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UNMC College of Dentistry to Provide Free Dental Services to 150 Youths During Dental Day VII
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will provide 150 underserved children from Lincoln, Hastings, Lexington, Norfolk and Madison free dental treatment and education during Children’s Dental Day Friday, Feb. 4. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the college, which is located at 40th and Holdrege streets […]
Jan 31, 2005
Physicians at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center have developed a unique protocol using high-dose radiation and chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced prostate cancer. The new treatment gives hope to a patient group whose prognosis always has been very poor. The protocol uses 45 high-dose radiation treatments (five […]
Jan 28, 2005
Two University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members will focus on the importance of training health professionals in rural Nebraska communities during a visit to Chadron State College (CSC) on Monday, Jan. 31. They are Pat Hageman, PT, Ph.D, Director and Professor of Physical Therapy Education (PT); and Kyle Meyer, PT, MS, MPA, Assistant Professor […]
Jan 27, 2005
UNMC faculty member appointed to national ethics advisory committee
For the second time in less than a year, Bruce Gordon, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and co-chairman of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been appointed to a prestigious, new national committee. The United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Human Research […]
Jan 24, 2005
UNMC College of Dentistry Surpasses Goals
Meeting milestone after milestone in 2004, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is developing creative ways to circumvent the growing problems of access to oral health care and the shortage of dentists practicing in rural areas. “Thanks to a lot of hard-working faculty, staff, and students, we were able to reach […]
Jan 20, 2005
Commemorating Martin Luther King — part 6 of 6
Today, UNMC Today caps its six-part series of Martin Luther King Jr. photos and quotations with the civil rights leader outlining the goals of education. In commemoration of the holiday, Omaha Police Chief Thomas Warren and his sister, Brenda Council, will be on campus today at noon.
Jan 17, 2005
Sawyer Brown to be featured at 2005 Cattlemen’s Ball north of Wisner, Neb.
The country rock group Sawyer Brown will be featured at the 2005 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on Saturday, June 4, at the Herb Albers Feedlot six miles north of Wisner, Neb. The Cattlemen’s Ball is the premier fund-raising event for cancer research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Eppley Cancer Center. Sawyer Brown […]
Jan 17, 2005
Commemorating Martin Luther King — part 5 of 6
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King discusses what it takes to serve. Plan to attend Monday’s Martin Luther King Day program at noon in the Storz Pavilion.
Jan 14, 2005
UNMC researcher recalls role in historic Sept. 11, 2001 events
From the sixth floor of the New York Medical Examiner’s Office, Shelley Herek tested DNA associated with the city’s criminal cases to unlock the mystery hidden behind each case number. But all that changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Suddenly, the Bellevue, Neb., native became immersed in helping identify the remains of the more […]
Jan 14, 2005
Commemorating Martin Luther King — part 4 of 6
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King discusses the struggle for freedom.
Jan 13, 2005