Vicky Cerino UNMC public relations

A closer look at the Center for Nursing Science

Some facts about the Center for Nursing Science, which will open during a campus ceremony on Wednesday.

Oct 11, 2010

UNMC Grants – Dr. Li nets NIH grant for heart failure/nervous system research

Yulong Li, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine, recently received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the role the nervous system plays in heart failure.

Sep 24, 2010

UNMC enrollment up 7.7 percent

Student enrollment at UNMC in the 2010-2011 school year set a record high with 3,486 students enrolled — an increase of 7.7 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,237.

Sep 7, 2010

Back to School 2010 — Norfolk students excited to start school

The start of classes on Monday ushered in the inaugural group of students at the UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk.

Aug 25, 2010

Lincoln man remembers wife with gift for pancreatic cancer research

Lincoln’s Jerry Varner never wants anyone else to receive a pancreatic cancer diagnosis and be told he or she has just months to live.

Aug 5, 2010

Lincoln nursing facility deemed priority project

Nursing in the Lincoln area got a shot in the arm Friday thanks to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Jun 15, 2010

UNMC receives $8 million in stimulus funds to renovate cancer institute

UNMC has received $8 million in stimulus funding for major renovation of the Eppley Cancer Institute building.

Apr 26, 2010

UNMC Grants — Nursing receives $1 million grant to attack heart disease

The National Institute of Nursing Research has awarded the UNMC College of Nursing a five-year, $1 million grant to create and fund a Healthy Heart Center.

Mar 30, 2010

Noted antioxidant researcher to preset Harman lecture

Balz Frei, Ph.D., will address biological effects of lipoic acid supplementation on aging and other topics as he presents the 2010 Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology on April 9.

Mar 29, 2010

Dr. Vose speaks against unnecessary CT, PET scans in NEJM letter

Those in complete remission from lymphoma who have no symptoms don’t need routinely scheduled computed tomography (CT) scans or positron-emission tomography (PET) scans for check-ups, say lymphoma experts including UNMC’s Julie Vose, M.D.

Mar 11, 2010