Press Release
UNMC College of Dentistry Professor Caren Barnes, pet buffalo will teach kids proper brushing techniques
February is dental health month and the focus is on teaching children how to take care of their teeth. In an effort to do this Caren Barnes, coordinator of the Cruzan Center for Dental Research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, invites media to a tooth brushing demonstration […]
Feb 13, 2006
UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn dean’s list honors
Fifty-five students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Fall 2005 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 and their hometowns are listed […]
Feb 10, 2006
UNMC College of Nursing, Saint Paul College in Virginia launch unique research study to improve health in African-American women
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Saint Paul’s College, in Lawrenceville, Va., are collaborating on a unique study to evaluate whether an Internet-based program will help African American women living in rural areas improve their health. The program will focus on weight loss, healthy eating and increased activity. The six-month pilot […]
Feb 8, 2006
Country artist Phil Vassar to perform at Cattlemen’s Ball near Milford, Neb.
Country artist Phil Vassar will perform at the 2006 Cattlemen’s Ball on June 3 near Milford, Neb., approximately 25 miles west of Lincoln. The event will be held at Riverside Park on the Blue River. Bob and Marg Dickinson, owners of Midwest Feeding Company in Milford, are the host family. Vassar is a contemporary country […]
Feb 3, 2006
Children’s Dental Day expected to draw 200 kids from 10 Nebraska communities
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is hosting its ninth annual Children’s Dental Day on Friday, Feb. 3. The college is located at 40th and Holdrege Streets in Lincoln. More than 200 children from 10 communities are expected to attend with the first bus arriving at 8 a.m. and the last […]
Feb 2, 2006
Pressure ulcer expert Joyce Black, Ph.D., appointed president, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Patients who are too sick, paralyzed, or so poorly nourished they can’t change positions in bed, are at increased risk for developing pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers – referred to commonly as pressure sores or bed sores – happen when the skin breaks down in certain areas after being in one position too long without shifting […]
Feb 2, 2006
UNMC announces new location, name change for South Omaha Clinic
The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced today that its South Omaha Neighborhood Association (SONA) clinic is moving into bigger space and changing its name. The move and name change will occur this week as the SONA Clinic at 31st & Q Streets will close its doors Feb. 1 and move all health care services five […]
Jan 31, 2006
Chadron student, Dan Connealy, sworn in as UNMC Student Senate president
Dan Connealy, a third-year medical student from Chadron, recently was sworn in as the 2006 University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Senate president. As president, he also will serve as the UNMC student representative on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. “This is a very exciting time to be a student at UNMC,” Connealy […]
Jan 31, 2006
Childhood cancer survivor becomes 6th heart transplant recipient
As a child, 25-year-old Chris Collins won a hard fought battle with cancer. Now, as an adult, the Council Bluffs, IA man is doing well in the days after receiving a new heart. Collins was transplanted in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 26th at The Nebraska Medical Center. His wait lasted less […]
Jan 30, 2006
UNMC participating in multi-center international study to promote earlier identification of type 1 diabetes, find new and better treatments
Preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes could prevent or delay blindness, heart disease, nerve and kidney disease. Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are participating in the Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, a multi-center, international research study, with hopes of accomplishing just that. The study aims to prevent or delay the onset of […]
Jan 24, 2006