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Nebraska State Student Nurse of the Year named
The Nebraska State Student Nurses’ Association has presented UNMC College of Nursing student Melinda Sonderup with the Nebraska State Student Nurse of the Year Award.
Mar 5, 2004
UNMC dental researcher receives Parkinson’s disease grant
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, UNMC College of Dentistry, a two-year, $125,000 grant to study the effectiveness of a drug to stop the destruction of cells in mouse models with Parkinson’s disease.
Mar 4, 2004
College of Nursing holds induction ceremony
The UNMC College of Nursing held induction ceremonies across the state on Feb. 22 to recognize 126 new nursing students as they commit to academic integrity and begin assimilating the values and behaviors of the professional nurse.
Feb 25, 2004
College of Nursing receives NU’s highest honor
The UNMC College of Nursing has received the University of Nebraska’s most prestigious teaching award — the 2004 University-Wide Departmental Teaching Award. The award is given in honor and recognition of a department or unit within the university system that has made a unique and significant contribution to the teaching efforts of the university.
Feb 25, 2004
MMI joins consortium to attract, retain genetic counselors
The UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute has joined three other states to form a consortium sharing $1.3 million to establish accredited master’s degree programs in genetic counseling.
Feb 16, 2004
Children receive free dental sealants, fluoride treatments
Volunteers — junior and senior dental hygiene students from the UNMC College of Dentistry – recently placed sealants and provided fluoride treatments on the teeth of 175 second- and third-grade students at Liberty Elementary School in Omaha.
Feb 10, 2004
Dental consortium to boost rural access to oral health care
The UNMC College of Dentistry has partnered with state dental associations in Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, and South Dakota to form a consortium to address oral health access problems of underserved populations in rural areas. The consortium’s strong interest in the oral health of their citizens prompted them to form a partnership called Target Access: Great Plains Oral Health.
Jan 30, 2004
UNMC physician honored for supporting nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners presented its annual Nebraska Nurse Practitioner Advocate Award recently to UNMC pulmonologist Anthony Floreani, M.D. The award recognizes an advocate for contributions in support of the role of the nurse practitioner.
Jan 14, 2004
Researcher receives grant to study multiple sclerosis drug
UNMC College of Dentistry researcher, Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., has received a three-year, $274,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to evaluate whether a drug well-known for its cholesterol-lowering effects may stop the destructive process of multiple sclerosis.
Dec 29, 2003
UNMC to conduct national study on breast cancer vaccine
UNMC has received a two-year, $500,000 grant to conduct a clinical breast cancer study to test the safety and effectiveness of a vaccine in combination with surgery and chemotherapy. The funding was awarded by Avon and the U.S. National Cancer Institute Progress for Patients Program. UNMC researchers expect to begin enrolling patients in January.
Dec 9, 2003