Bill O’Neill UNMC public affairs

UNMC students celebrate National Pharmacy Week

Pharmacy students at UNMC are celebrating National Pharmacy Week Oct. 24-30, with several on-campus activities and off-campus service projects. Lt. Gov. Dave Heineman will be at the College of Pharmacy Building today to read a proclamation.

Oct 25, 2004

2004 Health Professions Tracking Center directories available

With more than 32 percent of the Nebraska/Western Iowa physician primary practice information changing since 2003, there’s a definite need to buy the 2004 HPTC Directory of Nebraska and Western Iowa Healthcare Resources.

Sep 20, 2004

Scientist reports promise with sunscreen agent

An Omaha physician-scientist recently reported research on a unique sunscreen built into and bound to the skin that could hold the key to protecting people from the hazardous effects of sunlight exposure.

Sep 17, 2004

UNMC attracts ‘best and brightest’

More students are attending UNMC this fall, and the incoming students are of exceptional quality, the campus’s chief academic officer said today. This fall, 2,904 students are enrolled at UNMC, an increase of 39 students (1.4 percent) from fall 2003.

Sep 16, 2004

Teens participate in health career workshop

Nineteen 11th- and 12th-graders from throughout Nebraska participated in the Summer Health Professions Career Workshop last month at UNMC.

Sep 10, 2004

UNMC blood drive scheduled for Sept. 23

About every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion. On Thursday, Sept. 23, employees at UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, will have the opportunity to give blood so that others may have the opportunity to live.

Sep 8, 2004

UNMC to participate in clinical trial for West Nile Virus medication

UNMC is one of 62 sites nationwide and in Canada that is enrolling patients in a clinical trial, supported by the National Institutes of Health, to test a new treatment for West Nile Virus.

Jul 8, 2004

Burger King, UNMC team to fight childhood cancer

Burger King Restaurants in the Omaha and Council Bluffs metro area have teamed with the University of Nebraska Foundation to support childhood cancer research at UNMC. The “BK Beat Cancer for Kids” promotion is running during the month of July at 39 Burger King restaurants in Omaha and Council Bluffs. The program is an extension of Liz’s Legacy, a fund to advance cancer research and care at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.

Jul 7, 2004

Golf tournament benefits student-run clinics

Rain and wind washed away most of the golf at the Fifth Annual SHARING Clinic Golf Tournament on May 24, but the weather didn’t diminish the financial support directed toward the three student-run UNMC clinics.

Jun 23, 2004

Funding strengthens University’s terrorism response efforts

The University of Nebraska has received more than $750,000 to improve its terrorism preparedness infrastructure. The Critical Infrastructure Protection Funds were awarded recently through the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Homeland Security Policy Group.

Jun 14, 2004