UNMC Today
Physical therapy education promotes ‘couch potato’ workout
UNMC’s School of Allied Health Professions Division of Physical Therapy Education and the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), encourage football fans to put the APTA “Couch Potato” workout in play this season.
Oct 29, 2004
UNMC receives approval of Board of Regents to establish Nebraska Center for Cellular Signaling
University of Nebraska Medical Center received approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents today to establish Nebraska Center for Cellular Signaling. Funding for the center comes from a five-year $9.9 million grant that UNMC received last year. The grant, which is funded by the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) program – […]
Oct 29, 2004
Regents approve center for drug delivery, nanomedicine
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved the creation of The Nebraska Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine (CDDN) to develop innovative tools for improving drug delivery systems through nanoscale technologies. In the future, such research could yield implantable devices — 100,000 times smaller than the head of a pin — that […]
Oct 29, 2004
UNMC receives Regents approval for UNMC Center for Research in Leukemia and Lymphoma
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received approval Friday from the University of Nebraska Board of Regent for the UNMC Center for Research in Leukemia and Lymphoma. The center will facilitate a more rapid translation of research discoveries to benefit cancer patients. The center will physically and administratively bring together basic, translational, and clinical […]
Oct 29, 2004
Lincoln Division of College of Nursing to move to new location
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a proposal Friday that would allow the Lincoln Division of the UNMC College of Nursing to enhance its education facilities by moving to the Commerce Court Building at 1230 O St. The move would be temporary, completed in time for the 2005-06 school year and will […]
Oct 29, 2004
Ford completes prestigious fellowship
Valda Boyd Ford, director of UNMC’s Community and Multicultural Affairs, has completed the prestigious Health Partners Fellowship, sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The fellowship ended in September.
Oct 27, 2004
The Friends of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Eppley Cancer Center will honor Omaha Philanthropist Chuck Durham at its Ambassador of Hope Gala at the Qwest Center Omaha Friday, Nov. 5. The Ambassador of Hope Award, which will be presented to Durham, is given to those who’ve made significant contributions in the fight […]
Oct 25, 2004
Margaret Bumann joins UNMC Public Affairs Department
Veteran Omaha television reporter, Margaret Bumann, has joined the Public Affairs Department at the University of Nebraska Medical Center as special projects coordinator. A native of Ida Grove, Iowa, Bumann has spent the past 16 years covering the medical beat for KETV, Channel 7, Omaha’s ABC affiliate. During her tenure at KETV, Bumann […]
Oct 25, 2004
The University Medical Associates, the physician group practice of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, invites the public to its free “Winter Health Tune Up,” event Saturday, Nov. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m., at its location in the Clarkson West Medical Center building at 144th and Center streets near Oak View Mall. The […]
Oct 20, 2004
NASA officials visiting UNMC to explore current, new partnerships
Two leading medical officials with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will visit the University of Nebraska Medical Center Oct. 13 and 14 to talk about current and potential partnerships with UNMC. The Medical Center has served as an advisor to NASA’s medical office, working on two new health programs to help meet future […]
Oct 13, 2004