Press Release
May 9, 1997 — UNMC Eppley Cancer Center Sponsors Free Public Education Forum on Cancer Progress
Not too long ago, only 38 percent of patients diagnosed with cancer survived. Today, however, more than half of all cancer patients will survive. From 1991 to 1995, the overall cancer death rate in the United States dropped nearly 3 percent, the first sustained decline since national record keeping began in the 1930s. Researchers at […]
May 9, 1997
May 7, 1997 — UNMC, KETV Launch Internet Home Page and Chat Room Featuring Dr. Ed Dominguez
Physicians making house calls have become a thing of the past. But, thanks to the wonders of Internet technology, people can stay home and get answers to their health questions by linking on-line with a physician through a new service provided by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and KETV (Channel 7). A new joint […]
May 7, 1997
May 5, 1997 — UNMC Eppley Cancer Center Director Accepts Post with Johnson & Johnson
Raymond W. Ruddon, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., director of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer & Allied Diseases and the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has accepted a position as director of the Corporate Office of Science and Technology with Johnson & Johnson Corp. in New Brunswick, N.J. Dr. […]
May 5, 1997
May 1, 1997 — 560 Students to Receive Diplomas at UNMC Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 560 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this month during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. In Kearney on Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m., 25 students from the College of Nursing’s Kearney Division and eight students from the medical technology division of the School of Allied Health […]
May 1, 1997
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is seeking low-income, overweight women between the ages of 19 and 64 to participate in "Women’s Healthy Lifestyle Project," a research study designed to help improve eating and activity habits. Women will receive $50 upon completion of the six-month study. Participants will be asked to meet at the UNMC […]
Apr 24, 1997
April 18, 1997 — Dr. Robert Grissom Awarded Mastership in American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians has awarded mastership status to Robert L. Grissom, M.D., the first full-time chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s internal medicine department and one of four original full-time clinical faculty members at the Medical Center. With more than 100,000 members, the ACP is the nation’s largest society of physicians […]
Apr 18, 1997
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Solid Organ Transplant Program will host the 3rd Annual Life-a-thon walk, run, in-line skate or bike event on Saturday, May 17, at Zorinsky Lake, 3700 S. 156th St. The public is invited to the family event which promotes the need for organ and tissue donation and the success of […]
Apr 17, 1997
April 16, 1997 — UNMC Board of Counselors Names New Officers, Members
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Counselors has elected new officers and members. The Board of Counselors, which is comprised of about 40 civic and business leaders from communities throughout the state, acts as an advisory group to the UNMC chancellor in forming programs to address the health needs of Nebraska. Members meet […]
Apr 16, 1997
April 11, 1997 — Free UNMC Cancer Awareness Expo April 20
"A Healthier Future Starts Here" is the theme for the Cancer Awareness Expo to be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. This free event is open to the public and will be held in the UNMC Outpatient Care Center West Atrium, 44th and Emile streets. […]
Apr 11, 1997
April 11, 1997 — UNMC Eppley Cancer Center To Offer Free Cancer Screenings
As part of Minority Cancer Awareness Week, the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center will be sponsoring free health and cancer screenings Saturday, April 26 at the Urban League Family Resource Center, 3040 Lake St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is designed to help people "take their first step to healthier living," which is […]
Apr 11, 1997