Press Release
Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., appointed assistant dean, UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division
Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing, UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division, assumed the role of assistant dean June 1. She succeeds Lani Zimmerman, Ph..D., who has held the position since 1995. Dr. Zimmerman will continue at the college in an expanded research and teaching role. As assistant dean, Dr. Duncan will […]
Jun 1, 2006
UNMC research study explores what it is that makes rural physicians successful
It is well known that there is a shortage of physicians serving rural communities in this country. What Paul Paulman, M.D., wants to know is what makes family physicians currently practicing in rural areas successful? The results of Dr. Paulman’s qualitative study into this question were recently published in the Spring 2006 issue of […]
May 30, 2006
UNMC researcher receives Linus Pauling Award for cancer research
The pioneering research of Eleanor Rogan, Ph.D., professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, has earned her the 2006 Linus Pauling Award for Functional Medicine. The Linus Pauling Award is given for research that is changing the thinking about a biomedical problem. Dr. […]
May 30, 2006
Seniors battle through chemistry, calculus and cancer; UNMC celebrates 14 patient graduations
“Shannon, there’s something I have to tell you…It’s cancer.” “Oh, is it lymphoma?” asked the eldest daughter on the front steps of Omaha North High School, remembering the Hodgkin’s lymphoma Web site she had stumbled upon earlier. “Yes….” OK, the senior said knowing she would lose her long blond hair. Mom, “I […]
May 24, 2006
Statewide telehealth system to be tested during Panhandle Dental Day event June 2-3
The effectiveness of the statewide telehealth system during an emergency will be put to the test June 2-3 during Dental Day X, an annual outreach project for the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. The telehealth system, which uses high-speed data lines or T1 lines to transmit video and audio signals, will be […]
May 23, 2006
New Omaha Urban Area Health Education Center to address health needs of underrepresented minorities
One of many barriers minority populations face in getting quality health care is knowing how to access the health care system. Providing access is one of many goals of the new Omaha Urban Area Health Education Center. The Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funded […]
May 23, 2006
Robyn Henderson to head Southeast Nebraska Area Health Education Center
Robyn Henderson was recently named the executive director of the new Southeast Nebraska Area Health Education Center (SE-AHEC). Henderson previously served as assistant director of the Rural Health Education Network and program director for the Nebraska SEARCH program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The new SE-AHEC, which opened last month, will serve […]
May 19, 2006
UNMC pharmacy professor to head NIH study section
Alexander Kabanov, Ph. D., professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, has been named chairman of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study section. The NIH is the world’s leading provider of financial support for medical and health research. On July 1, Dr. Kabanov will begin his duties as chairman […]
May 19, 2006
UNMC and Pfizer to sponsor Latino health conference May 24-25
The nation’s immigrant population is no longer just on the rise. The tide is in and the number of immigrants in the United States brings a new set of challenges for health care professionals, in addition to the health disparities minorities already face. To address the issue of the health care needs of the […]
May 18, 2006
UNMC research team determines nitric oxide linked to neurodegenerative disorders
In an article published this month in The Journal of Neuroscience, a research team from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry has determined that nitric oxide plays a damaging role nitric in the development of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders. The research team, headed by Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., […]
May 17, 2006