UNMC Today
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. — part 2 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today continues its series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King spotlights nonconformists.
Jan 11, 2006
Miracle cancer survivor now helps others
Jason Schoo and Richard Bean share a common passion – they both love college basketball. Schoo’s favorite team is North Carolina, while Bean’s is Duke. The two men also share another bond – they are both survivors of head and neck cancer, the most disfiguring form of cancer. Schoo had olfactory neuroblastoma, a tumor involving […]
Jan 11, 2006
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. — part 1 of 5
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a five-part series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King addresses conscience.
Jan 10, 2006
White privilege focus of Jan. 16 Martin Luther King program
Robert Jensen, Ph.D., associate professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, has written a book about skin color in American society – the unseen and unspoken privileges that are accorded simply because one has white skin. On Jan. 16, Dr. Jensen will be the guest speaker for the 2006 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday commemoration.
Jan 9, 2006
Fifth heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center gives teenager new lease on life
2006 marks the beginning of a new chapter, a life filled with new possibilities for Justin Cornish. The 16-year-old from Lincoln, Neb. is doing well just days after undergoing a heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center. Justin and his mother received word in the early morning hours of Friday, December 30th that a donor […]
Jan 5, 2006
Fourth heart transplant replaces mechanical ‘bridge’
The new year will begin with new hope for a Nebraska man. The 55-year-old is doing well and making steady progress after undergoing heart transplant surgery on Friday, Dec. 23 at The Nebraska Medical Center. This marks the fourth heart transplant since September, but it is the first time the recipient has been on […]
Jan 3, 2006
Chronic and heavy alcohol consumption is known to contribute to low bone mass, decreased bone formation, an increased incidence of fractures, and delays in fracture healing. A review of human, animal and cell-culture studies of alcohol’s detrimental effects on bone has determined that osteoblast development and function are particularly at risk. The review is published […]
Dec 28, 2005
Omaha will be the third stop for a North American tour of a unique art exhibition, which provides an in-depth look at the physical and emotional aspects of patients who underwent head and neck surgery subsequent to trauma, disfiguring forms of cancer or other problems. The exhibit will run from Jan. 13 to Feb. 24 […]
Dec 23, 2005
Medical technology division is renamed, reaccredited
The UNMC School of Allied Health Professions’ Division of Medical Technology has been renamed the Clinical Laboratory Science Program. The program also recently received a continuing seven-year accreditation.
Dec 21, 2005
UNMC receives $1.3 million grant to bring health science education program to Native American youths
Through a five-year $1.3 million Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health, Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will introduce American Indian youths on reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota to the health sciences. “The long term goals of this project are to […]
Dec 21, 2005