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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