Vicky Cerino UNMC public affairs
World-renowned nanomedicine scientist to speak Latta Lectureship
Kazunori Kataoka, Ph.D., professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Tokyo, will be the featured speaker during this year’s Latta Lecture.
Oct 4, 2006
Nursing faculty assist with Jordanian partnership
Four UNMC College of Nursing faculty members recently traveled to Amman, Jordan, to conduct faculty development workshops at Al-Zaytoonah Private University. The 10-day visit fulfilled part of a three-year partnership agreement established in 2004 to advance nursing education in Jordan and the Arab region.
Sep 18, 2006
Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference Oct. 13
Women are invited to attend the ninth annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference on Friday, Oct. 13.
Sep 13, 2006
UNMC creates emergency medicine department
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Friday approved the establishment of a department of emergency medicine at UNMC. Since 1997, emergency medicine has been a section assigned to the UNMC Department of Surgery.
Sep 11, 2006
UNMC student enrollment reaches record high
Student enrollment at UNMC reached an all-time high for the second straight year, as 3,067 students are enrolled this fall, a 2.2 percent increase over last year’s total of 3,002.
Sep 8, 2006
UNMC offers treatment option for some MS patients
Jane Fallon is hoping for a cure – or even a partial one – for her multiple sclerosis (MS). Fallon’s disease has relapsed so she was happy to learn that Tysabri, a drug once taken off the market, is available again. Physicians say a vast majority of patients with MS may benefit.
Aug 30, 2006
Burger King raises $200,000 for cancer research
Burger King customers, employees and staff provided hope to pediatric cancer patients, raising an unprecedented $200,000 for pediatric cancer research through its third annual “BK Beat Cancer for Kids” campaign. All proceeds benefit the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.
Aug 29, 2006
UNMC helps provide free books to underserved children
Officials from Reach Out and Read, the Literacy Center for the Midlands, students and staff from the Omaha Primrose School of Legacy, as well as employees of UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center, recently were on hand to celebrate a donation of $100,000 to the national Reach Out and Read program.
Aug 24, 2006
Murray man battles staphylococcus infection
John Morgan knows the seriousness of staphylococcus aureus. He nearly died from it. While at the medical center, he participated in an international study that ultimately demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of a new drug – daptomycin.
Aug 22, 2006
Researcher studies tropical parasitic disease
Developing new and better antimalarial medications has been fruitful for Jonathan Vennerstrom, Ph.D., and his research team. Some of the compounds the team developed to treat malaria appear to be effective in killing a parasite that causes schistosomiasis.
Aug 21, 2006