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104 UNMC medical students receive residency assignments through Match Day program
A total of 104 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine have received their residency assignments in 26 states through the National Resident Matching Program. The program, a private, not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to residency positions, which last from three […]
Mar 23, 2004
UNMC researcher studies promising nicotine vaccine
Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., knows all about serendipity. A biochemist, Dr. Sanderson was conducting some experiments several years ago to determine how certain tiny molecules called peptides interact with the immune system. One peptide surprisingly jumped out at him in the experiments.
Mar 22, 2004
Class of 2004 Match Day results
Find out where 104 students in UNMC’s College of Medicine will do their residency training. Click for a PDF file of the results.
Mar 22, 2004
UNMC, 14 co-sponsors across Nebraska invite public to free health education series on New Disease Threats April 7, 14, 21 and 28
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 14 cities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in a free health educational series titled, New Disease Threats: How Science Is Responding. The series will run on Wednesdays, April 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (CDT). The series will be broadcast […]
Mar 22, 2004
UNMC researcher gains funding to study promising nicotine vaccine
Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., knows all about serendipity. A University of Nebraska Medical Center biochemist, Dr. Sanderson was conducting some experiments several years ago to determine how certain tiny molecules called peptides interact with the immune system. One peptide surprisingly jumped out at him in the experiments. It caught my attention right away, said Dr. Sanderson, […]
Mar 22, 2004
Former NFL standout Jay Novacek to host 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball
Former NFL standout Jay Novacek will host the 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on Saturday, June 5, at the Upper 84 Ranch near Brady, Neb., about 20 miles east of North Platte. Country music artist Ty England will perform.
Mar 19, 2004
UNMC hosted Druid Hill Academy students
The UNMC Youth Learning Center hosted an all-day workshop on March 4 for 45 students, grades 3-6, from North Omaha’s Druid Hill Academy. The event was co-sponsored by the Heartland Red Cross in observance of National American Red Cross Awareness Month.
Mar 19, 2004
Medical students unveil Match Day destinations
Joel Winner lived up to his name on Match Day. The Lincoln native was all smiles Thursday when he announced he would be going to the University of Hawaii Affiliated Hospitals in Honolulu for his psychiatry residency.
On Thursday, Winner and 103 other members of the UNMC College of Medicine Class of 2004 learned where they would spend the next three to six years doing their residency training. See UNMC Today on Monday for more photos and a complete list of Match Day results.
Mar 19, 2004
Black History Month events remembered
Here, UNMC Today takes a look back at last month’s Black History Month activities, which included the historical account of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the harmonious sounds of Nu Beginning and the artisitic talent of Neville Murray.
Mar 18, 2004
Young scholars to tour campus Friday
Nearly 100 college students are expected to be on the UNMC campus Friday for the Third Annual Scholars Day. Students will learn about health care education, as well as what UNMC academic programs have to offer.
Mar 18, 2004