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UNMC today will host Charles Schable, director of the Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in Atlanta.

Aug 11, 2004

Spotlighting UNMC’s rural health initiatives

Through its numerous rural health programs and its presence in 125 communities across the state, UNMC has been successful in placing a large number of its graduates in underserved rural communities in Nebraska and making a major contribution to the state’s economy.

Aug 10, 2004

New graduate degree program in cancer research

The Board of Regents Saturday approved a new master of science (M.S.) and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree program in cancer research at UNMC.

Aug 9, 2004

Nearly $17 million NIH grant is UNMC’s largest ever

UNMC has received a five-year grant totaling almost $17 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further its goal of building a statewide biomedical research infrastructure among undergraduate and graduate institutions. This is the largest grant in history received by UNMC.

Aug 9, 2004

Patients can get their medical records to go

When Jerry Cohn travels, his medical records from The Nebraska Medical Center go with him safely tucked away in a shirt pocket, wallet or passport. He wouldn’t have it any other way and neither would his doctor. At a time when President Bush is calling for better electronic medical record keeping, Cohn is seeing it at The Nebraska Medical Center.

Aug 6, 2004

UNMC to create Panhandle Area Health Education Center

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded UNMC a $1.13 million grant to create the Panhandle Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in Scottsbluff and provide continued support for the two Nebraska AHECs formed in 2001 and 2002.

Aug 6, 2004

UNMC co-sponsors Salute to Women of the Tuskegee Era

For the first time ever, the Tuskegee Airmen National Convention will honor women members of the military during World War II. There will be a unique “Salute to Women of the Tuskegee Era” held today (Aug. 6) with a keynote address by UNMC’s Valda Boyd Ford.

Aug 6, 2004

Ice cream social Aug. 10 to benefit school children

On Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Clarkson Cafe, you can get a hot fudge sundae with all the trimmings for $1 or a school supply donation. The supplies will go to the annual Back-2-School distribution sponsored by the Sisters Together Omaha organization.

Aug 6, 2004

AHEC program to receive $1.13 million today

UNMC employees who work with the RHEN Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program are invited to attend today’s 11 a.m. presentation of a $1.13 million check to UNMC from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, which will create the Panhandle Area Health Education Center, also will provide continued support for the two Nebraska AHECs formed in 2001 in Grand Island and in 2002 in Norfolk.

Aug 5, 2004

Promotion benefits childhood cancer research

Debbie Knowlton of Omaha and her family are the winners of a grand prize trip to Jamaica, including air travel, hotel accommodations and meals. The trip was part of the “BK Beat Cancer for Kids” promotion, an extension of Liz’s Legacy, a fund to advance cancer research and care at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.

Aug 5, 2004