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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to award UNMC $1.13 million grant to create Panhandle Area Health Education Center in Scottsbluff; will include 14 counties
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded the University of Nebraska Medical Center a $1.13 million grant to create the Panhandle Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in Scottsbluff and provide continued support for the two Nebraska AHECs formed in 2001 and 2002. The […]
Aug 5, 2004
Registration service available for traveling abroad
The U.S. Department of State recently announced its online Travel Registration service for U.S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country. Registration allows individuals to record information about their upcoming trip abroad that the Department of State can use to assist them, in case of an emergency. This is a valuable and potentially life-saving free service that is useful whether traveling for business or personal reasons, said Sara Pirtle, UNMC coordinator of International Studies and Programs.
Aug 4, 2004
Librarian of Congress visits UNMC
The Librarian of Congress recently visited UNMC and spoke on the enduring value of books, reading and libraries.
Aug 4, 2004
Six volunteer faculty honored for service
Read highlights from the UNMC College of Medicine Volunteer Faculty Awards program for the first half of 2004. The program recognizes outstanding volunteer faculty members for their contributions to the campus, classroom and clinical settings.
Aug 3, 2004
UNMC College of Pharmacy Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the dean’s list following the spring 2004 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The students that qualified for this distinction […]
Aug 3, 2004
Grant to boost geriatric, gerontology training across the state
UNMC has received a five-year, nearly $2 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to educate and train health professionals and faculty members across the state in geriatrics and gerontology. The grant will create the Nebraska Geriatric Education Center (NEBGEC) to improve the health care and health care outcomes of Nebraska’s vulnerable elderly population residing in rural areas, said program director Jane Potter, M.D., section chief of geriatrics and professor of internal medicine at UNMC.
Aug 2, 2004
UNMC to boost geriatric, gerontology training across the state with $2 million grant
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a five-year, nearly $2 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to educate and train health professionals and faculty members across the state in geriatrics and gerontology. The grant will create the Nebraska Geriatric Education Center (NEBGEC) to improve the health care and health […]
Aug 2, 2004
UNMC cancer experts answer Internet chat questions
UNMC oncologists, James Armitage, M.D., Stefano Tarantolo, M.D., and Marcel Devetten, M.D., participated in a live, national Internet question and answer session Wednesday, sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Jul 30, 2004
Chairman of UNMC Department of Pharmacology announced
Howard Gendelman, M.D., David T. Purtilo Distinguished Chair of Pathology and Microbiology and director of the Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Diseases (CNND), has been named chairman of the department of pharmacology in the UNMC’s College of Medicine. The appointment is effective Sept. 1, according to John Gollan, M.D. Ph.D., College of Medicine dean.
Jul 30, 2004
Howard Gendelman, M.D., named chair of UNMC department of pharmacology
Howard Gendelman, M.D., David T. Purtilo Distinguished chair of pathology and microbiology and director of the Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Diseases (CNND), has been named chair of the department of pharmacology in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Medicine. The appointment is effective Sept. 1, 2004, according to John Gollan, M.D. Ph.D., […]
Jul 30, 2004