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UNMC to sponsor epilepsy conference on Sept. 14 at Qwest Center Omaha
In the Midwest, 40 to 50 percent of patients with epilepsy are treated by primary care physicians whereas 90 percent of such patients on the coasts are treated by neurologists. Helping Midwestern primary care health profesionals access the most current information on the disease will be one of the main goals of an upcoming […]
Sep 6, 2007
UNMC College of Dentistry holds White Coat Ceremony for new students
UNMC College of Dentistry holds White Coat Ceremony for new students The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, held a White Coat Ceremony Aug. 24 to welcome 45 new dental and 24 new dental hygiene students into the dental profession. The ceremony is a rite of passage, as well as […]
Aug 29, 2007
Dental Museum open house set for Sept. 17-22 at UNMC’s College of Dentistry in Lincoln
Dental Museum open house set for Sept. 17-22 at UNMC’s College of Dentistry in Lincoln The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry’s museum of dental artifacts will be open to the public for free with tours beginning Sept. 17 and lasting six days. The collection will be displayed in Room 31 on the […]
Aug 29, 2007
UNMC beats national funding trends by bringing in more than $80 million in 2006-07
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers continue to buck the national trend for diminishing grant funds, bringing in more than $80.2 million during fiscal year 2006-07, an increase over the previous year’s record high of $79.2 million. At a time of declining funds, including cutbacks at the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the […]
Aug 28, 2007
UNMC physician named to prestigious national advisory council on alcohol abuse and alcoholism
Lynell Klassen, M.D., chairman of University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Department of Internal Medicine, has been selected to a four-year term on the advisory council of the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The 15-member council advises and makes recommendations to the NIAAA director, as well as the director of the National Institutes of […]
Aug 27, 2007
UNMC cardiologist to head NIH-funded microbubble project
A University of Nebraska Medical Center cardiologist, Tom Porter, M.D., is working with an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) project examining the affect of microbubbles and ultrasound on blood-brain barrier permeability. Dr. Porter, a professor of internal medicine at UNMC, is the principal investigator on the project, and will […]
Aug 23, 2007
UNeMed, UNMC’s technology transfer organization, to honor Dr. Robert LeVeen with Lifetime Achievement Award Aug. 23 for cancer tumor invention used nationwide
UNeMed Corporation, the technology transfer organization of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will honor physicians and scientists for their groundbreaking research during its 2007 Innovation Awards event at the Durham Research Center Aug. 23. The scientists will be recognized for their inventions that may ultimately lead to new antibiotics, cancer drugs and medical devices […]
Aug 17, 2007
UNMC’s Steven Hinrichs, M.D., appointed to two national committees on biodefense, health information technology
Steven Hinrichs, M.D., director of the University of Nebraska Center for Biosecurity, has been named to two national committees. Dr. Hinrichs serves as the only representative from Nebraska for both committees. Dr. Hinrichs has been appointed to the National Governors Association (NGA) Health Information Communication and Data Exchange Taskforce, and to the Department of […]
Aug 17, 2007
UNMC researcher receives grant to study brain injury caused by HIV infection
University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Yuri Persidsky, M.D., Ph.D., recently received renewal of an important grant that will allow him to continue his work on understanding the mechanisms of blood brain barrier injury caused by neuron-inflammation and HIV brain infection. Dr. Persidsky hopes to use the five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institute […]
Aug 15, 2007
UNMC’s Keith Mueller appointed to eHealth Council
Keith Mueller, Ph.D., associate dean, academic affairs, UNMC College of Public Health, has been appointed by Gov. Dave Heineman to Nebraska’s newly formed eHealth Council and will serve as one of three co-chairs of the 25-member council. The appointment was effective in May, and Dr. Mueller will serve on the council until December 2010. […]
Aug 14, 2007