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Statewide HIV/AIDS conference set for April 27 and 28

Health care providers in greater Nebraska will have the opportunity to learn the latest treatment information for HIV/AIDS at a statewide conference on Wednesday, April 27, and Thursday, April 28, in Grand Island.   The Second Annual Nebraska Statewide HIV/AIDS Conference, titled “Making It Work!” will take place at the Interstate Holiday Inn, near the […]

Apr 22, 2005

National Institutes of Health appoints Ann Berger, Ph.D., to Center for Scientific Review

Ann Berger, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing associate professor of nursing, has been selected for a four-year appointment to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review (CSR). Dr. Berger is assigned to the Nursing Science: Children and Families Study Section.   The NIH is the world’s foremost center […]

Apr 18, 2005

2005 Harris Awards in Cancer Research announced

Six University of Nebraska Medical Center graduate students have received the 2005 Norman and Bernice Harris Awards in Cancer Research.   “Training and educating new researchers in cancer is a critically important mission of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center and we appreciate the support of Norm and Bernice Harris in recognizing these outstanding student researchers,” […]

Apr 18, 2005

UNMC psychiatrist helps fill adolescent, young adults’ mental health needs through ‘Sunday Night Shrink Rap’ radio show on 94.1

There’s a huge unmet need in the community that is being filled through the airwaves. It’s unconventional, but supporters say it serves a huge community need where services currently are lacking.   Omaha radio station Channel 94.1 KQCH launched a new Sunday evening radio show about two months ago that focuses on adolescent mental health […]

Apr 18, 2005

Alienation in the Indian nation is April 18 talk

On Monday, Lisa Prue Spellman, writer and editorial assistant in UNMC’s Public Affairs Department and a Lakota Sioux from the Rosebud Tribe of South Dakota, will offer her reflections on the Red Lake incident and its now historic place in the on-going struggle against alienation and cultural breakdown among America’s Native Americans.

Apr 14, 2005

Gov. Heineman to present McFadden Lectureship at UNMC on April 14

Click here to watch the lecture.ov. Dave Heineman, who has led the state’s efforts in bioterrorism preparedness since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will present a prestigious lectureship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on Thursday, April 14.   Heineman will present the Harry W. McFadden, Jr., M.D., Lectureship at 9 a.m. […]

Apr 13, 2005

Center for Biopreparedness Education invites health professionals to April 20, 21 bioterrorism symposium in Norfolk

Health care providers and first-responders are invited to attend a two-day bioterrorism symposium in Norfolk on April 20-21, at Northeast Community College. Deadline for registration is April 13.   Target audience of the symposium is emergency medical technicians, nurses, physicians, and laboratory, infection control, public health, and allied health professionals. Cost of the symposium is […]

Apr 11, 2005

Internationally known nutrition expert, Walter Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., to be guest speaker at annual UNMC lecture

A nutrition expert frequently cited internationally for his expertise on foods, fats and diets, Walter Willett, M.D., Dr. P.H., will be the guest speaker at an annual lecture at UNMC.   Dr. Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition and chairman of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, will present “The Metabolic […]

Apr 11, 2005

UNMC’s Rural Health Education Network, Nebraska Area Health Education Centers award 27 small community grants

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has awarded 27 small community grants to fund projects aimed at improving community health and introducing Nebraska youth to health care careers. The grants were awarded through UNMC’s Rural Health Education Network (RHEN) Office, the Central Nebraska Area Health Education Center (CN-AHEC), and the Northern Nebraska Area Health Education […]

Apr 8, 2005

Three Omahans to run first marathon at Spirit of St. Louis Marathon in honor of family member with ovarian cancer, raise money for cancer research

They asked their family and friends for help in raising $1,000. They’ve raised more than $5,352.20 and donations are still coming in.   This Sunday, Brian Brownrigg, his sister Kate Brownrigg, and cousin, Carolyn McMannama, will run their first marathons — 26.2 miles — in the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon in St. Louis, Mo. […]

Apr 7, 2005