Press Release

Volunteers are needed to serve as docents for the University of Nebraska Medical Center Tour Program. The position involves escorting groups to various locations on campus. From school-age children to state senators and foreign VIPs, more than 2,000 people visit each year to learn more about education, research, patient care and outreach programs. Docents generally […]

Jan 13, 1998

UNMC Students Train in Communities Across Nebraska

University of Nebraska Medical Center students are working with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education requirements at UNMC. The student rotations are part of the UNMC Rural Health Education Network (RHEN), an innovative program developed to help address the shortage of health professionals in rural Nebraska. The students represent the […]

Jan 13, 1998

UNMC College of Medicine Recognizes Two Outstanding Alums

George W. Loomis, M.D., and Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., are the 1997 recipients of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus and the Honorary Distinguished Alumnus awards. An Omaha native, Dr. Loomis obtained his medical degree at UNMC in 1947. The following year he performed an internship at the Graduate Hospital […]

Jan 12, 1998

Honored UNMC Professor Named President Of National Cancer Education Group

Anne Kessinger, M.D., professor and chief of oncology/hematology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been elected president of the American Association for Cancer Education. She will serve a one-year term The association has about 400 members and is open to anyone engaged in any aspect of cancer education. The association is focused on […]

Jan 7, 1998

Lindsay Willis, UNMC Public Affairs Intern (402) 559-4353 January 7, 1998

Scholarships Awarded to UNMC Students Twenty-nine outstanding students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha have been awarded scholarships for the 1997-1998 academic year. The scholarships, which totaled more than $116,000, were awarded by the Nebraska Medical Education Fund, the UNMC Faculty Women’s Club, the College of Medicine Alumni Association as well as […]

Jan 7, 1998

UNMC Faculty Member Heads Accreditation Program For Continent’s Cellular Transplantation Facilities

A two-year effort to establish uniform standards for bone marrow, and other cellular transplantation treatments in North America, has resulted in the implementation of an accreditation program headed by a faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The accreditation program also will be headquartered at UNMC. Phyllis Warkentin, M.D., professor of pathology and […]

Jan 6, 1998

Cancer Information is at the Fingertips of People Stopping at Mall Kiosk

Mall walkers put themselves through the paces in the interest of health. Now, there is another mall attraction designed to help people stay healthy, courtesy of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center has installed an interactive, touch-screen kiosk at the Oak View Mall, 3001 S. 144th St., to bring cancer-related […]

Jan 6, 1998

Dr. John Repke Named Chairman of OB/GYN at UNMC

John Repke, M.D., has been named the Chris J. and Marie A. Olson Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. His appointment is effective March 1. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Repke has held faculty appointments at The Johns Hopkins […]

Jan 6, 1998

Gulf War Veterans Needed for UNMC Study on Illness Caused by Chemical Warfare Agents

Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center seek Gulf War veterans to participate in a study looking at two enzymes in the blood and the possible correlation to Gulf War Illness. The $125,000 research study, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, will continue for up to two years and will be conducted at […]

Jan 5, 1998

Two Pharmacy Students Elected To Top Offices on UNMC Student Senate

Two College of Pharmacy students from Omaha have been elected to head the Student Senate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Julie Chase, a third-year pharmacy student, will serve as president, while Amy Farha-Neary, a second-year pharmacy student, will serve as vice president. Chase is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chase […]

Dec 30, 1997