Press Release

Dental, Dental Hygiene Students Take Oath of Professionalism during UNMC College of Dentistry’s ‘Clinic Transition Ceremony’

Twenty-six second-year dental students and 24 third-year dental hygiene students recently signed pledges committing themselves to a higher level of professional responsibility as they begin their clinical experiences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry.   The college’s annual Clinic Transition Ceremony took place Dec. 2 at the UNMC College of Dentistry […]

Dec 6, 2004

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television to feature work of College of Pharmacy team, anti-malarial drug development work

A team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy led by Jonathan Vennerstrom, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, will be featured next year in a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television show on malaria.   The BBC interviewed Dr. Vennerstrom last week and videotaped he and his team in the lab. Dr. […]

Dec 2, 2004

Researchers say music eases pain, anxiety after open-heart surgery

Researchers have found a potential way to reduce moderate to severe pain, and anxiety following open heart surgery. It may be as simple as listening to music.   In the November issue of Pain, a research team led by a University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing doctoral student, published “Sedative music reduces anxiety […]

Dec 2, 2004

UNMC cardiologist presents at the University of Turin, Italy

Andrew J. Weis, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center associate professor, section of cardiology, and director, Marfan Syndrome and Mitral Valve Prolapse Clinic, was honored by being invited to speak at the centuries-old University of Turin (Torino), Italy. A University of Turin cardiologist had contacted Dr. Weis earlier for advice on managing a young man […]

Dec 1, 2004

UNMC employee recognized for wellness efforts

The Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) recently honored Bonita Tompkins, an assistant in the human resources department at UNMC, with the William M. Kizer “Light of Wellness” Award, recognizing employees who have made extraordinary healthy lifestyle changes as a result of their companies’ wellness programs. Tompkins was one of eight Omaha business professionals to […]

Dec 1, 2004

UNMC Kearney Division nursing faculty receives Nebraska Nurses Association Outstanding Nurse Educator Award

Carol Ott, Ph.D., associate professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division, recently received the Nebraska Nurses Association Outstanding Nurse Educator Award. The award recognizes innovation and expertise in the nurse educator role.   “It is a great honor to be nominated by nursing colleagues in District I of NNA. They all […]

Nov 29, 2004

UNMC exceeds its 2004 United Way goal

University of Nebraska Medical Center employees contributed $121,128 to this year’s United Way of the Midlands campaign, exceeding the campus goal of $120,000. “The faculty and staff at UNMC gave very generously this fall,” said Andy Kammerer, campaign division director at United Way of the Midlands. “They can and should be proud of their contribution, […]

Nov 29, 2004

Radiation science students host school games

Jim Temme, associate director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Radiation Science Technology Division, never could say no to his daughter. So when Abby McGinnis, a kindergarten teacher at Miller Park Elementary School in North Omaha, asked if Temme could round up a few volunteers to help out at the school’s first carnival on […]

Nov 19, 2004

Paul Sammut, M.D., honored for cystic fibrosis research

Paul Sammut, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, was among four individuals honored as “Omaha’s Finest” at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual event Nov. 5. Dr. Sammut has worked extensively in the areas of CF treatment and research at UNMC for the past 16 years. More than $35,000 was […]

Nov 16, 2004

Pharmacy students honor veterans

Patriotic letters from University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy students fill a hallway at the Thomas Fitzgerald Veterans’ Home in Omaha. Members of the UNMC Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) spent Monday writing nearly 50 letters thanking the home’s veterans for their military service and sacrifice. The letters are on display today as […]

Nov 11, 2004