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UNMC, Creighton receive national community service award
For their significant contributions to local and statewide communities, Omaha’s two academic medical centers have been awarded the prestigious Outstanding Community Service Award for 2003 from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Creighton University Medical Center and UNMC were recognized by the AAMC for their outstanding efforts in meeting the medical needs of people not served by traditional health-care systems.
Nov 10, 2003
Creighton UNMC receieve national community service award
For their significant contributions to local and statewide communities, Omahas two academic medical centers have been awarded the prestigious Outstanding Community Service Award for 2003 from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Creighton University Medical Center and the University of Nebraska Medical Center were recognized by the AAMC for their outstanding efforts in meeting […]
Nov 9, 2003
Dentistry receives national award for children’s event
The UNMC College of Dentistry recently received the 2003 Community Preventive Dentistry Meritorious Award from the American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation for Children’s Dental Day, an event that provides free oral health care and education to underserved Nebraska children.
Nov 7, 2003
College of Pharmacy honors students
The College of Pharmacy recognized scholarship and leadership award recipients at its Annual Fall Honors Convocation on Thursday, Oct. 23.
Nov 7, 2003
Spotlighting the Durham Research Center
Stories about UNMC’s Durham Research Center will appear in a 16-page, color supplement in Sunday’s Omaha World-Herald. The stories will highlight the donors who made the building possible, the scientists who will occupy the state-of-the-art laboratories and the engineers who designed the building.
Nov 7, 2003
Diabetes: Are you at risk?
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, 17 million Americans have diabetes, yet one in three people do not know it. While this illness is very preventable and treatable, undiagnosed diabetes in adults is still a major problem, said James Lane, M.D., an assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, section of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism.
Nov 6, 2003
UNMC physician receives Navy’s lifetime achievement award
Retired Navy Captain Steven W. Remmenga, M.D.,associate professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UNMC, recently received the Robert A. Ross Award for the significant contributions he made to the Navy Section of the Armed Forces District of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Nov 6, 2003
Durham Research Center dedication set for Nov. 13
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will open the doors soon to a 10-level, state-of-the-art research building. The $77 million Durham Research Center, built almost exclusively with private funds, will hold its dedication ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 13. A public open house is scheduled for between 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16. This […]
Nov 6, 2003
Newsham family establishes memorial gift for UNMC diabetes research
The Roberta J. Newsham Memorial Diabetes Research Fund has been established to support diabetes research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine. The Newsham family created the fund through a family gift and memorial donations creating a $10,000 endowment at the University of Nebraska Foundation. Roberta Bobbie Newsham of Ashland died in […]
Nov 6, 2003
Study focuses on Seasonal Affective Disorder
Each year numerous people are affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder, a debilitating depression that comes in late autumn to early winter and leaves a person feeling blue, listless and socially withdrawn. William J. Burke, M.D., would like to change that. See article for more details on the study.
Nov 5, 2003