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UNMC receives $1.5 million grant to study aortic aneurysms
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a $1.5 million renewal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to continue its research into the regulation of aortic aneurysms. An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the aorta, which may burst from the weakening of vessel walls. Currently, the only way […]
Mar 1, 2005
Breakthrough treatment for kidney, skin cancer
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, a leading provider of cancer care in the Midwest region, is the only medical center in Nebraska and Iowa to offer PROLEUKIN® IL-2 therapy, a recombinant human Interleukin-2 (rhIL-2) for the treatment of metastatic melanoma (a type of skin cancer) and metastatic renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer).
Mar 1, 2005
UNMC neurologist to share stroke expertise with groups in Holdrege and Kearney
Pierre Fayad, M.D., Reynolds Centennial professor and chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Neurological Sciences and an expert in stroke and neurovascular disease, will speak in Holdrege on March 3 and in Kearney on March 4. On March 3, Dr. Fayad will speak to the Holdrege Rotary Club at noon […]
Mar 1, 2005
UNMC receives grant to study aortic aneurysms
UNMC has received a $1.5 million renewal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to continue its research into the regulation of aortic aneurysms.
Feb 28, 2005
UNMC College of Nursing holds induction ceremony for 144 new nursing students in Scottsbluff, Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing held induction ceremonies across Nebraska Feb. 27 to recognize 144 new nursing students as they commit to academic integrity and begin assimilating the values and behaviors of the professional nurse. The ceremony also reiterated some the most important values for the professional nurse and for the […]
Feb 28, 2005
One day in the Buduburam Refugee Camp
Valda Boyd Ford is wrapping up an eight-week, volunteer experience at the 140-acre Buduburam Refugee Camp, the largest camp in Ghana with roughly 42,000 people. Ford, director of UNMC’s Community and Multicultural Affairs, has been working with Unite for Sight, an organization dedicated to health promotion and disease prevention. Today, she outlines a “typical” day at the Buduburam Refugee Camp.
Feb 25, 2005
Omaha to host small business conference March 7-10
Small business owners, federal government agency funding representatives, and business leaders from around the United States will be in Omaha for the national conference of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs at Hilton Omaha on March 7-10. UNMC and UNeMed are helping to sponsor the conference.
Feb 25, 2005
HIPAA message – protecting info on a mobile device
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of UNMC’s continued effort to educate employees. Today’s HIPAA message talks about protecting information on a mobile device from theft or misuse.
Feb 24, 2005
New Comparative Medicine Management System planned
After months of planning and development, a new computerized business management system will be implemented by June. Because transition to the new CMMS will occur in stages, some researchers will be impacted immediately. System components include on-line animal ordering and “up to the minute” invoice access via the Research Support System (RSS); electronic barcode census; on-line Occupational Health and Safety Program (OHSP) enrollment via RSS; and OHSP training via Blackboard.
Feb 24, 2005
Nurse Practitioner Week recognized
In 1992, the UNMC College of Nursing started Nebraska’s first master’s degree for nurse practitioner specialties. To date, 437 students have earned their master’s degrees in nurse practitioner specialties from the college.
Feb 24, 2005