancer researcher, Michael Brattain, Ph.D., joined the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center as the new associate director for basic research on June 1.
Sep 7, 2007
UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute to hold golf tournament Sept. 17 to benefit recreational therapy program for adults with developmental disabilities
The public is invited to participate in the Tee-Up for Disabilities Golf Tournament Monday, Sept. 17, at Field Club of Omaha, 3615 Woolworth Ave. Proceeds from the tournament sponsored by the C. Louis Meyer Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc., will go towards the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute recreational therapy program for adults with developmental disabilities. The […]
Sep 7, 2007
Alumni Reunion to bring together several colleges
One Class — World Class. That’s the catchy theme for this year’s UNMC Alumni Reunion Celebration on Oct. 5 and 6 in Omaha.
Sep 6, 2007
The College of Nursing turns 90 — then and now
This is a story from the spring 2007 edition of the College of Nursing publication, Advances. This and other stories from the publication will run in UNMC Today in commemoration of the college’s 90th anniversary.
Sep 6, 2007
‘Omaha’s Got Talent’ tryout footage on YouTube
Video from the “Omaha’s Got Talent” tryouts on Aug. 25 has been posted on YouTube.
Sep 6, 2007
UNMC to sponsor epilepsy conference on Sept. 14 at Qwest Center Omaha
In the Midwest, 40 to 50 percent of patients with epilepsy are treated by primary care physicians whereas 90 percent of such patients on the coasts are treated by neurologists. Helping Midwestern primary care health profesionals access the most current information on the disease will be one of the main goals of an upcoming […]
Sep 6, 2007