Press Release
Low Vision House to be constructed at UNMC to help visually impaired individuals
Construction will begin this spring on a $1.2 million Center for Visual Rehabilitation on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. The center, which was approved earlier this month by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, will be the only non-profit provider of comprehensive visual rehabilitation services for children and adults in the region. […]
Jan 29, 2007
Dr. Muelleman to chair UNMC’s new emergency medicine department
Robert Muelleman, M.D., has been named chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s new emergency medicine department, which gained official designation as a new department on Jan. 1. Dr. Muelleman, a 1984 UNMC College of Medicine graduate, has served as chief of the UNMC section of emergency medicine since 1998. “Dr. Muelleman […]
Jan 26, 2007
Stephen Rennard, M.D., receives 2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Pulmonology award
Stephen Rennard, M.D., one of the world’s leading experts in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is one of 10 recipients in the country to be selected for the 2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Pulmonology Award. Dr. Rennard, Larson Professor of Medicine, UNMC Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, will travel in March to the University of […]
Jan 25, 2007
UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Feb. 18 ‘Walk & Roll for Disabilities;’ to benefit adults with developmental disabilities
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute and the C. Louis Meyer Foundation invite the public to participate in its third annual “Walk & Roll for Disabilities.” The event will be held inside Westroads Mall, on Sunday, Feb. 18. Registration cost is $15 per person and includes a T-shirt, refreshments and entertainment. Door prizes […]
Jan 22, 2007
UNMC College of Public Health now fully operational with new faculty being recruited, programs being developed
College of Public Health Web site: http://www.unmc.edu/publichealth Click here to watch the press conference. Less than six months after it was approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is now fully operational. The announcement was made today at a news conference […]
Jan 18, 2007
UNMC introduces first Web-based personal health record for students
The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced plans today for what is believed to be the first time an academic organization has established a Web-based Personal Health Record (PHR) program for all its students. In contrast with medical records that are owned by doctors or hospitals, a PHR is owned by the patient and is […]
Jan 12, 2007
UNeMed looks to increase profitability of UNMC research
UNeMed, the marketing and licensing arm for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is looking to increase its presence on and beyond campus. To accomplish this, the organization has combined its operations with the UNMC Intellectual Property office and has named James Linder, M.D., as president of UNeMed. “Historically, the protection and marketing […]
Jan 9, 2007
UNMC publishes findings of effects of diabetes in the brain
A University of Nebraska Medical Center research team has found a potential explanation for some of the effects of diabetes on the central nervous system. The discovery, which is reported in the Oct. 18 edition of Brain Research, could potentially explain the adverse affects of diabetes on parts of the brain that regulate bodily functions […]
Jan 3, 2007
Celebrities to come to Omaha March 10 to raise money, awareness for organ donation
The James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness (JRI) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center will present “Share the Beat,” a benefit to raise awareness and support for organ donation on Saturday, March 10, at the Joslyn Art Museum’s Witherspoon Hall. The special evening will feature the participation of James and Robert Redford, performances by […]
Dec 22, 2006
UNMC College of Dentistry freshman class ranks #1 again
UNMC College of Dentistry freshman class ranks #1 again For the tenth time in the past 14 years, the incoming freshman class at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry has had the highest incoming grade point average of any first-year dental school class in the country. This year’s freshman class edged out […]
Dec 22, 2006