Press Release
UNMC chancellor, leadership team to thank 7 communities for support during June 26-27 tour to Seward, Lincoln, Crete, Beatrice, Auburn, Nebraska City, Bellevue
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., accompanied by 10 senior leaders from UNMC, will visit seven communities in Nebraska June 26 and 27. From Seward, Lincoln, Crete and Beatrice on June 26, to Auburn, Nebraska City, and Bellevue on June 27, the group will be involved in various activities, including […]
Jun 16, 2006
Bartee named vice chancellor for external affairs at UNMC
Bob Bartee has been named vice chancellor for external affairs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Bartee has served as UNMC executive assistant to the chancellor since joining the medical center in 1980. On Thursday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the new appointment, creating the fourth vice chancellor post […]
Jun 15, 2006
UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn Dean’s List honors
Sixty-seven students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Spring 2006 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The students that qualified for this distinction are […]
Jun 14, 2006
Deadline June 30 looms for those interested in Accelerated Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing program in Scottsbluff
The application deadline of June 30 for those interested in applying for the Accelerated Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing program in Scottsbluff is looming. The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff, with support from Regional West Medical Center, will launch the program in January with a class of […]
Jun 13, 2006
Smoking cessation program to use innovative tool — hand-held computers
It’s slightly bigger than a pack of cigarettes, but today’s hand-held computers still fit inside a shirt pocket. Lynne Buchanan, Ph.D., is counting on that accessibility. An associate professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Dr. Buchanan is asking smokers to reach for the specially designed Personal Digital Assistant […]
Jun 9, 2006
UNMC researchers help make diagnostic breakthrough with Burkitt lymphoma; study detailed in New England Journal of Medicine
An international research study involving the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the National Cancer Institute and 10 other institutions has successfully identified the gene expression signature for Burkitt lymphoma. The discovery, which is reported in the June 8 edition of The New England of Medicine, will allow physicians to better diagnose and treat Burkitt lymphoma […]
Jun 8, 2006
College of Public Health proposal to be detailed at Board of Regents committee meeting; Noren appointed director of UNMC Public Health Programs
Nebraska’s health professionals and the communities they serve will be better prepared to meet increasing threats to the public’s health – ranging from obesity to the avian flu – if a proposed College of Public Health becomes reality, University of Nebraska Medical Center officials say. University officials will present their proposal for a UNMC […]
Jun 7, 2006
New data suggests earlier introduction of solids could reduce chances of developing wheat allergy
A study in the June issue of Pediatrics issues a strong challenge to the notion that mothers should breastfeed their babies exclusively for the first six months of life. Jill Poole, M.D., assistant professor in the pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy section of the department of internal medicine at the University of Nebraska […]
Jun 5, 2006
National AHEC conference comes to Omaha June 10
The National Area Health Education Center Organization’s (NAO) bi-annual conference will be held June 10-14 at the Qwest Convention Center in Omaha. The NAO conference is expected to draw 500 participants from around the country and is being hosted by the Nebraska AHEC Program Office at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “The Conference will […]
Jun 5, 2006
58 eight-grade students from 31 schools across Nebraska attend UNMC Health/Science Meet June 1-3
Fifty-eight eighth-grade students from 31 schools across Nebraska attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s 14th annual Health/Science Meet June 1-3, for an educational and fun experience. The meet’s goal is to inspire students, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students qualified for the meet by submitting science projects […]
Jun 5, 2006