Press Release
Munroe-Meyer Institute to sponsor symposium April 4 & 5 to feature leading experts in treating children with developmental disabilities
Leading experts in behavioral, genetic and developmental medicine on April 4 and 5, will address the latest information, research and multidisciplinary insights on treating children with developmental disabilities. The symposium in downtown Omaha at the DoubleTree Hotel is sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The conference is targeted […]
Mar 20, 2008
Dr. Steven Hinrichs named chairman of UNMC pathology and microbiology department
One of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s most recognizable physicians, Steven Hinrichs, M.D., will soon take on a new challenge – chairman of the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology. The appointment, which is effective July 1, was announced today by John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine. Dr. […]
Mar 19, 2008
Linder family establishes Mary Ann Linder Memorial Nursing Scholarship for UNMC nursing students
An endowment has been established by James Linder, M.D., and his family, to benefit nursing students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. The Mary Ann Linder Memorial Nursing Scholarship was established in memory of Mary Ann Linder by her son James Linder, M.D., and her grandchildren, Emily, Kari and Eric Linder. […]
Mar 19, 2008
UNMC to participate in national study related to stroke
They’re called PFOs for short, but to most people they might as well be UFOs. PFO stands for Patent Foramen Ovale, which translated means “open hole (in the heart) shaped like an oval.” It is estimated that about 25 percent of all people have PFOs, but to the man on the street, it is […]
Mar 18, 2008
John J. Ratey, M.D., to be guest speaker for April 4 Denham Harman Lectureship
John J. Ratey, M.D., associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, will be the guest speaker April 4 at noon, for the 2008 Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The event, which will be held in the Durham Research Center auditorium, is open […]
Mar 18, 2008
Educational women’s health care series focuses on every stage of life
The Olson Center for Women’s Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is offering a four-part educational series that will focus on different age groups and the health issues effecting these groups. Each session will provide education on current health issues, resources and services on the focused age group as well as a […]
Mar 17, 2008
Irving Zucker, Ph.D., named UNMC scientist laureate; event March 20 to recognize outstanding researchers
Irving Zucker, Ph.D., has been named the second UNMC Scientist Laureate for his outstanding research into heart failure. The award is the highest recognition given to a UNMC scientist. Dr. Zucker was honored along with 26 other researchers who recently were named UNMC Distinguished Scientist and New Investigator award winners for 2007. The scientists […]
Mar 14, 2008
NMA task force promoting health care reform plan
Affordable, accessible health care coverage for all Nebraskans. That’s what a task force co-chaired by internal medicine professors, John Benson, M.D., of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Richard O’Brien, M.D., of Creighton University, is hoping to provide the groundwork for with its recently released report on health care reform in the Cornhusker […]
Mar 12, 2008
University of Nebraska Board of Regents approve operating, academic affiliation agreements for proposed UNMC College of Nursing division in Norfolk
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved two agreements today that mark significant steps toward the establishment a University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing division in Norfolk. The Omaha-based college has divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff. The Joint Affiliation and Operating Agreement and Academic Affiliation Agreement establish formal agreements […]
Mar 7, 2008
UNMC College of Nursing holds induction ceremony for new nursing students in Scottsbluff, Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing recently held induction ceremonies across the state to recognize new nursing students as they made a commitment to academic integrity and began to assimilate the values and behaviors of the professional nurse. The ceremonies, which were held in Scottsbluff, Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha, reiterate values […]
Mar 6, 2008