UNMC Today
UNMC has received a nearly $9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to better diagnose lymphomas through microarray technology — one of the largest research grants in the history of UNMC. The technology uses a specialized Diagnostic Lymphdx Array “chip,” — tiny array probes – to study cancerous genes. The technology helps […]
Jul 1, 2005
Dr. Sullivan leads delegation to UNMC
One of the nation’s most distinguished medical educators and an advisor to President George W. Bush on health disparities, Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is visiting UNMC this week to further develop the historic Virginia-Nebraska Alliance signed last year.
Jun 30, 2005
Diversifying the nation’s health professionals
Virginia and Nebraska are separated by more than 1,000 miles, but united in one mission — to get more minority students into the health professions. They plan to accomplish their goal through the Virginia-Nebraska Alliance, a partnership formed this past September between the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, five Historically Black […]
Jun 30, 2005
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., to lead delegation to UNMC for Virginia-Nebraska Alliance talks June 29-30
One of the nation’s most distinguished medical educators and an advisor to President George W. Bush on health disparities, Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., will visit the University of Nebraska Medical Center on June 29-30 to further develop the historic Virginia-Nebraska Alliance signed last year. The Alliance provides a multitude of academic and research opportunities for […]
Jun 27, 2005
Elder caregiving focus of town hall meeting
On June 22, Jane Potter, M.D., will be one of several geriatric specialists featured in a 60-minute Nebraska Educational Telecommunications special on elder caregiving in Nebraska, titled, “The Nebraska Caregiving Town Hall Meeting: A Nebraska Connects Special.”
Jun 20, 2005
Procter & Gamble, the makers of Tide laundry detergent, Pampers diapers and Crest toothpaste, has given seven patent families and a restricted cash grant to the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The restricted cash grant will support research in the laboratory of David B. Bylund, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology as well as patent costs for […]
Jun 20, 2005
Educators, health care professionals and researchers came together June 10 for the second annual Health Disparities Conference: Progress Toward Eliminating Health Disparities. The conference was held at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, to discuss the nature of racial and ethnic health disparities, and the efforts to combat them. The daylong conference, which […]
Jun 20, 2005
UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn dean’s list honors
Seventy-one students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Spring 2005 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The students that qualified for this distinction are […]
Jun 17, 2005
UNMC, UNL join forces for Bio 2005 Convention in Philadelphia
“Go Big Red” will be a popular chant this weekend as the Nebraska Cornhuskers compete in the College World Series. However, for another Nebraska team, the action this weekend won’t be at Rosenblatt Stadium, but rather at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. A team of more than 20 Nebraskans will head to […]
Jun 16, 2005
UNMC Health Science Meet hosts 73 students from 31 schools across Nebraska
Seventy-three eighth-grade students from 31 schools across Nebraska are attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s 13th annual Health/Science Meet June 9-11, for an educational and fun experience. The meet’s goal is to inspire students, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students qualified for the meet by submitting science […]
Jun 13, 2005