Press Release
UNMC graduate programs advance in national rankings
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Medicine made significant gains in three major categories in this year’s U.S.News & World Report’s academic rankings. For the first time, UNMC’s rural medicine program cracked the top 10 in the magazine’s “America’s Best Graduate School” guidebook. Two other College of Medicine programs also made significant […]
Apr 1, 2005
Susan Noble Walker, Ed.D., appointed as Dorothy Hodges Olson Chair in Nursing
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Professor Susan Noble Walker, Ed.D., has been appointed as the Dorothy Hodges Olson Chair in Nursing, effective April 1. Dr. Walker is professor and chairperson of the UNMC College of Nursing Department of Gerontological, Psychosocial and Community Health Nursing. The endowed chair position supports a distinguished […]
Mar 31, 2005
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center researcher receives $1.5 million from NCI for pancreatic cancer registry
Simon Sherman, Ph.D., director of Bioinformatics Shared Resources at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for further development of the Pancreatic Cancer Collaborative Registry (PCCR) as well as biomedical computing tools for pancreatic cancer research. Simon Sherman, Ph.D. The PCCR is […]
Mar 30, 2005
UNMC nursing faculty Lani Zimmerman, PhD., Ann Berger, Ph.D., appointed to Florence Niedfelt Professorship
Two University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing faculty members have been appointed to the Florence Niedfelt Professorship. Lani Zimmerman, Ph.D., assistant dean and professor of nursing and Ann Berger, Ph.D, associate professor of nursing and advanced practice oncology nurse, have been appointed to the endowed, three-year appointment effective April 1. The professorship […]
Mar 30, 2005
UNMC faculty edit comprehensive neurology textbook
Howard Gendelman, M.D. Susan Swindells, M.D.wo University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers — Howard Gendelman, M.D., Larson Professor of Medicine and chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, and Susan Swindells, M.D., Terry K. Watanabe Distinguished Chair of HIV/AIDS Research and professor of medicine — are editors for the second edition of a landmark work, titled […]
Mar 29, 2005
UNMC oncologist, Dr. James Armitage, writes editorial for New England Journal of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center oncologist, James Armitage, M.D., the Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine in the oncology/hematology section, wrote an editorial for the March 24 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Considered one of the leading experts in the world in lymphomas, Dr. Armitage was asked to review a French study […]
Mar 25, 2005
UNMC nursing dean, end-of-life care expert says communication about complementary, alternative medicine a must to prevent serious side effects
Because the use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing, health professionals need to find ways to decrease the communication gap with patients who use it, Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., says. A lack of communication could reduce the effectiveness of prescription drugs and cause drug interactions with potentially serious side effects. “Health professionals need to […]
Mar 25, 2005
Nursing student selected as nominee for the N4A Wilma Rudolph Student Athlete Achievement Award
University of Nebraska Medical Center nursing student, Christi Lehman has been selected as a nominee for the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics N4A Wilma Rudolph Student Athlete Achievement Award. But 10 years ago, Lehman didn’t know if she would ever walk again. At 12-years-old, Lehman lay in a hospital bed with a […]
Mar 22, 2005
Medical center team makes prestigious discovery in world of microbiology, name it after the state of Nebraska
After four cancer patients in five years contracted the same mysterious, life-threatening lung infection, a University of Nebraska Medical Center cancer physician wanted to know exactly what bacteria was causing the infection. Knowing would give him a better idea of how to more effectively treat the infection. It’s not unusual to see rare, unknown […]
Mar 21, 2005
108 UNMC medical students receive residency assignments through Match Day Program
A total of 108 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine have received their residency assignments in 23 states through the National Resident Matching Program. The program, a private, not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to residency positions, which last from three […]
Mar 21, 2005