Lisa Spellman
Sharing medical knowledge around the world
“Astounding!” That’s how Toomas Vali, M.D., a liver transplant specialist from Estonia, described his recent visit to UNMC, and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
Nov 1, 2004
Community helps to revive scouting in Iraq
Organizers of the Iraqi Scouting program praised the Omaha, UNMC and Mid-America Council community for helping revive scouting in the war-torn country.
Oct 26, 2004
UNMC pair recognized for work in rural mental health
Members of the Nebraska Rural Health Association recently recognized two pediatric psychology faculty members from UNMC for their contributions to rural mental health.
Oct 18, 2004
Awareness is best self-defense
I recently took a free, one-hour self-defense class at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I didn’t know what I would learn in the course of an hour. To be honest, I didn’t think I would learn much. Surprisingly though, I found myself down on the floor practicing moves I just might need some day. Find out how you can better protect yourself.
Oct 15, 2004
Residency director involved in family physician academy
The office of vice president in the Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians (NAFP) is challenging and rewarding for Jeffrey Harrison, M.D., associate professor of family medicine at UNMC.
Sep 16, 2004
UNMC researcher helps Iraqi scouting initiative
When Sandra Gunselman, Ph.D., read an article on the Internet about an effort by a Texas businessman to rebuild the Boy and Girl Scouting program in Iraq, the UNMC research assistant professor decided to help.
Aug 30, 2004
UNMC to test new therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
UNMC is one of four sites nationwide that is enrolling patients in a clinical trial to test a new therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition to UNMC, three other medical facilities are participating in the trial: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Stanford University. The study is funded by Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Aug 26, 2004
Dentistry ranks among top 20 in NIH funding
For the first time, the UNMC College of Dentistry is listed among the top 20 dental schools in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. Ranked 20th out of the 55 dental colleges around the country, the College of Dentistry received $3,440,596 in NIH research support during fiscal year 2003. Click to see how other UNMC colleges ranked.
Aug 17, 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
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