Press Release
UNMC College of Dentistry to provide $100,000 in services during one-day Children’s Dental Day event Friday, Feb. 1
February is Children’s Dental Health Month The UNMC College of Dentistry is celebrating with its annual Children’s Dental Day event expecting to draw 200 kids from seven Nebraska communities The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry plans to provide $100,000 in services to needy children at its 13th annual Children’s Dental Day on […]
Jan 28, 2008
UNMC’s Corrigan McBride, M.D., among 1,291 surgeons initiated into American College of Surgeons
Corrigan McBride, M.D., UNMC assistant professor of surgery, is among 1,291 surgeons from around the world who became fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during convocation ceremonies at the College’s recent 93rd annual Clinical Congress in New Orleans last month. Dr. McBride received a medical degree in 1995 from the University of […]
Jan 28, 2008
“Walk and Roll for Disabilities” scheduled for Feb. 17
Boots are made for walkin’ and wheels are made for rollin’ at the fourth annual Walk and Roll for Disabilities to be held at the Westroads Mall in Omaha on Feb. 17. Beginning at noon on the second level of the mall next to Dick’s Sporting Goods, the event is designed to raise money […]
Jan 28, 2008
UNMC pharmacist elected president of national academic pharmacy association
Jeffrey Baldwin, Pharm.D., associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been elected president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). The AACP, which was founded in 1900, is composed of all 105 colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States. The organization advocates for pharmacy […]
Jan 23, 2008
UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute to host regional symposium in Omaha
Leading experts in pediatric behavioral and developmental medicine will come together in Omaha on April 4-5 to present the first-ever Munroe-Meyer Institute Symposium, a multidisciplinary conference on the latest research, concepts and strategies in treating behavioral, genetic and developmental disabilities in children. The symposium, which will be held at the newly renovated DoubleTree Hotel […]
Jan 22, 2008
Study shows two-fold improvement in hand hygiene among health-care workers using anti-bacterial gels, though no reduction in infection rates
Anti-bacterial hand gels are quickly catching on with consumers. They also are becoming the norm among health care professionals, some of who disinfect their hands up to 50 times a day. In an effort to increase hand hygiene, a University of Nebraska Medical Center study was conducted to evaluate whether the use of anti-bacterial […]
Jan 21, 2008
Texas physician named chairman of UNMC Department of Pediatrics
A Texas neonatologist, John Sparks, M.D., has been named chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pediatrics. The appointment, which was effective at the beginning of the new year, was announced today by John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine. As chairman of the department of pediatrics, […]
Jan 18, 2008
UNMC announces officers for Student Association for Rural Health
New officers have been elected for 2007-08 by the Student Association for Rural Health (SARH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. SARH promotes interest in health careers in rural areas of Nebraska by hosting monthly seminars on rural health issues. All UNMC students are eligible to join the SARH group. The 2007-2008 officers and […]
Jan 17, 2008
New UNMC geriatric center to be named in honor of Omaha senior care company
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will seek approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday to name its new geriatrics center the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging. The naming of the building would recognize a major gift made through the University of Nebraska Foundation by Paul and Lori Hogan, […]
Jan 16, 2008
Actor John Beasley to speak at UNMC/ Nebraska Medical Center Martin Luther King Jr. Day event
Actor John Beasley – who is celebrated for his work on the big and small screens – will deliver a commemorative address at The Nebraska Medical Center on Monday, Jan. 21 to honor slain civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. Beasley’s speech, which is sponsored by UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center, will be […]
Jan 10, 2008