Press Release
Health Fair for Blacks Set for Feb. 13 at North High School
More than 30 Omaha organizations have joined together to organize a Black Family Health Fair and Conference at North High School, 4410 N. 36th St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13. The event will feature a series of workshops focusing on health-related services and resources of benefit to African American families within […]
Jan 22, 1999
UNMC Pharmacy Students Appear in 1999 Who’s Who Directory
Eighteen pharmacy students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy are listed in the 1999 edition of Whos Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The students were chosen through nominating committees and by the editors of the annual directory. Criteria for selection included academic achievement, community service, leadership in extracurricular […]
Jan 22, 1999
New UNMC Chancellor to Visit 5 West, Central Nebraska Communities
Newly-appointed chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Harold M. Maurer, M.D., is scheduled to visit five Nebraska communities Jan. 27 and 28, to meet with community health care leaders and talk about UNMC and its future. Dr. Maurer will visit Lexington, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Chadron and McCook. He is scheduled to visit six […]
Jan 20, 1999
Omahan Graduates from UNMC College of Nursing in Scottsbluff, Sets Sights on Nursing in the Native American Community
Omahan Tony Hernandez never expected to go to nursing school in Scottsbluff and certainly never planned on being gone more than two years when he headed to Scottsbluff from Omaha. But, the move to Scottsbluff provided new experiences that have changed his life. Hernandez, 29, recently earned his Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree from […]
Jan 12, 1999
Hubbard Family Foundation Establishes Two Endowed Chairs at UNMC in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research
The Hubbard Family Foundation has made a gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to establish two endowed chairs in the College of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Theodore F. Hubbard, M.D. Chair of Cardiology and the Theodore F. Hubbard, M.D. Chair of Cardiovascular Research were established in honor of Hubbard, […]
Jan 9, 1999
UNMC Researchers to Study Thalidomide as Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has begun a six-month research project to test thalidomide as a possible treatment for people with Alzheimers disease. In the 1960s, the drug was known for causing severe birth defects. It was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for a skin condition associated […]
Jan 8, 1999
Texas A&M Scientist Named Director of UNMC’s New Center for Molecular Genetics
A leading scientist at Texas A&M University, Richard Finnell, Ph.D., has been named director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s new Center for Molecular Genetics and professor of cell biology and anatomy. Dr. Finnell, 44, has been with the Texas College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University in College Station since 1991, serving […]
Jan 8, 1999
UNMC College of Nursing Offers Educational Program on Major Depression, Schizophrenia, Manic-depressive Illnesses
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will offer a course titled, “Managing Life with Mental Illness.” The course is for those with major depression, schizophrenia, manic-depressive illnesses, their family, friends and health care professionals. The course will run from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. on 13 consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 2 through April […]
Jan 6, 1999
UNMC Research Study Shows Parents Prefer Cry it Out’ Approaches to Bedtime Problems
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers recently found surprising information on parents preference to their childrens bedtime problems. Previous studies have shown that parents do not like their children to cry it out. But a survey of 2,000 parents in the Omaha area shows they overwhelmingly prefer three cry it out strategies for their […]
Dec 22, 1998
UNMC Study Reveals Growing Gambling Addiction Among Omaha’s Older Adults
Theres a little known addition affecting a growing number of older adults in the Omaha area. The increasing problem of gambling addictions among the elderly has been the focus of a University of Nebraska Medical Center study. Dennis McNeilly, Psy.D., geriatric psychiatry, uncovered the problem three years ago when he was asked to evaluate a […]
Dec 22, 1998