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New report available on health status of Nebraskans
Nebraska leads the nation when it comes to the number of critical access hospitals — designated hospitals that receive federal funds to strengthen rural health. This and other information is available in “The Nebraska Health Information Project: 2001 Databook,” the latest report on the health status of Nebraskans.
Mar 27, 2002
UNMC to honor 30-year service award recipients — part 2 of 3
Five UNMC faculty members will be receiving 30-year service awards during the Annual Faculty meeting Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. This week, UNMC Today is highlighting the College of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Medicine and Eppley Institute for Cancer Research award recipients. Today’s focus is on Jean Krajicek Bartek, Ph.D., and Judith Heermann, Ph.D., both from the College of Nursing.
Mar 27, 2002
Lincoln, Beatrice, Grand Island, Harvard Children to Benefit
UNMC College of Dentistry to Host Childrens Dental Day; Provide 185 Underserved Children Free Dental Care on April 8 in Lincoln The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, will host Childrens Dental Day on Monday, April 8. The day-long event will provide 185 children from Lincoln, Beatrice, Grand Island and […]
Mar 27, 2002
UNMC lands $5 million grant to collaborate with the University of Puerto Rico on HIV research
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Puerto Rico have begun collaboration on HIV research funded by a federal grant. UNMC was chosen to be a part of the Center for Research and Development for Minority Institutions from among the top institutions in the country. Other medical centers participating in the program […]
Mar 27, 2002
UNMC shares $5 million grant to collaborate with the University of Puerto Rico
UNMC and the University of Puerto Rico have begun collaboration on HIV research funded by a federal grant.
UNMC was chosen to be a part of the Center for Research and Development for Minority Institutions from among the top institutions in the country. Other medical centers participating in the program are Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Washington-Seattle. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke sponsors the grant, which was awarded to promote mentoring between established and minority institutions and is worth a total of about $5 million over five years.
Mar 26, 2002
UNMC to honor 30-year service award recipients — part 1 of 3
Five UNMC faculty members will be receiving 30-year service awards during the Annual Faculty meeting Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. In three installments, UNMC Today will highlight the award recipients from the College of Dentistry, College of Nursing and the College of Medicine. Today’s focus is on Stanton Harn, Ph.D., of the College of Dentistry.
Mar 26, 2002
National Alcohol Screening Day Program in North Omaha on April 11
For all the news about Americas war against drugs, the fact remains that alcohol is still the most widely abused substance in the U.S. and the most damaging. On April 11, the Center for Holistic Development, in partnership with the American Red Cross North Branch and the Heartland Counseling and Consulting Center, will sponsor a […]
Mar 26, 2002
Researchers at UNMC, University of Iowa receive $6.3 million NIH grant to study alcohol abuse, related immune system abnormalities
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and University of Iowa (UI), have jointly received a five-year, $6.3 million grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, one of the National Institutes of Health, to study immune system abnormalities caused by chronic alcohol abuse. The UI researchers will receive $4.85 million […]
Mar 26, 2002
UNMC Researchers Conducting Study to Determine if Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation as Effective as Traditional Cardiac Rehab
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing have received a $100,000 grant from the American Heart Association to conduct a preliminary study to determine whether home-based cardiac rehabilitation is an effective alternative to traditional cardiac rehabilitation. UNMC researchers will study 50 Omaha-area study participants, age 40- to 80-years-old, whove had a […]
Mar 26, 2002
UNMC training course helps smokers kick the habit
A course has been designed at UNMC to teach people from varied backgrounds the skills and techniques to help smokers break their cigarette dependency.
“Quitting smoking shouldn’t be a one-person battle,” said David Daughton, a researcher in the internal medicine department and the course’s instructor. “Smokers who receive adequate counseling support have a greater chance of quitting than those who receive none, but many times the people in a smoker’s support system don’t have the proper training.”
Mar 25, 2002