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UNeMed’s Headley liaison between inventors, companies

Todd Headley has been named director of Technology Marketing and Licensing for UNeMed and serves as a key liaison between UNMC inventors and potential company partners. He also negotiates license agreements that will foster partnerships for the commercialization of the technologies.

May 8, 2006

Minimally invasive repair for life threatening condition

The Nebraska Medical Center recently performed a groundbreaking surgery — the city’s first minimally invasive repair of a life threatening thoracic aortic aneurysm.

May 5, 2006

Drs. Mailliard, Gollan co-author review article

Mark Mailliard, M.D., and John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., have co-authored a review article titled “Emerging Therapeutics for Chronic Hepatitis B” published in the Annual Review of Medicine 2006.

May 4, 2006

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Grace Davis, M.D.

Grace Davis, M.D., assistant professor, general internal medicine section, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.

May 4, 2006

First class of nurses to serve dual purpose of family, mental health nursing, set to graduate May 6, will help ease Nebraska’s mental health shortage

After three years, the first class of nursing students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will graduate from a unique, new master’s degree in nursing. The degree is one that enables the nurses to address mental health issues, as well as physical health issues of their patients.   Though it’s a […]

May 4, 2006

Accreditation work moving forward; senior leaders to play key role

UNMC’s senior leaders will play key roles in the campus’s effort to earn reaccreditation without qualifications, say the four UNMC officials who are leading the reaccreditation effort.

May 3, 2006

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 8-11. The 19th Annual Continuing Education Caravan will provide professionals updates in dentistry. Those who attend also will receive 3.5 hours of free continuing dental education credit.   The caravan will stop at Mahoney State […]

May 3, 2006

Dentistry does cancer screenings

Thirty-seven people took advantage of a free screening for oral, head and neck cancer April 21st at the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln.

May 2, 2006

Alzheimer’s research, scholarship awards announced

Jonathan Kipnis, Ph.D., delves into the beginnings of Alzheimer’s disease at the cellular level. Heather Titman, M.D., explores how to improve end-of-life clinical care of patients with the neurological disease. Both have received Alzheimer’s research awards established by the late Col. Barney Oldfield for their promising and innovative work.

May 2, 2006

Durham Western Heritage Museum activities

UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians employees and their families, as well as students, will receive free admission to a variety of Durham Western Heritage Museum events with a valid student / employee ID. Learn more about reading, dancing, jazz and nursing activities and exhibits.

May 2, 2006