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First dental hygiene students to graduate in Scottsbluff
The first class of dental hygiene students at the UNMC College of Dentistry West Division will graduate Saturday (May 7). Click to meet the four graduates.
May 6, 2005
Five faculty members receive annual awards at UNMC
Five faculty members at the University of Nebraska Medical Center recently were honored for their teaching, mentoring and community service. The faculty members received their awards during the Annual Faculty Meeting in the Durham Research Center’s Scott Auditorium at UNMC. Faculty members who have served 30, 20 and 10 years at UNMC also were recognized. […]
May 6, 2005
Nebraskans for Research to honor UNMC diabetes research advocates on May 9
Rik and Shannon Bonness are reminded of the importance of medical research each time they look at their sons, who have battled juvenile diabetes for years. On Monday, May 9, Nebraskans for Research will honor the Omaha couple for being champions of life-saving medical research nationally and locally, including at the University of Nebraska […]
May 6, 2005
Researchers evaluate treatment for lung disease
Researchers at UNMC are conducting a study to evaluate a new treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a debilitating and deadly lung disease. UNMC is one of 75 leading medical centers in North America and Europe participating in a phase III clinical trial that tests the potential of interferon gamma-1b.
May 5, 2005
UNMC thanks administrative professionals
More than 250 administrative professionals attended Wednesday’s celebration of Administrative Professionals Day. The event was sponsored by the UNMC Employee Growth Advocacy Development Organization (EGAD).
May 5, 2005
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 9 through 12. The 18th 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 […]
May 5, 2005
First class of UNMC College of Dentistry West Division dental hygiene students set to graduate May 7 in Scottsbluff
The first class of dental hygiene students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry West Division will graduate May 7. The graduation will take place at 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the UNMC College of Nursing West Division, 4502 Avenue I, in Scottsbluff. Graduating are Kelsey Dorsey, of Arcadia; […]
May 5, 2005
Fourth Annual Munroe-Meyer Institute Arts for Hearts Show and Silent Auction May 11-12
The Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Recreation Therapy Program (MMIRTP) provides some of Nebraska’s most creative, educational and fun-filled opportunities available for children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities. One of the annual projects to help support those opportunities is the Arts for Hearts Art Show and Silent Auction. Sponsored by the C. Louis Meyer Foundation, this is […]
May 5, 2005
Integrative and organ systems pharmacology course June 6-17
A UNMC-led consortium has landed one of four National Institutes of Health grants to present a short course in Integrative and Organ Systems Pharmacology (IOSP). These short courses are designed to train researchers in the use of intact animals and relatively intact isolated organs or tissues.
May 5, 2005
Woodard to graduate with residency, twins
This month, Lucille Woodard earns her medical degree from UNMC, capping a journey she never imagined.
May 4, 2005